Enhancing Personalized Early Childhood Reading Recommendations

Improving children's lives is high on the UK policy agenda. In this study for a recent birth cohort of UK children we examine how three aspects of parental resources – income, mother's mental well-being and family status – in early childhood enhance or compromise their children's cognitive and behavioural development. As well as examining how these three aspects of parental resources separately and jointly affect children's well-being, we also enquire whether persistent poverty or persistent maternal depression are more deleterious for children's current well-being than periodic episodes of poverty and depression. We find strong associations between poverty and young children's intellectual and behavioural development, and persistent poverty was found to be particularly important in relation to children's cognitive development. Maternal depression (net of other factors) was more weakly related to cognitive development but strongly related to whether children were exhibiting behaviour problems, and persistent depression amplified the situation. Family status, net of other factors (most noticeably poverty), was only weakly associated with children's development.

A cross-sectional analysis of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and cognitive development in children aged 3–4 years living in 12 low- and middle-income countries

Background As policymakers and advocates across the United States look to early childhood educators to improve children's cognitive development so they enter elementary school ready to learn, debates have emerged over what types of practices these educators should be engaged in to achieve this goal. Historically, the field of early childhood education has advocated for teachers to employ developmentally appropriate practices to ready young children for school success. Yet, empirically, the quantitative studies that have examined the impact of these practices on children's cognitive development have produced mixed results. Absent from these debates are qualitative research studies exploring this topic. Purpose of Study To address this issue, this article presents findings from a qualitative metasynthesis that studied whether teachers and/or administrators were engaging in developmentally appropriate practices, and if so, how such practices might influence children's cognitive development. Research Design This qualitative metasynthesis used a template analysis to code 12 peer-reviewed qualitative studies that were based on original research, took place in the United States, and involved practicing teachers and administrators who worked in early childhood settings (birth through Grade 3). Findings The findings appear to demonstrate a positive influence of teachers’ developmentally appropriate practices on children's cognitive development and a negative influence from practices that contrast with this construct. These findings also reveal the need to continue to refine the conception of these practices as well as additional research that examines the influence of such practices on children's development. Conclusion It appears that developmentally appropriate practices can positively influence children's cognitive development. Still, it is uncertain as to what these benefits mean in terms of student outcomes, which has become a fundamental issue for publicly funded early education programs. This metasynthesis points to the need for further research that uses a range of measures to examine the influence of developmentally appropriate practices on children rather than teachers. Such work should pay attention to children's cognitive development as well as attend to children's cultural backgrounds. By doing so, it could help inform the fields of early and elementary school education about the impact of developmentally appropriate practices on children's development so that educators across both contexts can provide instructional practices that ready young children for school success.

Background. Modern psychology of parenting offers various phenomena for study, including parental relations, parental attitudes, and parenting practices. The study of parental attitudes enables us to describe the cognitive aspect of the family environment in which the child develops. Previous studies have found a significant association between parental attitudes and the cognitive and socio-emotional development of children. However, their results are ambiguous and require further clarification. Objectives. The aim of this study is to analyze the connection between parental attitudes regarding the necessity of structuring the environment or supporting the child's spontaneous activity, and the indicators of the child's cognitive and socio-emotional development. In addition, the study examines the presence of confrontation between parents regarding the characteristics of upbringing and fostering. Study Participants. The main sample of the study consisted of 338 people, specifically parents of preschool children, aged from 23 to 65 years (M = 36.63, SD = 5.004), and their children aged from 53 to 81 months (M = 70.36, SD = 4.198). Methods. We developed three groups of statements to identify parental attitudes: 1) statements about the organization of the child's life; 2) statements about the role of play activities; 3) statements about confrontational attitudes within the family. Indicators of children's cognitive development were identified using J. Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices and subtests of the NEPSY-II method. Social-emotional features were identified with the "Test for Understanding Emotions". Results. Most parents consider a structured environment to be more important for the well-being of their child. In addition, research has shown that attitudes towards the positive impact of a structured environment are a strong predictor of a child's nonverbal intelligence. Similarly, attitudes towards the importance of spontaneous activity are predictors of auditory-verbal memory and the ability to switch tasks efficiently. Parental attitudes did not show any associations with the socio-emotional development of children. Conclusions. Parental attitudes play a significant role in child development. The belief in the need to structure the child's environment may have positive effects on the child's cognitive development. However, it does not affect social-emotional development. On the other hand, the belief in the need for spontaneous activity is more likely to be associated with lower levels of executive functioning in the child.

