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Accavitti, Maria R.; Williford, Amanda P. – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Growing evidence demonstrates associations between child race, teacher-child race match, and teacher ratings of externalizing behaviour problems in the early years of school. The present study deepens understanding of the relations between child, teacher, and classroom racial factors and teacher-reported externalizing behaviours by examining…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Behavior Problems
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Williford, Amanda P.; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Whittaker, Jessica Vick; DeCoster, Jamie; Hartz, Karyn A.; Carter, Lauren M.; Wolcott, Catherine Sanger; Hatfield, Bridget E. – Child Development, 2017
A randomized controlled trial was used to examine the impact of an attachment-based, teacher-child, dyadic intervention (Banking Time) to improve children's externalizing behavior. Participants included 183 teachers and 470 preschool children (3-4 years of age). Classrooms were randomly assigned to Banking Time, child time, or business as usual…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Attachment Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Behavior
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Whittaker, Jessica E. V.; Williford, Amanda P.; Carter, Lauren M.; Vitiello, Virginia E.; Hatfield, Bridget E. – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: This study explored the quality of teacher-child interactions within the context of a newly developed standardized task, Teacher-Child Structured Play Task (TC-SPT). A sample of 146 teachers and 345 children participated. Children who displayed the highest disruptive behaviors within each classroom were selected to participate.…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Kinzie, Mable B.; Whittaker, Jessica Vick; Williford, Amanda P.; DeCoster, Jamie; McGuire, Patrick; Lee, Youngju; Kilday, Carolyn R. – Grantee Submission, 2014
"MyTeachingPartner--Math/Science" ("MTP-MS") is a system of two curricula (math and science) plus teacher supports designed to improve the quality of instructional interactions in pre-kindergarten classrooms and to scaffold children's development in mathematics and science. The program includes year-long curricula in these…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction
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Williford, Amanda P.; Shelton, Terri L. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: This study examined the effectiveness of an adaptation of an empirically-supported intervention delivered using mental health consultation to preschoolers who displayed elevated disruptive behaviors. Method: Ninety-six preschoolers, their teachers, and their primary caregivers participated. Children in the intervention group received…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parenting Styles, Caregivers, Mental Health