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Miller, Sarah; Maguire, Lisa K.; Macdonald, Geraldine – Campbell Collaboration, 2011
The purpose of this research is to determine the effects of home-based programmes aimed specifically at improving developmental outcomes for preschool children from socially disadvantaged families. The authors searched the following databases between 7 October and 12 October 2010: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (2010,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Child Development, Intervention, Preschool Children
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Wasik, Barbara A.; Hindman, Annemarie H. – NHSA Dialog, 2010
The current study investigated the nature of Head Start children's home literacy environments and the associations between these resources and children's early-language and literacy skills. At the beginning of the preschool year, families of 302 children completed the Family Literacy Survey. In general, Head Start families reported providing a…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Family Literacy, Family Environment, Early Experience
Rabinowitz, Melba – 1973
This workbook, directed toward the non-reader, was designed for the New Orleans Parent Child Developmental Center's Infant Program. It offers parents day-by-day suggestions for stimulating infants from birth to six months. Experiences related to the child's visual, auditory, muscular and language development, as well as hints on routine and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disadvantaged, Family Environment, Home Programs
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, Ypsilanti, MI. – 1972
Case studies of seven Home Start programs are given as the third section of an evaluation study. Communities involved are Huntsville, Alabama; Fairbanks, Alaska; Fort Defiance, Arizona; Dardanelle, Arkansas; Wichita, Kansas; Gloucester, Massachusetts; and Reno, Nevada. Although each study varies in format, each describes in detail the degree and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Child Development, Compensatory Education
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High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, Ypsilanti, MI. – 1972
Case studies of eight Home Start programs are given as the third section of an evaluation study. Communities involved are Binghamton, New York; Franklin, North Carolina; Cleveland, Ohio; Harrogate, Tennessee; Houston, Texas; Weslaco, Texas; Millville, Utah; Parkersburg, West Virginia. Although each study varies in format, each describes in detail…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Child Development, Compensatory Education