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Karen L. Bierman; Meghan E. McDoniel; John E. Loughlin-Presnal – Grantee Submission, 2019
Preschool parent interventions may produce downstream benefits if initial intervention gains are sustained and improve later socialization experiences. This study explored associations between initial effects of the REDI (Research-based Developmentally Informed) Parent program and later benefits. A randomized trial involving 200 Head Start…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Intervention, Educational Benefits, Socialization
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Mashburn, Andrew J.; Downer, Jason T. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
The goals of the Head Start Impact Study (HSIS) are to: (1) determine the impacts of Head Start on children's school readiness and parental practices that support children's development; and (2) to determine under what circumstances Head Start achieves its greatest impacts and for which children (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2010).…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, School Readiness, Parent Role
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2009
Austin Independent School District provided full-day prekindergarten to 5,196 4-year-olds in 2008-2009 at 66 schools. Seventy percent or more of students made measureable gains on a test of receptive vocabulary, and average gains showed growth about two times greater than that expected for 4-year-olds after a 7-month period.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, School Schedules, School Districts, Achievement Tests