Background: Preterm born children are at an increased risk for having cognitive and motor impairments at preschool age. In addition to this, children born preterm have a number of deficits in executive functioning. Although there are numerous studies examining executive functions (EF) in preterm born children, few used ecologically valid measures of EF. The goal of the present study was to exam...

The research involved three Italian preschools, where children were considered as proper “researchers” about a new Programming Digital Storytelling (i-Code). Educational robotics was not an interesting issue by itself, but it managed tool that could support the construction of collective reasonings in small group discussions. preschool into two steps: (1) testing and evaluating prototype i- Cod...

BACKGROUND In the UK just over a fifth of all children start school overweight or obese and overweight 2-5 year olds are at least 4 times more likely to become overweight adults. This can lead to serious future health problems. The WHO have recently highlighted the preschool years as a critical time for obesity prevention, and have recommended preschools as an ideal setting for intervention. Ho...

Abstract Guided play activities were developed so that coding clubs could promote computational thinking skills in preschool children. The involved fifteen children aged between 2 and 4 years, including a group of with communication difficulties. took part an action-research scoping study over three involving six 45–60-min sessions. to teach and, ultimately, concepts programming coding. finding...

A growing number of studies demonstrate associations among false-belief understanding (FBU), executive function (EF), and social competence. This study extends previous studies by exploring longitudinal associations among FBU and its correlates within a low-income sample of preschoolers attending Head Start. Sixty-eight children (time 1 mean age = 5 years 2 months) were assessed over their pres...

OBJECTIVE We report the results of a preschool-based multidisciplinary intervention program. METHOD This study took place in two educational settings and included 81 preschool boys from unique cultural backgrounds and of low social economic status (SES). The settings were randomly assigned to an intervention or control group. In the intervention group, boys identified as at risk for or with d...

INTRODUCTION Proper communication in pre-school institutions for education is undeniable importance to the development of the child, as evidenced by numerous studies. After the child's birth follows the most complex phase in its early phases - preschool education. Only high-quality, synergistic relationship triad: parent-child-educator and the modern postulates of preschool child education, war...