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Direct linkTyler W. Watts; Chen Li; Xinyu S. Pan; Jill Gandhi; Dana C. McCoy; C. Cybele Raver – Developmental Psychology, 2023
The current paper reports long-term impacts of the Chicago School Readiness Project (CSRP) on measures of achievement, cognitive functioning, and behavioral regulation taken toward the end of students' high school careers. The CSRP was a self-regulation-focused early childhood intervention implemented in Head Start centers serving high-poverty…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes
Valentino, Kristin; Cummings, E. Mark; Borkowski, John; Hibel, Leah C.; Lefever, Jennifer; Lawson, Monica – Developmental Psychology, 2019
The current investigation reports the results of a randomized controlled trial of a brief, relational intervention for maltreated preschool-aged children and their mothers, called Reminiscing and Emotion Training (RET). RET facilitates elaborative and emotionally supportive parent-child communication, which is an essential component of the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Emotional Development, Preschool Children
Melby-Lervag, Monica; Hulme, Charles – Developmental Psychology, 2013
It has been suggested that working memory training programs are effective both as treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other cognitive disorders in children and as a tool to improve cognitive ability and scholastic attainment in typically developing children and adults. However, effects across studies appear to be…
Descriptors: Verbal Ability, Cognitive Ability, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Age Differences
Christina Weiland – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Theory and empirical work suggest inclusion preschool improves the school readiness of young children with special needs, but only 2 studies of the model have used rigorous designs that could identify causality. The present study examined the impacts of the Boston Public prekindergarten program-which combined proven language, literacy, and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Special Needs Students, School Readiness
Flook, Lisa; Goldberg, Simon B.; Pinger, Laura; Davidson, Richard J. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Self-regulatory abilities are robust predictors of important outcomes across the life span, yet they are rarely taught explicitly in school. Using a randomized controlled design, the present study investigated the effects of a 12-week mindfulness-based Kindness Curriculum (KC) delivered in a public school setting on executive function,…
Descriptors: Self Control, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Zhai, Fuhua; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Waldfogel, Jane – Developmental Psychology, 2011
We used longitudinal data from a birth cohort study, the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, to investigate the links between Head Start and school readiness in a large and diverse sample of urban children at age 5 (N = 2,803; 18 cities). We found that Head Start attendance was associated with enhanced cognitive ability and social…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, School Readiness, Reference Groups, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedGordon, Alice M. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Comparisons were made in the conversations of 16 low income children in a preschool intervention program, a group of low income children not in the program, and a group of middle income children. Adults' conversational turns included three types of cognitively complex initiations. Results demonstrated a facilitating effect of day care…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
