Sarfaty, Lihi Ben-Eliyahu, Adar
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Frontiers in Psychology
An 8-week voice regulation training program (VRTP) incorporating everyday activities was implemented in an experimental preschool classroom (EG; n = 34), which was compared with a control preschool classroom (CG; n = 31). The VRTP includes songs, games, and conversations aiming to raise children's awareness of noise levels and teach voice modulatio...
Chaitow, Lauren McCabe, Patricia Munro, Natalie Purcell, Alison
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International journal of speech-language pathology
Purpose: Improving language and literacy skills in preschoolers can lead to better life outcomes. One way speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can improve these skills in preschoolers is by supporting educators through professional development (PD). However, PD in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings is a complex intervention. To impro...
Panesi, Sabrina Dotti, Marina Ferlino, Lucia
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
Background Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is often associated with deficits in Working Memory Capacity (WMC) and Executive Functions (EFs), as early as the first years of life. Research has shown that, even young children with ASD, WMC and EF deficits can be effectively addressed through interventions employing digital and/or analogical tools. Earl...
Filipe, Marisa G. Frota, Sónia
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Frontiers in Education
Introduction Although it could be expected that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted preschool children’s abilities associated with later reading skills, research has not yet addressed the topic. Our study focused on the impact of the pandemic on phonological awareness (PA) and rapid automatized naming (RAN) abilities that have been shown to reliably pre...
Layman, Lauren N Ray, Lacey C Ayres, Kevin M Ringdahl, Joel E
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Behavior modification
Disruptive behaviors such as elopement, calling-out, and aggression are often a major barrier to instruction in preschool classrooms. One widely used class-wide behavior management system is Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT). To date, we could only locate two studies on CW-FIT used in preschool settings which found a therapeut...
Sousa, António C Ferrinho, Susana N Travassos, Bruno
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International journal of environmental research and public health
In recent years, physical activity assessment has increasingly relied on wearable monitors to provide measures for surveillance, intervention, and epidemiological research. This present systematic review aimed to examine the current research about the utilization of wearable technology in the evaluation in physical activities of preschool- and scho...
Tsai, Su-Ying
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International journal of environmental research and public health
This was a longitudinal study of perinatal depressive symptoms among females employed in a large electronics manufacturer in Taiwan, conducted from August 2015 through October 2016. We used questionnaires to collect data on perceived job strain, social support, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores at three perinatal time-point...
Mosli, Rana H. Kutbi, Hebah A.
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Frontiers in Psychology
Evidence from previous work suggest that feeding practices during the first years of life may influence the development of eating behaviors later in childhood. Early feeding practices may also predict later maternal feeding behaviors. Mothers from an Arab/Middle Eastern background may adopt unique early feeding practices. The objective of this stud...
Devlin, Brianna L. Paes, Tanya M. Geer, Elyssa A. Bryant, Lindsey M. Zehner, Tracy M. Korucu, Irem Morse, Kathleen Duncan, Robert J. Purpura, David J. Schmitt, Sara A.
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Frontiers in Psychology
Pinsonneault, Michelle Parent, Sophie Castellanos-Ryan, Natalie Zelazo, Philip David Séguin, Jean R Tremblay, Richard E
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Development and psychopathology
This study investigated the transactional relations between vocabulary and disruptive behaviors (DB; physical aggression and opposition/rule breaking/theft and vandalism), during the transition to formal schooling, using a community sample of 572 children. Cross-lagged panel model analyses were used to examine bidirectional relationships, comparing...
