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Using Multiple Methods to Describe Supports for the Transition from Head Start to Kindergarten
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Cook, Kyle DeMeo; Coley, Rebekah Levine – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2021
Head Start programs engage in multiple practices to support children and families during the transition to kindergarten. Children moving from Head Start to kindergarten often encounter discontinuities between the program and services they were receiving and the new elementary school environment. This paper uses multiple datasets and methods to…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Kindergarten, Young Children, Preschool Children
When Does 1 + 1 Not Equal 2? The Relative Advantage of Public School-Based Pre-K versus Head Start for Low-Income Children's Kindergarten Cognitive and Self-Regulatory Skills
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Johnson, Anna D.; Schochet, Owen N.; Martin, Anne; Castle, Sherri; Horm, Diane; Phillips, Deborah A. – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Decades of research suggest that both Head Start and public pre-kindergarten (pre-k) programs boost low-income preschoolers' kindergarten skills. What is not yet well understood is whether there are relative advantages of transitioning from Head Start after 1 year into a school-based public pre-k program for the year immediately before…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Thinking Skills
"We Keep the Education Goin' at Home All the Time": Family Literacy in Low-Income African American Families of Preschoolers
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Jarrett, Robin L.; Coba-Rodriguez, Sarai – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2017
Researchers have examined the impact of family on child literacy among low-income African American families and preschoolers considered to be at risk for not being ready for kindergarten. Quantitative studies identify family-parental variables associated with poorer literacy outcomes, whereas qualitative studies detail family practices that…
Descriptors: African American Family, Preschool Children, Family Literacy, At Risk Persons
Profiles of Kindergarten Classroom and Elementary School Contexts: Associations with the First-Grade Outcomes of Children Transitioning from Head Start
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Lee, Phyllis; Bierman, Karen L. – Elementary School Journal, 2016
Poor-quality classroom and school contexts may impede the academic and behavioral adjustment of low-income students when they transition into kindergarten. Several studies have examined the impact of teacher-student interactions on student progress, whereas others have explored the impact of school-level adversity (e.g., student poverty, school…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Teacher Student Relationship
Patterns of School Readiness among Head Start Children: Meaningful Within-Group Variability during the Transition to Kindergarten
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McWayne, Christine M.; Cheung, Katherine; Wright, Linnie E. Green; Hahs-Vaughn, Debbie L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
This study is a population-based investigation of children's school readiness with a national sample of low-income children, utilizing data from the Family and Children's Experiences Survey (FACES; 2000-2003). Guided by a developmental ecological framework, we posed 3 research questions: (a) How do children's early school readiness skills in the…
Descriptors: Profiles, School Readiness, At Risk Persons, Teaching Experience
Supplemental Security Income. Part 1: A Bridge to Work [and] Part 2: So You Have Decided To Apply [and] Part 3: Your Right To Appeal. Parent Briefs.
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Goldberg, Marge; Moses, Judith – 2002
This document includes a three-part set of Parent Briefs that focus on supplemental security income. The first Brief (published in March 2003)provides basic information on Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the federal income support program for people who have disabilities and limited income and resources. It identifies myths about SSI…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Eligibility, Federal Aid