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Effects of a Family Literacy Program on Low-Literate Children and Their Parents: Findings from an Evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program
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St. Pierre, Robert G.; Ricciuti, Anne E.; Rimdzius, Tracy A. – Developmental Psychology, 2005
A randomized experiment was conducted to test the effectiveness of Even Start, a federally supported family literacy program providing early childhood education, adult education, parenting education, and joint parent-child literacy activities to children and parents from low-literate families. The evaluation of 18 Even Start projects followed 463…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Literacy Education, Family Programs, Program Effectiveness
The Effectiveness of Early Head Start for 3-Year-Old Children and Their Parents: Lessons for Policy and Programs
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Love, John M. Kisker, Ellen Eliason; Ross, Christine; Raikes, Helen; Constantine, Jill; Boller, Kimberly; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Chazan-Cohen, Rachel; Tarullo, Louisa Banks; Brady-Smith, Christy; Fuligni, Allison Sidle; Schochet, Peter Z.; Paulsell, Diane; Vogel, Cheri – Developmental Psychology, 2005
Early Head Start, a federal program begun in 1995 for low-income pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers, was evaluated through a randomized trial of 3,001 families in 17 programs. Interviews with primary caregivers, child assessments, and observations of parent-child interactions were completed when children were 3 years old.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Low Income Groups, Young Children
Effects of a Preschool Plus Follow-On Intervention for Children at Risk.
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Reynolds, Arthur J. – Developmental Psychology, 1994
Investigated the effects of the Chicago Child Parent Center and Expansion Program for six social competence outcomes up to two years postprogram. Duration of intervention was significantly and positively associated with reading and mathematics achievement, teacher ratings of school adjustment, parental involvement in school activities, grade…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Mathematics Achievement