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View article: Early Childhood Teacher Training Improves Toddlers' Oral Language and Self-Regulation
Early Childhood Teacher Training Improves Toddlers' Oral Language and Self-Regulation Open
Children’s oral language and self-regulation skills are critical for healthy development andlife trajectories. ENRICH is a preventive intervention developed for early childhood teachersto enhance these skills in toddlers. Kia Tīmata Pai (B…
View article: Pragmatics and Theory of Mind across cultures.
Pragmatics and Theory of Mind across cultures. Open
In this article, I present a cultural framing of pragmatic communication for understanding children's developing understanding of their own and others' minds. Taking a social constructivist approach, I reexamine evidence for the socializat…
View article: Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start Study): Observed Te Reo Māori Usage Within Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand Following Professional Development
Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start Study): Observed Te Reo Māori Usage Within Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand Following Professional Development Open
There is growing recognition amongst non-Indigenous New Zealanders of the importance of te reo Māori, the Indigenous language of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Several initiatives in Aotearoa aim to revitalise te reo Māori. Recent research highli…
View article: Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start Study): Observed Te Reo Māori Usage Within Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand Following Professional Development
Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start Study): Observed Te Reo Māori Usage Within Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand Following Professional Development Open
There is growing recognition amongst non-Indigenous New Zealanders of the importance of te reo Māori, the Indigenous language of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Several initiatives in Aotearoa aim to revitalise te reo Māori. Recent research highli…
View article: The Best Start Study (Kia Tīmata Pai): Parent- and Teacher-Reported Oral Language and Self-Regulation in a Large Diverse Sample of New Zealand Toddlers
The Best Start Study (Kia Tīmata Pai): Parent- and Teacher-Reported Oral Language and Self-Regulation in a Large Diverse Sample of New Zealand Toddlers Open
Toddlerhood is an important period in the development of oral language and self-regulationskills, with bidirectional influences theorized. Informant-report measures are often used toassess children’s development in the early years. Yet res…
View article: Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start Video Project): Impact of an Oral Language Intervention (ENRICH) on Linguistic Aspects of Educator-Toddler Interactions
Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start Video Project): Impact of an Oral Language Intervention (ENRICH) on Linguistic Aspects of Educator-Toddler Interactions Open
This study investigated the impact of an educator-implemented oral language intervention, Enhancing Rich Interactions (ENRICH), on linguistic aspects of educator-toddler interactions. Twenty-four early childhood classrooms were assigned to…
View article: Cohort Profile: The New Zealand Best Start study (Kia Tīmata Pai)
Cohort Profile: The New Zealand Best Start study (Kia Tīmata Pai) Open
View article: Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start): a study protocol for a cluster randomised trial with early childhood teachers to support children’s oral language and self-regulation development
Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start): a study protocol for a cluster randomised trial with early childhood teachers to support children’s oral language and self-regulation development Open
Introduction Oral language skills are associated with children’s later self-regulation and academic skills; in turn, self-regulation in early childhood predicts successful functioning later in life. The primary objective of this study is t…
View article: ‘We’ll be okay together’: navigating challenges as queer university students in Aotearoa New Zealand
‘We’ll be okay together’: navigating challenges as queer university students in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
Queer university students face multiple stressors which can contribute to mental health difficulties, including minority stressors unique to their queer identities. However, there is little literature exploring stressors faced by queer ind…
View article: ‘Is it worth potentially dealing with someone who won't get it?’: LGBTQA+ university students’ perspectives on mental health care
‘Is it worth potentially dealing with someone who won't get it?’: LGBTQA+ university students’ perspectives on mental health care Open
LGBTQA+ university students have unique mental health needs and high rates of mental distress compared to their cisgender heterosexual peers; however, it is likely that many LGBTQA+ individuals remain untreated or receive inappropriate or …
View article: A Polynesian-specific missense CETP variant alters the lipid profile
A Polynesian-specific missense CETP variant alters the lipid profile Open
Identifying population-specific genetic variants associated with disease and disease-predisposing traits is important to provide insights into the genetic determinants of health and disease between populations, as well as furthering genomi…
View article: Sexual and reproductive health knowledges: a study with Pacific young people enrolled in an Aotearoa New Zealand tertiary institution
Sexual and reproductive health knowledges: a study with Pacific young people enrolled in an Aotearoa New Zealand tertiary institution Open
Pacific young people living in Aotearoa New Zealand experience disparities in their sexual and reproductive health outcomes, thought to stem from cultural differences and educational inequities. Although these barriers have been characteri…
View article: Exposure to behavioral regularities in everyday life predicts infants’ acquisition of mental state vocabulary
Exposure to behavioral regularities in everyday life predicts infants’ acquisition of mental state vocabulary Open
There are two broad views of children's theory of mind. The mentalist view is that it emerges in infancy and is possibly innate. The minimalist view is that it emerges more gradually in childhood and is heavily dependent on learning. Accor…
View article: The Best Start (Kia Tīmata Pai): A Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial with Early Childhood Teachers to Support Children’s Oral Language and Self-Regulation Development
The Best Start (Kia Tīmata Pai): A Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial with Early Childhood Teachers to Support Children’s Oral Language and Self-Regulation Development Open
Introduction Oral language skills are associated with children’s later self-regulation and academic skills; in turn, self-regulation in early childhood predicts successful functioning later in life. The primary objective of this study is t…
View article: Could, would, should: Theory of mind and deontic reasoning in Tongan children
Could, would, should: Theory of mind and deontic reasoning in Tongan children Open
This study examined the developmental profiles of children's social reasoning about individual agentive and deontic concerns. Tongan children ( N = 140, 47.9% male), aged 4–8 years, were given a set of mentalistic (standard theory‐of‐mind)…
View article: Everyday abstract talk between parents and preschoolers over time: A naturalistic study
Everyday abstract talk between parents and preschoolers over time: A naturalistic study Open
We assessed the rate of abstract talk of parents and their children across two days of naturally occurring speech. We hypothesized that 1) parents would use more abstract talk than children, and 2) parents’ abstract talk would predict chil…
View article: Police Ten 7 feeds racial stereotypes of Māori and Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand
Police Ten 7 feeds racial stereotypes of Māori and Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
In a recent tweet, Auckland City Councillor Efeso Collins asked Television New Zealand (TVNZ) to drop Police Ten 7, arguing that it “…feeds on racial stereotypes”. Both the Chief Executive of the company behind Police Ten 7, and a former h…
View article: A population-specific missense variant rs1597000001 in<i>CETP</i>promotes a favorable lipid profile and reduces CETP activity
A population-specific missense variant rs1597000001 in<i>CETP</i>promotes a favorable lipid profile and reduces CETP activity Open
Sequencing of CETP in Māori and Pacific peoples identified a common (MAF ∼2.4%-5.4%) population-specific missense variant (rs1597000001, CETP :c.530C>T p.Pro177Leu) that associates with higher HDL-C levels ( [95% CI 0.211; 0.260]) and lowe…
View article: Correction to: How Do New Zealand Teachers Assess Children’s Oral Language and Literacy Skills at School Entry?
Correction to: How Do New Zealand Teachers Assess Children’s Oral Language and Literacy Skills at School Entry? Open
View article: A program to respond to otitis media in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: a qualitative investigation of parent perspectives
A program to respond to otitis media in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: a qualitative investigation of parent perspectives Open