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Lin, Van-Kim; Alvira-Hammond, Marta; Cook, Kyle DeMeo; Ehrlich Loewe, Stacy B.; Halle, Tamara; Barrows, Mitchell R.; du Toit, Nola – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs uniquely support the frequent transitions, including the transition to kindergarten, that children in migrant and seasonal families may experience. Lessons learned from how MSHS programs support transitions may have implications for MSHS and other federally funded early care and education (ECE)…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Migrant Education
Cook, Kyle DeMeo; Barrows, Mitchell R.; Loewe, Stacy B. Ehrlich; Lin, Van-Kim; du Toit, Nola – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
The analyses presented here are part of a larger project, "Understanding Children's Transitions from Head Start to Kindergarten" (HS2K), a joint research venture between NORC at the University of Chicago, Child Trends, and the National P-3 Center at University of Colorado Denver, with funding from the U.S. Administration for Children and…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Kindergarten
Sarah F. Pedonti – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Using two paired datasets from the Head Start Program Information Report and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) Study, this study explored disparities in program rates of screening, referral, and identification for early intervention between MSHS and Head Start programs, as well as associations between MSHS teacher ratings of children's…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Federal Programs, Social Services, Low Income Students
Sondeania Marie Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Family engagement benefits children's development and contributes to student academic success. However, educators feel that they are unprepared to engage families in the educational process, although they are encouraged to do so. The purpose of this basic qualitative study with interviews was to explore educators' and parents' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Social Services, Low Income Students, Family Involvement
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Smith, Julia; Johnson, Deborah J. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2022
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) is a Head Start program which serves exclusively young children from the migrant farmworker community, the majority of whom are Mexican nationals and second-generation immigrants. From this early childhood context, little is known about parents' perspectives on education and the roles they take to engage in…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Young Children
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Teresa Eckrich Sommer; Lauren A. Tighe; Terri J. Sabol; Elise Chor; P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale; Hirokazu Yoshikawa; Jeanne Brooks-Gunn; Amanda S. Morris; Christopher T. King – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
We present results of a randomized control trial of a two-generation English as a Second Language (ESL) program in which all families participated in Head Start while treatment parents also enrolled in a high dosage, family-focused ESL curriculum with supportive services. Examining 197 parent-child dyads among Spanish- (89%) and Zomi-speaking…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
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Winton, Pamela J., Ed.; Guillen, Chelsea, Ed.; Schnitz, Alana G., Ed. – Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, 2019
The DEC Recommended Practices provide guidance to families and professionals about the most effective ways to improve learning outcomes and promote development of young children, birth through age 5, who have, or are at-risk for, developmental delays or disabilities. "Teaming and Collaboration: Building and Sustaining Partnerships" is…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Cooperation, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education