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Direct linkShapiro, Anna; Weiland, Christina – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2019
There are unique challenges to estimating causal effects of preschool for students with special needs that have not received attention in the literature. We revisit the Head Start Impact Study (HSIS) to illustrate that when and how special needs is defined has implications for the internal validity of and interpretation of special needs subgroup…
Descriptors: Definitions, Special Education, Preschools, Preschool Children
Pianta, Robert; Hamre, Bridget; Downer, Jason; Burchinal, Margaret; Williford, Amanda; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Howes, Carollee; La Paro, Karen; Scott-Little, Catherine – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: Effects on children's school readiness were evaluated for 2 interventions focused on improving teacher-student interactions (coursework, coaching) implemented sequentially across 2 years. Teachers from public prekindergarten programs in 10 locations were assigned randomly to treatment or control conditions in each year.…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Student Relationship, School Readiness, Early Childhood Education
Friedman-Krauss, Allison H.; Connors, Maia C.; Morris, Pamela A. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
The 1998 reauthorization of Head Start called for a national evaluation of the Head Start program. The goal of Head Start is to improve the school readiness skills of low-income children. Yet characteristics of Head Start programs, such as their quality and the amount of time children spend in them may influence their effectiveness at achieving…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, School Readiness, Low Income Groups, Child Care
Connors, Maia C.; Friedman-Krauss, Allison H.; Morris, Pamela A.; Page, Lindsay C.; Feller, Avi – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
This study seeks to answer the following question: Are impacts on Head Start classroom quality associated with impacts of Head Start on children's learning and development? This study employs a variety of descriptive and quasi-experimental methods to explore the role of classroom quality as a mediator or mechanism of Head Start impacts. This…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Rating Scales, Child Care, Federal Programs
Silverman, Rebecca; Crandell, Jennifer DiBara; Carlis, Lydia – Early Education and Development, 2013
A study was conducted in 26 Head Start classrooms with 264 children to compare the effect of a read aloud plus extension activities intervention over a control group to the effect of a read aloud only intervention over a control group on preschool children's vocabulary. Children were assessed before and after the intervention on target vocabulary…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Cabell, Sonia Q.; Justice, Laura M.; Piasta, Shayne B.; Curenton, Stephanie M.; Wiggins, Alice; Turnbull, Khara Pence; Petscher, Yaacov – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2011
Purpose: This study examined the extent to which teacher responsivity education affected preschoolers' language and literacy development over an academic year. Additional aims were to determine whether children's initial language abilities and teachers' use of responsivity strategies were associated with language outcomes, in particular. Method:…
Descriptors: Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Vocabulary Development, Language Skills
Nelson, J. Ron; Sanders, Elizabeth; Gonzalez, Jorge E. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
Broadly, the current study contributes to the growing body of evidence supporting the positive effects of PA (phonological awareness) interventions for preschoolers, demonstrating that PA instruction need not be postponed until kindergarten. Specifically, the current study addresses the paucity of research on PA training in preschool by testing…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Research, Early Reading, Disadvantaged Youth
