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Bojczyk, Kathryn E.; Haverback, Heather Rogers; Pae, Hye K.; Hairston, Marcy; Haring, Christa D. – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine the relations between parents' home literacy practices and the literacy skills of young children at risk for reading difficulties. Participants included 198 kindergarten and first-grade students and their parents. Children were enrolled in two Title I schools in an urban setting. Parents completed the…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Emergent Literacy, Cultural Capital
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Cook, Kyle DeMeo; Coley, Rebekah Levine – Early Education and Development, 2019
Research Findings: This study examines efforts by Head Start programs to coordinate with elementary schools and seeks to better understand how coordination practices may support children's transition to and success in kindergarten. Data were drawn from a nationally representative sample of Head Start children (N = 2,019) followed through…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Preschool Education, Elementary Education, Kindergarten
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Hart, Katie C.; Graziano, Paulo A.; Kent, Kristine M.; Kuriyan, Aparajita; Garcia, Alexis; Rodriguez, Madison; Pelham, William E., Jr. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2016
The objective of this study was to evaluate two early intervention packages to promote successful transitions to kindergarten for preschoolers with behavior problems recruited from Head Start preschools. Fifty children (M[subscript age] = 61 months; 76% male; 98% minority) referred by teachers due to early externalizing behavior problems were…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Behavior Problems, School Readiness, Workshops