ERIC Number: ED671506
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Feb
Pages: 49
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
A Strengths-Based, Culturally Responsive Family Intervention Improves Latino Kindergarteners' Vocabulary and Approaches to Learning. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-349
Diana Leyva; Christina Weiland; Anna Shapiro; Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado; Angela Febles
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Food routines play a special role in Latino families. Using a cluster randomized trial with 248 children (M age = 67 months) from 13 schools, this study investigated the impact of a four-week family program designed to capitalize on food routines in improving Latino kindergarteners' outcomes in the U.S. There were moderate-to-large impacts on child vocabulary (especially food-related) at end-of-treatment and the five-month follow-up, and suggestive evidence of moderate impacts on approaches to learning (including approaches to learning math) and executive function at the five-month follow-up. There were no statistically significant impacts on children's math or literacy skills. A strengths-based, culturally responsive family intervention that is integrated into Latino family life can improve critical skills needed to succeed in school. [Additional funding provided by Davidson College.]
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Family Programs, Intervention, Hispanic American Students, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Vocabulary Development, Learning Processes
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Brady Education Foundation; Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B150012; R305B170015
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: N/A


