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Han, Jinjoo; O'Connor, Erin E.; McCormick, Meghan P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD), we used 2-level random effects models to examine whether the quality of school and home environments during elementary school moderated associations between pre-K quality and math, reading, and vocabulary…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Educational Quality, Family Life
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McCormick, Meghan P.; Weissman, Amanda Ketner; Weiland, Christina; Hsueh, JoAnn; Sachs, Jason; Snow, Catherine – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Parental engagement in home-based learning activities is linked to children's academic skills. Yet, interventions that try to enhance parental engagement--sometimes targeted to families with low levels of education--have small effects. This study aimed to inform supports for families by examining how different types of home-based learning…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Family Environment, Parent Child Relationship, Parents as Teachers
McCormick, Meghan P.; Weiland, Christina; Hsueh, JoAnn; Maier, Michelle; Hagos, Rama; Snow, Catherine; Leacock, Nicole; Schick, Laura – Grantee Submission, 2019
As states and districts expand access to publicly funded PreK programs, researchers and policymakers have been grappling with experimental evidence demonstrating that the benefits of PreK on academic skills are not likely to last into early elementary school. A leading hypothesis to explain this phenomenon is that PreK and the elementary grades…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Alignment (Education)