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"I'm the Head Zoologist!": Integrating Science and Literacy Learning in Kindergarten with Inquiry and Animals
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Char A. Moffit – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
This qualitative multiple-case study examined kindergarten students' engagement in science concepts and literacy learning in a classroom in which these two subjects were integrated through Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI). CORI is an instructional framework created to increase reading engagement by teaching reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Scientific Concepts, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Academic Impact of Classroom and Family Science on Preschool and Kindergarten-Aged Children: A Pilot Study
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Joan N. Kaderavek; Peter Paprzycki; Charlene M. Czerniak; Susanna Hapgood; Christopher M. Wojciechowski; Scott Molitor; Jeanna Heuring; Grant Wilson – Grantee Submission, 2025
This study examined the effects of science and engineering (S & E) inquiry on preschool and kindergarten children's academic outcomes using a randomized control-group design. Participants were divided into three groups: a classroom-only group (C-only) receiving NGSS-aligned S & E inquiry; a classroom plus family engagement group (C + F)…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Science Activities, Science Curriculum
From Digits to Difference: Taking Civic Action to Support Shelters and Empower Students
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Erin V. Piedmont; Alesia Mickle Moldavan – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2025
Providing opportunities for elementary students to engage with enduring social issues, such as houselessness, is essential in preparing informed, engaged, and social justice-oriented citizens. This article draws from the following standards: (1) C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards that center inquiry; (2) Learning for Justice's Social…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Student Empowerment, Emergency Shelters, Homeless People