Language and literacy skills are critical for academic success. Shared book reading is an
evidence-based practice for improving a range of language and literacy skills in young …

This engaging, authoritative text synthesizes a vast body of research on how young children
develop the ability to understand, express, and manage their emotions, as well as the impact …

ABSTRACT Research Findings: Talking about emotions with their caregivers help young
children develop emotional competence, and is particularly beneficial for children who …

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of interactive reading models in improving
early childhood receptive and productive language skills. The interactive reading model …

This study examined teachers' emotion-validating language regarding negative emotions in
early childhood classrooms. By analyzing teachers' emotion language differing by child …

Because emotion knowledge and language skills each contribute to children's success in
school and life, the Feeling Thinking Talking (FTT) intervention combines the advancement …

We explored how teacher and child talk-turns were related to children's subsequent
comprehension responses during read-alouds. Data included three kindergarten teachers' …

This article explores the unique contributions of 2nd-grade emergent bilingual (EB) students'
talk-turns vs. those of their teacher on students' expressions of comprehension during …

Children have many opportunities in early childhood education that support their emotions.
These opportunities need to be transformed into learning situations appropriate to their …

ABSTRACT Research Findings: This study used sequential analysis to investigate teachers'
use of literal and inferential questions and their relation to children's responses during small …