Deborah J. Leong

2.7k citations
37 papers · 1.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 16
Topics
Early Childhood Education and Development (17 papers)Educational and Psychological Assessments (10 papers)Child Development and Digital Technology (8 papers)

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Deborah J. Leong

36 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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  • Education 1.2k
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 581
  • Clinical Psychology 309
  • Sociology and Political Science 157
  • Statistics and Probability 100
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Making Play Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder: Lessons from Tools of the Mind.
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Vygotskian and Post-Vygotskian Views on Children's Play.
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Play and Self-Regulation: Lessons from Vygotsky
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Assessing and Scaffolding: Make-Believe Play.
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Developing Self-Regulation in Kindergarten Can We Keep All the Crickets in the Basket?
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Developing Self-Regulation: The Vygotskian View
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Self-regulation: A Foundation for Early Learning
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The Importance of Play: Why Children Need to Play.
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It Only Looks Like Child's Play.
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Chopsticks and Counting Chips: Do Play and Foundational Skills Need To Compete for the Teacher's Attention in an Early Childhood Classroom?.
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The Importance of Being Playful.
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The Importance of Being Playful With the right approach, a plain white hat and a plate full of yarn spaghetti can contribute to a young child's cognitive development.
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Standards in the Early Childhood Classroom.
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Tools of the Mind: A Case Study of Implementing the Vygotskian Approach in American Early Childhood and Primary Classrooms. Innodata Monographs 7.
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Imaginative, Child-Directed Play: Leading the Way in Development and Learning.
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Literacy Standards for Preschool Learners.
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About Deborah J. Leong

Deborah J. Leong is a scholar working on Human Factors and Ergonomics, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Education, having authored 37 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Early Childhood Education and Development (17 papers), Educational and Psychological Assessments (10 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental and Educational Psychology (581 citations), Education (1.2k citations) and Human Factors and Ergonomics (55 citations). Deborah J. Leong has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Tajikistan and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Elena Bodrova, Carrie Germeroth, Tatiana V. Akhutina, Andrew E. Koepp, Stephanie M. Jones, Gary G. Price, Robert D. Hess, Dana Charles McCoy, W. Patrick Dickson and Marilyn Burns. Their work appears in journals such as Frontiers in Psychology, American Educational Research Journal and Developmental Science.

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