The characteristics of teacher-child interaction play a paramount role in the cognitive development of children. Despite its significance, literature abounds on how these characteristics, such as teachers' actions, words, gestures, and responsibilities, may improve or deter children’s development (Grosse, 2022; Bartholo et al., 2022). Thus, this study was carried out to contribute to the body of knowledge, particularly taking into account preschools from a developing nation such as Nigeria. It sought to establish the extent and influence of teacher-child interaction on the cognitive development of pre-primary children in the Ibadan metropolis. The study employed a correlational survey design. A multi-stage approach was used for sampling and sampling. The total sample size for the study was 200, which comprised 50 pre-primary class teachers and 150 pre-primary school children. Two research questions were raised and answered. Teacher-Child Interaction Observation Schedule (TCIOS) = 0.72, Child Cognitive Development Rating Scale (CCDRaS) = 0.79, and Questionnaire on Teacher’s Perception of Teacher-Child Interaction on Cognitive Development (QTPTCICD) = 0.80 were the instruments used for the study. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The result of the findings revealed that the extent of teacher-child interaction and level of cognitive development was great with = 3.41and = 3.61, respectively, as well as the teachers' perceived influence on teacher-child interaction on cognitive development, was positive ( = 3.16). Although the finding showed no significant relationship between teacher-child interaction and cognitive development (r=0.01; p>0.05), it is recommended that teachers, however, should maintain the positive, quality interaction that characterizes preschool teaching, which may resonate with other uniqueness and educational needs of the child.

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Early childhood education (PK–2) has become a site of increasing accountability, with the attempt to normalize instruction through “scientifically based” reading programs. The use of authentic children's literature for early literacy instruction is often pushed aside in lieu of highly scripted commercial programs. As early childhood teacher educators prepare preservice teachers, there is a need to move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach. This article speaks to teacher educators who wish to provide preservice teachers with the theoretical rationale for keeping authentic children's literature as a focus of early reading programs. Drawing on early reading research and sociocultural theories of literacy development, the article provides examples of curriculum and instruction around picture-books that have received the Charlotte Zolotow Award, which is given to children's books with high-quality writing. The article offers numerous book suggestions for use in teacher education classes that demonstrate how language-rich, conceptually challenging children's literature is essential for early reading success.

Although traditional assessments of day care environments have been linked to children's development, understanding of the specific characteristics of the environment that enhance language, literacy, and cognitive development is sketchy. The purpose of this study was to explore the lenvironment for iteracy in day care centers, its relationship with traditional measures of day care quality and its influence on children's cognitive and language development. Observation of the environments in the 30 community-based day care classrooms sampled revealed relatively impoverished environments. Correlation and multiple regression analyses indicated that settings of higher day care quality also had higher quality environments. In separate hierarchical regression analyses, controlling for variance due to family factors, both day care quality and the environment predicted a significant portion of the variance in children's language development but not in children's cognitive development.

