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Download full textOlayinka-Bello, Folashade Z.; Brackin, Donna M. – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2021
We determined that significant differences existed between assessment scores of at-risk children taught by assistant teachers with different levels of education using standardized assessments (Teaching Strategies GOLD [TSG] and Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening [PALS]). A 1-way MANOVA indicated that assistant teachers' level of education…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Educational Attainment
Harmey, Sinead; Ang, Lynn; Grenier, Julian – London Review of Education, 2022
IOE (Institute of Education), UCL's Faculty of Education and Society (University College London, UK) has a long tradition of engagement with schools to support young children's learning and co-produce knowledge through research-practice partnerships. From the first demonstration schools in the early 1900s to engagement with contemporary research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschools, Young Children, Language Acquisition
Jacoby, Jennifer Wallace – Urban Institute, 2021
Assistant teachers play an important role in Head Start and other early care and education (ECE) programs. This study found that assistant teachers contribute to classroom quality in the program's day-to-day implementation. Thirty-eight assistant-lead teaching teams from Head Start preschool classrooms across 14 Head Start centers within the…
Descriptors: Teacher Aides, Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Diversity (Faculty)
Direct linkGarner, Pamela W.; Carter McLean, Marsha; Waajid, Badiyyah; Pittman, Evelyn R. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2015
The objective of this project was to develop and pilot a small-scale professional development program that incorporated substantial group and one-on-one mentoring aimed at preparing rurally based preschool teacher assistants to earn the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Using a framework that emphasized the relational, developmental,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Faculty Development, Rural Areas, Preschool Education
Myers, Sonya S.; Morris, Amanda Sheffield – Early Education and Development, 2009
Research Findings: The current project examined the unique and interactive relations of child effortful control and teacher-child relationships to low-income preschoolers' socioemotional adjustment. One hundred and forty Head Start children (77 boys and 63 girls), their parents, lead teachers, and teacher assistants participated in this study.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Conflict, Emotional Development, Social Adjustment
Morrison, Mary O.; Bratton, Sue C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
Head Start teachers and their aides (n = 24) were assigned to either the experimental or active control treatment in this preliminary investigation on the effects of Child Teacher Relationship Training (CTRT) on 52 disadvantaged preschool children identified with behavioral problems. CTRT is based on the principles and procedures of Child Parent…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Behavior Problems, Investigations, Early Intervention
Nelson, J. Ron; Sanders, Elizabeth A.; Gonzalez, Jorge – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
The purpose of the current study was to test the efficacy of a supplemental phonological awareness focused intervention delivered by community-based paraeducators with preschool children (M = 4.73 years) in eight Head Start classrooms in the rural Midwest. Participating children were randomly assigned to small groups within classrooms, which were…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Phonological Awareness, Preschool Children, Tutors
Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra; Ou, Dongshu – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2010
There has been much policy interest on the theme of children's services in recent years. For example, the 1998 National Child Strategy explicitly aims to ensure good quality, affordable childcare for children aged 0 to 14 in every neighbourhood, including both formal childcare and support for informal arrangements. The sector has a changed a lot…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Labor Force, Surveys
