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Margaret F. Quinn; Lori A. Caudle; Frances K. Harper – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Computational thinking (CT) is an important twenty-first century skill that begins developing early. Recent interest in incorporating early CT experiences in early childhood education (i.e., preschool) has increased. In fact, the early years mark an important time during which initial competencies are acquired, interest and motivation begins to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Computation, STEM Education
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Reut Shachnai; Mika Asaba; Lingyan Hu; Julia A. Leonard – Child Development, 2025
Overparenting--taking over and completing developmentally appropriate tasks for children--is pervasive and hurts children's motivation. Can overparenting in early childhood be reduced by simply framing tasks as learning opportunities? In Study 1 (N = 77; 62% female; 74% White; collected 4/2022), US parents of 4-to-5-year-olds reported taking over…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Jasemin Can; Johanna Kiili; Mari Vuorisalo; Niina Rutanen – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2025
This article describes the interplay between age and children's resources during the transition from Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) to pre-primary education. We describe how age operates in the structures of ECEC during the time before the actual transition. We approach the transition to pre-primary education and the relation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
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Pei-Ying Wu; Sharon Arias; Shareen Abramson; Emilie Zuzlewski – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
The water station in The Pond Room had always been a popular option especially since in this region the summer heat is extremely intense. The Master Teacher noticed that Zach, a 3-year-old with special needs and an IEP from the local school district, returned to the water station over and over again and was very focused on his activities. His…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, STEM Education, Learner Engagement, Play
Madora Soutter; Alessandra E. Ward; Chu N. Ly – Teachers College Press, 2025
Learn how to cultivate a commitment to justice with young children in developmentally appropriate ways (pre-K-grade 6). Transformative social and emotional learning (TSEL) is an asset-based, culturally responsive way of teaching that sees social and emotional learning and social justice as inextricably linked. This practical guide will support…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
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Jennifer J. Chen; Haily Badolato – Education 3-13, 2025
This study investigated the pedagogical strategies implemented by preschool teachers to scaffold social and emotional learning (SEL) in socioeconomically disadvantaged children (ages 3-4) during the 2020-2021 school year amidst COVID-19 in the United States. The participants consisted of eight teachers (representing four teaching teams of one lead…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, COVID-19