<p><em>The term stunting refers to an intellectual disorder characterized by mental abilities that reflect past nutritional status and a decline in development in children caused by chronic malnutrition. This can lead to stunted growth in children. Which can have a negative impact on the physical and mental development of children and subsequent learning abilities. Stunting is caused by various interacting factors, including poor sanitation and various other factors related to health, but the main cause is inadequate diet (total calories and essential nutrients), especially in the first 1,000 days. Malnutrition is an important determinant of maternal and child health, with significant negative effects on children's brain and cognitive development. This criterion uses original articles published in English and Indonesian. Articles published within the last 10 years. The review method uses a systematic review using PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Item for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis) with Systematic Review obtained from the Pubmed database, Scient direct, Wiley. This study went through four stages, namely identification, screening, feasibility and results received. This is so that the problem of stunting in children's cognitive development can be solved.</em><em></em></p><p><strong><em>Keyword</em></strong><strong><em>s</em></strong><strong><em>: </em></strong><strong><em>Child, Development cognitive, Stunting</em></strong><strong><em></em></strong></p>

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 crystallized the concern for accountability in education. National testing was mandated as a way to improve the “broken” educational system. Publicly funded early education programs were not spared from such testing. While the positive effects of high-quality early education on children’s later school achievement is well demonstrated, too many early care and educational settings in the United States are of minimal or poor quality. Accountability is clearly important for increasing the quality of our early childhood programs, however, it is not yet evident how best to formulate a standard of accountability that reflects the body of knowledge we have gained concerning how young children learn. In this report, we propose two major thrusts designed to bring about a more scientifically informed accountability system: reconceptualizing the ways in which we think about the validity of our test instruments, and reconceptualizing markers of development from products of learning (performance standards) to processes of learning. We introduce the term “empirical validity” to draw attention to the fact that assessments should be built on current empirical work in the various developmental domains. This report focuses on the domains of language and literacy, two areas of major concern for the Federal Head Start program and for which there is an abundance of current research. This body of knowledge provides many examples illustrating how an emphasis on process rather than product can be vital for improving the quality of education. For example, although vocabulary is centrally important and psychometrically adequate tests of early vocabulary exist, these tests do not measure essential aspects of word learning that have been identified as predictive of later language and reading success in early language learning literature. Our case study of language and literacy illustrates how today’s developmental science offers a new knowledge that can be strategically incorporated in assessments for empirically valid testing of children’s competencies. The same argument for “empirically valid” and evidence-based assessments applies to other domains of cognitive growth and to socio-emotional development. The future of preschool assessment would be well served by attention to primary research that focuses on the processes of learning. In this report, we also suggest that one possible avenue for progress in assessment would center on integrative and dynamic assessment techniques that would comprehensively capture the nature of children’s learning, minimize validity concerns related to context and culture, and evaluate how competencies in different developmental domains interact for optimal learning. To bridge the gap between science and policy, developmental scientists and test developers are urged to work together to create innovative ways to chart the developmental processes that support learning and progress toward social maturity in ways designed to ensure that research findings are continuously reflected in current assessments.

Cognitive development is a strategic part in aspects of early childhood development, cognitive aspects in early childhood covers learning and problem solving, logical thinking and thinking symbolically. Based on the cognitive theory developed by Piaget and Vygotsky which states that children construct knowledge with direct experience with the social environment as scaffolding in this case be interpreted with the help of adults to children to achieve their development capabilities, particularly cognitive development. Help adults in the school environment are teachers than teachers of other things that help the process of child development is the media, where the media is a symbol of instruction for children in remembering obtain knowledge of early childhood are at Preoperational period. This paper discusses how the role of teachers and instructional media in stimulating cognitive development in early childhood, the importance of the role of teachers and the media in stimulating cognitive development in early childhood. The purpose of this article is the teacher know its role in stimulating children's cognitive development and can utilize existing media to stimulate cognitive development of children so that teachers have insight and knowledge with regard to cognitive development and how to stimulate them appropriately. Keywords: the role of teachers, instructional media, cognitive stimulation of children

