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Fostering Early Motivation: The Influence of Teacher-Child Relationships and Interactions on Motivation in the Kindergarten Classroom

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Monica S. Lu; Jessica V. Whittaker; Erik A. Ruzek; Robert C. Pianta; Virginia E. Vitiello – Grantee Submission, 2023

Research Findings: The present study examines the unique and joint effects of individual teacher-child relationships and overall quality of teacher-childinteractions on the motivation of 2,745 kindergarten children (51% girls; ages 5--6) from an ethnically and linguistically diverse county. Teachers reported the closeness and conflict in their…

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Motivation, Gender Differences

Fostering Early Motivation: The Influence of Teacher-Child Relationships and Interactions on Motivation in the Kindergarten Classroom

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Monica S. Lu; Jessica E. Whittaker; Erik Ruzek; Robert C. Pianta; Virginia E. Vitiello – Early Education and Development, 2023

Research Findings: The present study examines the unique and joint effects of individual teacher-child relationships and overall quality of teacher-child interactions on the motivation of 2,745 kindergarten children (51% girls; ages 5--6) from an ethnically and linguistically diverse county. Teachers reported the closeness and conflict in their…

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Motivation, Gender Differences

Family Literacy Activities and Their Interplay with Family and Preschool Language Environments: Links to Gains in Dual Language Learners' German Vocabulary

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Willard, Jessica A.; Kohl, Katharina; Bihler, Lilly-Marlen; Agache, Alexandru; Leyendecker, Birgit – Early Education and Development, 2021

Research Findings: Are family literacy activities linked to gains in preschool-aged dual language learners' (DLLs') societal language vocabulary? To understand connections between literacy activities and vocabulary, we separately considered literacy activities in the respective heritage language and in the societal language, German, and accounted…

Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Environment, Native Language, Turkish