The Predictive Value of Early Childhood Factors for Language Outcome in Pre-school Children

This paper describes the referral, diagnostic, interventive, and evaluative procedures used in a self-contained, behaviorally oriented, noncategorical program for pre-school children with speech and language impairments and other developmental delays.

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Adults Researching Pre-Schoolers in More-Than-Human Contexts

Educational Research in the Age of Anthropocene - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5317-5.ch006 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 110-143

Author(s):

Fiona Scott ◽

Jo Bird

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Educational Research ◽

School Children ◽

Ethnographic Research ◽

Research Context ◽

Research Paradigms ◽

Childhood Play ◽

The Social ◽

Child Centered ◽

Researcher Identity

Drawing on their reflective conversations, the authors argue that existing educational research paradigms may be insufficient for understanding how researchers are mutually affecting, and affected by, encounters with both the human and more-than-human, as spoken of in Rautio and Jokinen, whilst engaging in ethnographic research with pre-school children. Through empirically grounded reflections in the social and material spaces of kindergartens and family homes, we aim to reflect and raise critical questions about existing educational research paradigms, focusing on: 1. The intrinsic tensions between child-centered and post-human paradigms. 2. The (in)stability of researcher identity in the Anthropocene. 3. The unique research context(s) of early childhood play. The chapter concludes by proposing for debate several new norms for the kind of ‘identity work' in which researchers grappling with the emergent post-human and Anthropocentric traditions might consider engaging.

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Impact of early childhood air pollution on respiratory status of school children

European Journal of General Practice ◽

10.3109/13814788.2010.501373 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 133-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Alexandra C. Câra ◽

Jan Degryse ◽

Marjan van den Akker ◽

Geert-Jan Dinant ◽

Carmen Manolovici ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Early Childhood ◽

School Children ◽

Respiratory Status

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Analysis of Risk Factors of Biopsychosocial with Early Childhood Caries (ECC) in Indonesian Pre-School Children

Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada ◽

10.4034/pboci.2019.191.76 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Muhammad Harun Achmad ◽

Rini Pratiwi ◽

Sumintarti Sugiharto ◽

Hendrastuti Handayani ◽

Marhamah Firman Singgih ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Early Childhood ◽

School Children ◽

Early Childhood Caries ◽

Childhood Caries

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Verbal Ability and Language Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Early Childhood

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation ◽

10.1097/htr.0b013e31829babfd ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 217-223 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Louise M. Crowe ◽

Vicki Anderson ◽

Sarah Barton ◽

Franz E. Babl ◽

Cathy Catroppa

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

Early Childhood ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Verbal Ability ◽

Language Outcome

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Prevalence of Lower Limb Defects in Children in Chosen Kindergartens of the Łódź Agglomeration

Ortopedia Traumatologia Rehabilitacja ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0013.7403 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (6) ◽

pp. 447-456

Author(s):

Justyna Gołębiowska-Sosnowska ◽

Marek Synder ◽

Piotr Gołębiowski ◽

Klaudia Wojciechowska ◽

Jerzy Niedzielski

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

School Children ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Body Posture ◽

Knee Joints ◽

Study Group ◽

Valgus Knee ◽

Limb Defects ◽

Entire Study ◽

Visual Method

Background. Posture disorders not treated in early childhood may lead to serious diseases and dysfunctions later. The aim of the study was to assess the incidence of lower limb defects in pre-school children. Material and methods. The study covered 513 children (252 girls and 261 boys) aged 4-6, in chosen kindergartens of the Łódź agglomeration . The child’s body posture was assessed using a visual method based on the Kasperczyk scoring scale in own modification. Results. Foot defects occurred in the examined group with a frequency of 85.58% (439/513): in 4-year-olds: 82.59%, in 5- and 6-year-olds: 87.5%. Foot defects were more common in girls in the entire study group (86.9 vs. 84.29%), in 4-year-olds (87.88 vs. 77.45%) and 6-year-olds (88.89 vs. 86.25%), and in boys in the 5-year-olds group (91.14 vs. 83.95%). Defects of the knee joints, including varus and valgus knee, occurred in the study group with a frequency of 52.83% (271/513): in 4-year-olds: 56.72%, in 5-year-olds: 45.63% and in 6-year-olds: 55.26%. Defects were more frequent in girls in the entire study group (54.37 vs. 51.34) and in 4-year-olds (58.59 vs. 54.90%), and in boys in the 5-year-old group (50.63 vs. 40.74%). In the 6-year-olds group, the defects were statistically significantly more common in girls than boys (63.89 vs. 47.5%, p = 0.0442). Conclusion. A high percentage of lower limb defects rate at more than half of the examined pre-school children population is disturbing and requires effective systemic action.

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Early Childhood Caries in Pre School Children in Hassan Population-A study

Journal of PEARLDENT ◽

10.5958/2229-4457.2014.00005.1 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 23

Author(s):

K Shankara ◽

BK Bhagavan ◽

Manjula ◽

S Purushottam ◽

Sundar

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

School Children ◽

Early Childhood Caries ◽

Childhood Caries

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From Oral to Written Language: Preschool Children Dictating Stories

Journal of Reading Behavior ◽

10.1080/10862968909547664 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 109-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Clotilde Pontecorvo ◽

Cristina Zucchermaglio

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Emergent Literacy ◽

School Children ◽

Longitudinal Research ◽

Written Language ◽

Text Segmentation ◽

Early Childhood Curriculum ◽

Story Structure ◽

Low Socioeconomic ◽

Italian School

This study, part of a larger longitudinal research project, examined the process and products of story dictation of beginning readers. The subjects were 14 six-year-old Italian school children from low socioeconomic backgrounds who were interviewed four times (March, May, December and May of the following year) over a period of 16 months. In the interviews, the subjects were asked to construct and dictate a story in response to a picture stimulus, to reflect on their own stories, and to respond to questions from the scribes. The products (the stories) were analyzed for story structure elements, variety of verbal tenses, use of connectives, and anaphoric references. The processes (metatextual elements of interaction with the scribe) were analyzed according to variations in dictation speed, text segmentation, terminal signalling, and indications of revision. Results support an emergent literacy perspective, provide direction for further research, and are related to the needs of the early childhood curriculum.

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