Science as the center of a coherent, integrated early childhood curriculum

By L. French. 2004

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education

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Science in the Preschool Classroom: A Programmatic Research Agenda to Improve Science Readiness (2009, background): “The third article (French, 2004) described the ScienceStart!© Curriculum, an early childhood curriculum in which multiple school readiness domains are integrated around coherently organized science content.”
Science in the Classroom: Finding a Balance Between Autonomous Exploration and Teacher-Led Instruction in Preschool Settings (2011, background): “A number of authors have taken the position that adults can advance children’s learning by offering sensitive guidance and carefully chosen science learning experiences (e.g., French, 2004; Gelman, Brenneman, Macdonald, & Román, 2009; Worth & Grollman, 2003).”
Supporting Kindergartners’ Science Talk in the Context of an Integrated Science and Disciplinary Literacy Curriculum (2017, background): “Writing and drawing about science reinforces science learning and emergent writing skills (French, 2004).”
Preschoolers' Acquisition of Scientific Vocabulary Through Repeated Read-Aloud Events, Retellings, and Hands-On Science Activities (2008, background): “French (2004) saw the potential of integrating science and language arts content in early childhood programs and developed the ScienceStart!”
What Kindergarten Students Learn in Inquiry-Based Science Classrooms (2011, background): “In the last decade, several reform-oriented programs of early science instruction have been developed, such as the Head Start on Science and Communication Program or HSSC (Klein, Hammrich, Bloom, & Ragins, 2000 ), the ScienceStart! Program (French, 2004 ), the Preschool Pathways to Science or PreP”
Paucity and Disparity in Kindergarten Oral Vocabulary Instruction (2014, background): “Evidence from intervention studies with young children (French, 2004; Leung, 2008; Neuman et al., 2011) supports this view, with studies finding increased vocabulary development as well as conceptual learning when vocabulary is taught within science and social studies lessons and activities.”
Science and Scientific Curiosity in Pre-school—The teacher's point of view (2013, background): “…studies have shown that the importance of early exposure to scientific content and programs can also influence children’s competencies, attitudes, values and conceptions toward science (French, 2004; Patrick, Mantzicopoulos, & Samarapungavan, 2009; Samarapungavan, Mantzicopoulos, & Patrick, 2008).”
Preservice Early Childhood Teachers' Sense of Efficacy for Integrating Mathematics and Science: Impact of a Methods Course (2012, neutral): “Despite the importance of teaching science and mathematics in the early years (Clements & Sarama, 2004; French, 2004) and the current emphasis on integrating science and mathematics (Beatty, 2005; Berlin & White, 1994), previous studies indicate that most early childhood teachers do not explicitly t”
Learning science through inquiry in kindergarten (2008, background): “Program (French, 2004), and Preschool Pathways to Science or PrePS c© (Gelman & Brenneman, 2004).”
Motivation for learning science in kindergarten: Is there a gender gap and does integrated inquiry and literacy instruction make a difference (2009, background): “(Conezio & French, 2002; French, 2004), and Preschool Pathways to Science or PrePS (Gelman & Brenneman, 2004).”
Using the Scientific Method to Guide Learning: An Integrated Approach to Early Childhood Curriculum (2013, background): “Communicating about their scientific discoveries supports children’s ability to talk about and understand a range of scientific concepts (French 2004; Gelman et al. 2009).”
Preparing children for success: integrating science, math, and technology in early childhood classroom (2015, background): “Studies (Fleer & Robbins, 2003; French, 2004; Howes, 2008; Mantzicopoulos, Samarapungavan, & Ptrick, 2009) reveal that early science instruction that is integrated across different disciplines (e.”