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Dowdy, Erin; Chin, Jenna K.; Quirk, Matthew P. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
The preschool years are a critical time to identify and treat early emotional or behavioral problems. Universal screening can be used to identify emotional and behavioral risk in preschoolers and fits well within current service delivery frameworks. This criterion-related validity study examined the use of a brief teacher-rated screener, the…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Preschool Children, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Problems
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Reid, Jeanne L.; Ready, Douglas D. – Early Education and Development, 2013
Research Findings: As policymakers expand access to preschool, the sociodemographic composition of preschool classrooms will become increasingly important. These efforts may create programs that increase the concentration of children from low-income families or, alternatively, foster the creation of socioeconomically diverse preschool classrooms.…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Quality, Socioeconomic Influences, Correlation
VANCE, BARBARA J. – 1967
FIFTY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, RANGING IN AGE FROM 33 TO 56 MONTHS, PARTICIPATED IN A 7-MONTH PRESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL SKILLS. THE ILLINOIS TEST OF PSYCHOLINGUISTIC ABILITIES, THE PEABODY PICTURE VOCABULARY TEST (FORM A), AND THE VANCE LANGUAGE SKILLS TEST MEASURED THE CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT IN…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Early Experience, Environmental Influences, Experimental Programs