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Latent Profile Moderation: Examining the Differential Impact of a Small-Group Emergent Literacy Intervention
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Alida Hudson; Laura L. Bailet; Shayne B. Piasta; Jessica A. R. Logan; Kandia Lewis; Cynthia M. Zettler-Greeley – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2025
Preschool children considered at risk for future reading difficulties experience unique and complex combinations of risk factors. In this exploratory study, we used latent profile analysis (LPA) to investigate the underlying classifications of children identified as at-risk for reading difficulties (N = 281) along selected cognitive,…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Emergent Literacy
Latent Profile Moderation: Examining the Differential Impact of a Small-Group Emergent Literacy Intervention
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Alida Hudson; Laura L. Bailet; Shayne B. Piasta; Jessica A. R. Logan; Kandia Lewis; Cynthia M. Zettler-Greeley – Grantee Submission, 2023
Preschool children considered at risk for future reading difficulties experience unique and complex combinations of risk factors. In this exploratory study, we used latent profile analysis (LPA) to investigate the underlying classifications of children identified as at-risk for reading difficulties (N = 281) along selected cognitive,…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Emergent Literacy
Latent Profiles of Problem Behavior within Learning, Peer, and Teacher Contexts: Identifying Subgroups of Children at Academic Risk across the Preschool Year
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Bulotsky-Shearer, Rebecca J.; Bell, Elizabeth R.; Dominguez, Ximena – Journal of School Psychology, 2012
Employing a developmental and ecological model, the study identified initial levels and rates of change in academic skills for subgroups of preschool children exhibiting problem behavior within routine classroom situations. Six distinct latent profile types of emotional and behavioral adjustment were identified for a cohort of low-income children…
Descriptors: Profiles, Behavior Problems, Preschool Children, Academic Achievement
The Movement Assessment Battery in Greek Preschoolers: The Impact of Age, Gender, Birth Order, and Physical Activity on Motor Outcome
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Giagazoglou, Paraskevi; Kabitsis, Nikolaos; Kokaridas, Dimitrios; Zaragas, Charilaos; Katartzi, Ermioni; Kabitsis, Chris – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Early identification of possible risk factors that could impair the motor development is crucial, since poor motor performance may have long-term negative consequences for a child's overall development. The aim of the current study was the examination of disorders in motor coordination in Greek pre-school aged children and the detection of…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Physical Activities, Identification, Risk
An Examination of the Impact of Harsh Parenting Contexts on Children's Adaptation within an Evolutionary Framework
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Sturge-Apple, Melissa L.; Davies, Patrick T.; Martin, Meredith J.; Cicchetti, Dante; Hentges, Rochelle F. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
The current study tests whether propositions set forth in an evolutionary model of temperament (Korte, Koolhaas, Wingfield, & McEwen, 2005) may enhance our understanding of children's differential susceptibility to unsupportive and harsh caregiving practices. Guided by this model, we examined whether children's behavioral strategies for coping…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Child Rearing
Observations of Social Competence of Children in Need of Special Support Based on Traditional Disability Categories versus a Functional Approach
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Lillvist, Anne – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
Background: Traditional disability categories may reveal little of the functional characteristics and social competence of a child. Objective: To compare the social competence of typically developing children, children with established disabilities and undiagnosed children identified by a functional approach to be in need of special support.…
Descriptors: Profiles, Play, Discriminant Analysis, Interpersonal Competence