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What Works Clearinghouse, 2022
Developing self-regulation at an early age is important for children's success in school and in life. Self-regulation involves the ability to remember instructions, shift attention from one thing to another, and reduce the intensity and frequency of impulsive emotions and behaviors. "Red Light, Purple Light" is a preschool program that…
Descriptors: Self Management, Preschool Children, Educational Games, Skill Development
Doran, Elizabeth; Reid, Natalie; Bernstein, Sara; Nguyen, Tutrang; Dang, Myley; Li, Ann; Kopack Klein, Ashley; Rakibullah, Sharika; Scott, Myah; Cannon, Judy; Harrington, Jeff; Larson, Addison; Tarullo, Louisa; Malone, Lizabeth – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
Head Start is a national program that helps young children from families with low income get ready to succeed in school. It does this by working to promote their early learning and health and their families' well-being. The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) provides national information about Head Start programs and…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Children
Carol Hafford; Marc Hernandez – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
The Survey of Head Start Grantees on Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) was conducted in program year 2019-2020 with a nationally representative sample of Head Start program directors and Head Start managers/coordinators to understand how Head Start grantees use T/TA of all types and from all sources. Head Start program directors completed…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Training Methods
Haines, Shana Jackson – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative case study investigated and described the views of both Head Start staff and a refugee family regarding adult fostering of foundational skills leading to self-determination in a young child at risk for disability as well as how these adults worked together in partnership. Chapter 1 provides an overview of this dissertation. It…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Young Children
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Sanford DeRousie, Rebecca M.; Bierman, Karen L. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2012
This study examined the extent to which an evidence-based preschool curriculum (Head Start REDI) was sustained by 20 teachers during the year following a randomized controlled efficacy trial, when teachers were no longer required by the research project to implement the curriculum. Two quantitative measures of sustainability (teacher ratings, REDI…
Descriptors: Evidence, Preschool Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Administration for Children & Families, 2004
The unique characteristics of migrant and seasonal families are important concerns for the Office of Head Start, yet the research and evaluation efforts that address this segment of the Head Start program have been limited. This study was designed to ascertain the state of research knowledge about Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs;…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Migrants, Research Design, Research Methodology
Marks, Ellen L.; Graham, Elliott T. – US Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Bureau, 2004
Since it began in 1965, Head Start has been the cornerstone of the nation's services for low-income children and their families. A substantial research base has been attached to Head Start, providing information about the program's overall accomplishments and directions about ways to improve services for young children. American Indian and Alaska…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, American Indian Education, Early Childhood Education