This study investigates the impact of picture storybooks containing Bugis values (Sipakatau, Sipakainge', and Sipakalebbi) on the cognitive development of early childhood at PGKG Nobel Kindergarten in Makassar. Conducted from April to May 2024, the research employs a quantitative quasi-experimental design. The population includes 54 children, with 32 selected through cluster random sampling and divided into experimental and control groups. The independent variable is the book "The Adventure of Onding: Introducing Sipakatau, Sipakainge', and Sipakalebbi," and the dependent variable is children's cognitive development. Pre- and post-tests assessed visual literacy and values/attitudes. Data analysis involved frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, and various statistical tests including Paired T-Test and Independent T-Test (α = 5%). Results show a significant improvement in cognitive aspects in the experimental group, with average scores increasing from 11.06 to 13.19 (p-value < .001). The control group also showed cognitive development, with scores rising from 10.38 to 11.13 (p-value = 0.035). There is a significant difference in cognitive abilities between the experimental and control groups (p-value < .001). These findings indicate that the book "The Adventure of Onding: Introducing Sipakatau, Sipakainge', and Sipakalebbi" effectively enhances children's cognitive development through Bugis cultural values in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Colors are recognized by human vision or visual organ. In particular, many studies show that these colors have been proved to give great influences on cognitive development and emotional formation of children. The subconsciousness of children is detectable by colors and through this, their inner emotions and subconsciousness can be revealed. Children have higher interaction of emotion and feelings with colors than adults. Moreover, children tend to express their subconsciousness through colors. However, children are defenselessly exposed to colors coming from the IT devices due to the broad diffusion of these appliances. Different types of media materials give impact on the emotions and cognitive development of children. Likewise, the colors represented by media materials considerably exert influence on the emotions and cognitive development of children. With this in mind, this study proposes design game graphics through analysis of colors, composition, nature and character of these colors preferred by children.

This research aims to analyze the influence and impact of the use of digital technology on cognitive development in underage children. This research also explains how important the role of parents is in supervising and accompanying children's growth and development. With research conducted regarding the influence and impact of the use of digital technology on cognitive development in children, it highlights the role of parents which greatly influences the impact on children, and the result is that children master technology better than their parents, the information obtained by the child is faster, but the habit of excessive use of technology actually has a negative impact on children's social skills and emotional control. the importance of well-structured use of technology and parental supervision of children's cognitive development.

According to Handrianto (2013) the use of gadgets in children has positive and negative impacts, as well as in early childhood. The positive impacts of using gadgets on children include developing imagination, training children's intelligence, increasing children's self-confidence, developing reading, mathematics and problem solving skills. Meanwhile, the negative impacts of using gadgets are reducing concentration in studying, laziness in writing and reading, decreased social skills, addiction, can cause health problems, hinder children's cognitive development, hinder language skills and affect children's behavior.Parents are expected to have a big role in preventing the negative impact of gadget use in early childhood. For this reason, parents need to be given socialization about the role of parents in preventing early childhood addiction to gadgets. This research has two objectives, firstly to find out the positive relationship between the role of parents and gadget addiction in older people and secondly to find out the negative relationship between the role of parents and gadget addiction in young children.The research method used is quantitative research using Spearman Rank Correlation Analysis from the results of a questionnaire on the role of parents and parents' perceptions about gadget addiction in early childhood. Parents were divided into two groups, 1 group that was not given socialization and 1 group of parents who were given socialization. Both groups were given a pre-test and post-test. This research was carried out on TKIT Taamasa parents who were selected using a purposive sampling technique.Based on research conducted on TKIT Taamasa parents, the Spearman Rank correlation coefficient test results obtained from the pre-test results in the control group were -0.449 (negative). Likewise, the results of the correlation coefficient test for the control group post test were -0.389 (negative), the experimental group pre test results -0.114 (negative) and the experimental group post test -0.141 (negative). This shows that there is a negative relationship between the role of parents and gadget addiction in early childhood. The higher the role of parents, the lower the gadget addiction in young children. The negative coefficient value also proves that there is no positive relationship between the role of parents and gadget addiction in early childhood.Based on the research results, it was found that there was a negative relationship between the role of TKIT Taamasa parents and gadget addiction in early childhood in the group of parents who were given socialization and who were not given socialization regarding the role of parents in gadget addiction in early childhood. The higher the role of parents, the lower the addiction to gadgets in early childhood. Thus, researchers suggest that the role of people needs to be increased to prevent early childhood addiction to gadgets.