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Direct linkTiffany Wu; Christina Weiland; Meghan McCormick; JoAnn Hsueh; Catherine Snow; Jason Sachs – Grantee Submission, 2024
The Hearts and Flowers (H&F) task is a computerized executive functioning (EF) assessment that has been used to measure EF from early childhood to adulthood. It provides data on accuracy and reaction time (RT) across three different task blocks (hearts, flowers, and mixed). However, there is a lack of consensus in the field on how to score the…
Descriptors: Scoring, Executive Function, Kindergarten, Young Children
Download full textLillie Moffett; Amanda Weissman; Meghan McCormick; Christina Weiland; JoAnn Hsueh; Catherine Snow; Jason Sachs – Grantee Submission, 2023
Pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) improves the school readiness of all children, but less is known about whether associations between enrollment in Pre-K and different indicators of social-emotional and executive functioning (EF) skills are sustained as children move into and across elementary school. The current study examines associations between…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Preschool Education, Social Emotional Learning, Executive Function
Christina Weiland; Lillie Moffett; Ashley Adams; Tiffany Foster; Laura Justice; Susan Sheridan; Amanda Weissman; Amanda Witte – Early Learning Network - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2021
Improved measurement of the active ingredients that promote children's gains in early childhood education programs is a topic of considerable interest to stakeholders. Accurate and reliable measurement of early childhood education experiences can aid policymakers, school administrators and educators in improving the quality of early education and…
Descriptors: Young Children, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Kindergarten
Diana Leyva; Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado; Christina Weiland; Qianjin Guo; Anna Shapiro – Grantee Submission, 2024
Latino parents support children's academic skills through their involvement in daily living activities. Prior work has focused on conventional literacy (e.g., book reading) and numeracy activities (e.g., teaching numbers). Less-visible home activities that are high-priority, high-value cultural practices in Latino communities are food sharing…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Food, Eating Habits, Hispanic Americans
Meghan McCormick; Christina Weiland; JoAnn Hsueh; Mirjana Pralica; Amanda K. Weissman; Lillie Moffett; Catherine Snow; Jason Sachs – Child Development, 2021
This study examines whether associations between enrollment in public and non-public PreK and children's (N = 508; M[subscript age] = 5.60 years in fall of kindergarten) math and language and literacy outcomes were more likely to be sustained through the spring of kindergarten for unconstrained versus constrained skills. Associations between…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Language Skills, Mathematics Skills
Diana Leyva; Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado; Christina Weiland; Anna Shapiro – Grantee Submission, 2024
Associations between home learning opportunities, parental growth mindset (the belief that intelligence is malleable), and children's academic skills have been documented primarily in European descent communities. Less is known about other communities. This study examined associations among home learning opportunities, parental mindsets, and child…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Educational Environment, Home Study, Parent Attitudes
Diana Leyva; Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado; Christina Weiland; Anna Shapiro – Early Education and Development, 2024
Associations between home learning opportunities, parental growth mindset (the belief that intelligence is malleable), and children's academic skills have been documented primarily in European descent communities. Less is known about other communities. This study examined associations among home learning opportunities, parental mindsets, and child…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Educational Environment, Home Study, Parent Attitudes
Meghan McCormick; Christina Weiland; JoAnn Hsueh; Mirjana Pralica; Amanda K. Weissman; Lillie Moffett; Catherine Snow; Jason Sachs – Grantee Submission, 2021
This study examines whether associations between enrollment in public and non-public PreK and children's (N = 508; M[subscript age] = 5.60 years in fall of kindergarten) math and language and literacy outcomes were more likely to be sustained through the spring of kindergarten for unconstrained versus constrained skills. Associations between…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Language Skills, Mathematics Skills
