scholarly journals The Effect of a Metacognitive Intervention Programme on Cognitive Acceleration of Preschool Children

e-Pedagogium ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-63
Author(s):  
Karla Hrbáčková
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Metacognitive Intervention ◽  
Cognitive Acceleration

scholarly journals “What did you see in this picture” Training preschool children to create fictional narratives.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 634-644
Author(s):  
Hellen Vretudaki
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Structural Framework ◽  
Multilevel Intervention ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect on preschool aged children of an intervention reinforcing comprehension of the structural framework of stories, so that they can produce their own stories. The sample consisted of 78 children, ages 4-6. The sample was separated into two groups, one experimental and one control group. The children in the experimental group were taught how to create original fictional stories through a multilevel intervention programme. During sessions, well-structured books were used that had very well-structured contents and an instructional strategy was implemented on five levels (creating prior knowledge, discussion, modelling, monitoring the process and producing stories). The children in the control group were read the same books and a discussion followed on the interesting parts of the stories. The results showed that the intervention programme significantly improved the children’s ability to understand the structural elements of a story and to generate comprehensible and organised fictional stories.

scholarly journals Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) among Sonowal Kachari tribal preschool children of flood effected region of Assam, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-174
Author(s):  
Nitamoni Bharali ◽  
Kh. Narendra Singh ◽  
Nitish Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Single Measure ◽  
Standard Procedures

Abstract Undernutrition is considered to be a serious public health problem in most of the developing countries. Globally, the anthropometric measures are widely used to estimate the magnitude of undernutrition in children. The Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) provides the overall magnitude of undernutrition as an aggregate single measure over the conventional anthropometric indices and helps in identification of single or double or multiple anthropometric failures in preschool children. The present investigation assesses the age-sex specific prevalence of undernutrition using both conventional anthropometric measures and CIAF among Sonowal Kachari tribal preschool children of Assam, India. This cross-sectional investigation was carried out among 362 (162 boys and 190 girls) Sonowal Kachari tribal children younger than 5 years of flood affected regions of Lakhimpur district of Assam, India. Anthropometric measurements of height and weight were measured using standard procedures. Age-sex specific Z-score value of weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height were calculated by using WHO-Anthro, v. 3.2.2. A child Z-score <−2.00 of any anthropometric indices was considered to be undernourished and the standard CIAF classification was used to calculate the prevalence of undernutrition. The overall prevalence of wasting, underweight, stunting and CIAF was observed to be 11.6%, 22.9%, 36.2%, and 48.6%, respectively. The sex-specific prevalence of wasting (15.8% vs. 6.9%), underweight (30.5% vs. 14.5%) and stunting (42.1% vs. 29.6%) observed to be significantly higher among girls than boys (p<0.05). The girls (61.05%) were found to be more affected than boys (34.9%) by CIAF (p<0.01). The present investigation reported higher magnitude of undernutrition using CIAF over conventional anthropometric measures, hence the CIAF is relatively better indicator that reflects higher magnitude of undernourishment as compared to any conventional anthropometric indices in children. This research investigation has also reinforced the importance of appropriate intervention programme and strategies needed to reduce the prevalence of undernutrition in childhood and in population as a whole.

Effectiveness of the Language Intervention Programme for Preschool Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa Lousada ◽  
Margarida Ramalho ◽  
Carolina Marques
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Language Intervention ◽  
Intervention Programme

Talk—An Intervention Programme for Enhancing Early Literacy Skills in Preschool Children: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Marinella Majorano ◽  
Rachele Ferrari ◽  
Beatrice Bertelli ◽  
Valentina Persici ◽  
Tamara Bastianello
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Early Literacy Skills ◽  
Intervention Programme

scholarly journals Assessment of nutritional status by composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF): a study among preschool children of Sagar Block, South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadaruddin Biswas ◽  
Som Prasad Giri ◽  
Kaushik Bose
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
World Health ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age And Sex

Abstract Being a developing nation, rural India is still facing a serious health problem in form of undernutrition particularly among young children. To optimize this problem, the Central Government has been operating a nationwide nutritional intervention programme in the form of Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) scheme. Unfortunately, it has failed to achieve the desired goal during last four decades. Therefore the present study was designed to measure the seriousness and severity of overall undernutrition using Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) among the rural Bengalee preschool children of Sagar Block, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 656 preschool children (326 boys and 330 girls) aged 3 to 5 years. Height (cm) and weight (kg) measurements were taken according to standard procedure, age and sex specific 2 z-scores values of height-for-age, weight-for-height and weight-for-age were used to assess stunting, wasting and underweight, respectively, as per the World Health Organization Guidelines. CIAF was also computed as per standard methodology to assess the degree of undernutrition among the studied children. The overall age and sex combined prevalence of stunting, wasting, underweight and CIAF was 26.2%, 35.4%, 51.1% and 61.3%, respectively. CIAF showed a higher prevalence of undernutrition (61.28%) in comparison to other three indicators i.e., stunting, wasting and underweight. We conclude that the nutritional status of the subjects was not satisfactory. It was also established that the CIAF is a better indicator of nutritional status than traditional measures of stunting, wasting and underweight, because it determines overall (total) anthropometric failure.

A multidisciplinary intervention programme has positive effects on quality of life in overweight and obese preschool children

2014 ◽  
Vol 103 (9) ◽  
pp. 962-967 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Bocca ◽  
MWB Kuitert ◽  
PJJ Sauer ◽  
RP Stolk ◽  
BC Flapper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Multidisciplinary Intervention ◽  
Positive Effects

ESEA Title III Project Design for Language-Handicapped Kindergarten and Preschool Children

1973 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 174-181
Author(s):  
Marilyn J. Click ◽  
Jerrie K. Ueberle ◽  
Charles E. George
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Project Design ◽  
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The Elicitation of Vocal Responses From Preschool Children

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Hyne Champley ◽  
Moya L. Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Assessment Protocol ◽  
Vocal Responses

This article discusses the construction of tasks used to elicit vocal responses from preschool children. Procedures to elicit valid and reliable responses are proposed, and a sample assessment protocol is presented.

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