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New research suggests that pre-school students may gain more language and literacy skills if they have teachers with higher levels of confidence in their abilities.However, in some cases students only saw gains when their teachers also had classrooms that emphasized emotional support for the children."Emotionally responsive relationships between teachers and children may be the way by which the self-efficacy of teachers can have a positive influence on children's literacy," said Ying Guo,...
Study highlights the importance of a consistent bedtime reinforced by intentional parenting practices for a child's overall cognitive developmentChildren in households with bedtime rules and children who get adequate sleep score higher on a range of developmental assessments, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 7, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.Results indicate that among...
It is difficult to imagine a depressed third-grader. It is even more difficult to imagine a depressed preschooler. Although childhood depression is a well-recognized and treated disorder, only recently have research studies begun looking at depression in children younger than six years old. In the new Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, child psychiatrist/researcher Joan Luby from Washington University in St. Louis reports on...
Children whose minds are stimulated in several early childhood settings"”home, preschool, and school"”have higher achievement in elementary school. What matters is not whether children's learning is supported at home, or stimulated in preschool or in elementary school, but that all three of these occur.That's the conclusion of a new study published in the May/June 2010 issue of Child Development."The study has implications for policy as Congress reauthorizes the No Child Left Behind...
Disadvantaged urban preschoolers aren't only at risk for failure in the classroom "“ they are likely to struggle on playgrounds and athletic fields as well, research suggests.A new study found that more than eight out of every ten disadvantaged preschoolers from two urban areas showed significant developmental delays in basic motor skills such as running, jumping, throwing, and catching.That means that they are at risk of giving up on physical activities and becoming obese teenagers and...
Retired generals say investing in early childhood education key for strong defense JACKSON, Miss., April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Brigadier General Augustus L. Collins (U.S. Army, Ret.) and Brigadier General Roger L. Shields (U.S. Army, Ret.) held a news conference today at the State Capitol to call for greater investments in early childhood education to ensure America's national security for the future. They released a report "Ready, Willing and Unable to Serve," showing that...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- MarCole Interactive Systems, a leading supplier of gift registry solutions for retailers, and Borders® today announced an agreement where Borders will be the exclusive book retailer for MarCole's newly launched National Teacher Registry (www.NationalTeacherRegistry.com), a free service that enables teachers to create a registry of items they need and want for their classrooms. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060208/BORDERSLOGO)...
Accurate Census Data on Children Critical to Billions in Federal Funding and Community Planning WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Census Bureau today launched a "Children Count Too" public awareness campaign reminding parents to include babies and young children on their 2010 Census forms. Most of the nation's 120 million households will begin receiving census questionnaires by mail between March 15 and March 17. (Logo:...
Accurate Census Data on Children Critical to Billions in Federal Funding and Community Planning WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Census Bureau today launched a "Children Count Too" public awareness campaign reminding parents to include babies and young children on their 2010 Census forms. Most of the nation's 120 million households will begin receiving census questionnaires by mail between March 15 and March 17. (Logo:...
ORLANDO, Fla., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative, obesity rates among children have tripled in the past 30 years. GeoMotion Group, a leading fitness and learning company based in Florida is taking an active role by creating and delivering programs which improve children's health while helping them achieve academic success. Dr. Debby Mitchell, GeoMotion's President and Founder, UCF Associate Professor studied the relationship between...
