Examining the Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education

Reggio Emilia, a prosperous region in Northern Italy, is the site of one of the most innovative, high-quality city-run infant-toddler and pre-primary systems in the world. The Reggio Emilia Approach to early childhood education draws from the ideas of many great thinkers, yet it is much more than an eclectic mix of theories. With that in mind, the following points concerning the learner, the instructor, and knowledge serve to guide the Reggio Emilia Approach to educating young children: the learner possesses rights, is an active constructor of knowledge, and is a social being; the instructor is a collaborator and co-learner along with the child, a guide and facilitator, and a researcher; and knowledge is viewed as being socially constructed, encompassing multiple forms of knowing, and comprised of meaningful wholes.     

Examining School Psychologists' and Teachers' Application of Approaches Within a Response to Intervention Framework

Approaches consistent with a Response to Intervention (RTI) framework are becoming increasingly prominent. The present study is a preliminary investigation aimed at gaining a greater understanding of educators' knowledge of RTI and application of RTI principles. It serves as the first step toward understanding educators' preparation to implement these mandated changes. Educators (308) completed an online study to assess their knowledge of tasks inherent in RTI procedures. Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with RTI principles. Then, respondents were asked to interpret graphical data that were consistent with RTI screening and progress monitoring approaches. Overall, results indicated that the majority of educators perceived themselves as having the knowledge to implement RTI practices. However, when asked to apply RTI-consistent principles, not all were successful. Specifically, school psychologists were better at interpreting and making decisions based on graphical data relative to general and special education teachers. There may be a disconnect between the expectations inherent in an RTI model and teachers' ability to meet these expectations. School psychologists may be positioned to support teachers in this area. The implications of these results for implementing RTI practices and developing professional development programs for general and special educators in elementary schools are discussed.     

Early Childhood Education and Care in the Time of COVID-19: Introduction to a Special Issue of Early Childhood Education Journal

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Shifting to Remote Learning During COVID-19: Differences for Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education Teachers

This study explored similarities and differences in how early childhood education (ECE) teachers (n?=?947) and early childhood special education (ECSE) teachers (n?=?160) provided remote learning to young children and their families following COVID-19 shelter in place orders in the spring of 2020. The most utilized remote learning activities for both ECE and ECSE teachers were the provision of activities for families to use at home, communication with families, online lessons, and singing songs and reading books. Both types of professionals spent more time planning and communicating with families than providing instruction to children. Results of chi-square tests of independence revealed differences in activities provided, how time was spent, and training received by professional role. Open-ended responses revealed particular challenges for ECE and ECSE teachers. Findings are discussed in the context of how the early childhood field adapted quickly to remote learning during COVID-19 and the implications for ongoing technology support for early childhood personnel based on their professional role.

     

学前特殊教育:创建和谐社会不应忽视的领域

学龄前特殊幼儿处于弱势群体的底层,学前特殊教育因此成为教育公平的起点,对创建和谐社会具有重要价值。英美等发达国家都注重通过制度和经费支持,切实推动学前特殊教育的发展。我国应通过以下措施加强学前特殊教育的发展:提供经费支持,改进学前师资培养,变革学前教育机构的组织,鼓励家长和社区参与。     

我国幼儿教育券改革实践及问题

近年我国很多地方实施了幼儿教育券。学前教育券虽然发挥了重视学前教育的积极政策导向、增加学前教育供给、减轻家长负担以及规范民办学前教育等作用,但在利用市场机制、扩大优质学前教育资源、提升学前教育质量以及实现学前教育市场优胜劣汰和幼教生态良性发展等方面的效果并不突出。     

Building a New Biodevelopmental Framework to Guide the Future of Early Childhood Policy

Four decades of early childhood policy and program development indicate that evidence-based interventions can improve life outcomes, and dramatic advances in the biological and behavioral sciences now provide an opportunity to augment those impacts. The challenge of reducing the gap between what we know and what we do to promote the healthy development of young children is to view current best practices as a starting point and to leverage scientific concepts to inspire fresh thinking. This article offers an integrated, biodevelopmental framework to promote greater understanding of the antecedents and causal pathways that lead to disparities in health, learning, and behavior in order to inform the development of enhanced theories of change to drive innovation in policies and programs.     

Using an Ecological Framework for Understanding and Treating Externalizing Behavior in Early Childhood

This paper will review the literature on the rate, stability, and outcomes associated with externalizing behavior problems prior to kindergarten entry. Bronfenbrenners (The ecology of human development. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press) ecological framework will be used to present the factors related to the onset and persistence of externalizing behavior problems in young children. Behavior problems prior to school entry are somewhat developmentally appropriate and most can be resolved within the classroom or child care setting. Intervention for children with moderate to severe behavior problems in early childhood is crucial because behavior problems are likely to persist into elementary school leading to a variety of social and academic concerns. Steps will be presented to help teachers determine whether or not a referral to a specialist is needed and locate an appropriate specialist.     

幼儿EQ教育模式的理论构建与目标体系

幼儿EQ（情感智力）教育模式是以幼儿的EQ教育为核心,以培养幼儿的健全人格和健康情感为主导的一种教育模式。它主要通过情咸怕自我认知、自我调控、同情心和人际能力4个方面来培养幼儿的EQ能力,并建立相应的完整的目标体系来实施。     

也谈幼儿教育义务化——《幼儿教育能否义务化》读后感

分析当下沸沸扬扬的幼儿教育义务化讨论中的正反两方主要观点,研究者发现双方各有理据,但都有失之偏颇之嫌.深入探讨这一现象,研究者认为逐步开展幼教学券制试验,可能更符合当前幼教体制改革的实际需要.     

STEAM教育对我国幼儿艺术教育的启示

STEAM教育作为一种新的教育范式,被全世界各个国家采用。近年来,幼儿教育界也掀起了STEAM教育风潮。目前,我国的幼儿艺术教育正在经历着转型时期,STEAM教育为我国艺术教育提供了借鉴:加强教育的跨学科性和融合性、注重教育内容的生活化和情境性、扩展艺术教育的内涵和外延、树立坚定的STEAM教育理念。     

Examining Estimates of Intervention Effectiveness Using Sensitivity Analysis

Making causal inferences from a quasi‐experiment is difficult. Sensitivity analysis approaches to address hidden selection bias thus have gained popularity. This study serves as an introduction to a simple but practical form of sensitivity analysis using Monte Carlo simulation procedures. We examine estimated treatment effects for a school‐based support intervention designed to address student strengths and needs in academic and nonacademic areas by leveraging partnerships with community agencies. Middle school (Grades 6–8) statewide standardized test scores in mathematics and English language arts (ELA) were examined for students in a large urban district who participated in City Connects during elementary school. Results showed that the estimated treatment effects in both subjects were reduced slightly with the inclusion of U, a hypothesized unobserved binary variable. However, simulated effects fell within one‐sided 90% confidence intervals for original treatment effects, suggesting only a mild sensitivity to hidden bias. Moreover, almost identical estimated treatment effects were observed when the magnitude of the mathematical difference between each pair of the conditional probabilities of U given the treatment indicator Z was the same.     

幼儿教育实践的现象学教育学反思

我国新一轮基础教育课程改革涵盖幼儿教育.在课程改革中,一个重要的前提条件是“概念重建”.现象学教育学以其关注实践中的情境、“回到事情本身”的全新视角,为课程改革提供了重要的启示意义.幼儿教育工作者应借鉴现象学教育学充满人文关怀的理念,关注教师在具体情境中的教育行为.通过反思以及“概念重建”,促进幼儿教师的专业化成长,提高教育行为的规范性,从而真正为儿童提供优质的早期教育.