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The affective bond between preschool aged children and mentors
Moffatt, Michael J., 1997
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, New School University, New York

A study on the effects of mentoring relationships on preschool age children’s behavior within the context of Head Start programs

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Does prekindergarten experience influence children's subsequent educational development?: A study of kindergarten teachers' perceptions and students' performances
DeSiato, Donna J., 2003
Syracuse, NY: Phi Delta Kappa.

A brief exploration of the correlation between children?s prekindergarten experiences and their educational readiness to attend kindergarten, based on a survey of 55 kindergarten teachers and an assessment of 346 kindergarteners in a high-risk, urban school district in Upstate New York

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Dynamic assessment as an intervention for emergent literacy in Head Start
Massetti, Greta M., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, State University of New York at Stony Brook

An evaluation of a dynamic assessment designed to help Head Start teachers emphasize emergent literacy while assessing individual children's achievements

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Effects of after-school programs on the relationships among emotional regulation, behavior regulation, and social competence
Gifford, Shelly A., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Fordham University, New York

An investigation of the relations among quality of after-school programs and urban elementary school children's social competence and emotional and behavior regulation

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Effects of a preschool music and movement curriculum on children’s language skills
Yazejian, Noreen, October 2009
NHSA Dialog, 12(4), 327-341

An examination of the influence of children’s receipt of a music curriculum on their language skills, based on a sample of 207 children and 27 teachers from 3 Head Start programs in a suburban area of North Carolina, a rural area of Kentucky, and an urban area of New York

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Emergent literacy and parent-child reading in Head Start families: The implementation and evaluation of a multigenerational reading program
Diehl, David Christopher, 2000
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

An exploration of the role of parent involvement in the development of children’s emergent literacy skills, based on 135 parent-child pairs enrolled in a Head Start program who participated in the implementation of a multi-generational reading program

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An examination of changes in classroom teacher behaviors when implementing an individualized behavior support plan for a preschooler with challenging behavior
Gleason, Cecile, 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany

A case study of 4 early childhood staff member’s implementation of a behavior support plan in a Head Start classroom, the relationship between teacher behaviors and changes in a child's behavior, teachers’ views on the feasibility, value of the behavior strategies, and the helpfulness of professional development

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Head Start children at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders: An examination of personal and programmatic characteristics
Abbott, Dana H., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, State University of New York at Albany

An examination of the screening procedures used to identify emotional behavioral disorders in Head Start children, comparing the results of a developmental screening instrument with results of a generic screening tool; intervention procedures after diagnosis were also examined

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The impact of inclusion on language development and social competence among preschoolers with disabilities
Rafferty, Yvonne, 2003
Exceptional Children, 69(4), 467-479

An article on the effects of inclusion on the language and social development of mentally disabled children

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The longitudinal course of reading development from preschool through elementary school: An application of structural equation modeling
Bracken, Stacey Storch, 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, State University of New York at Stony Brook

An investigation of the longitudinal relationship between code-related and oral language emergent literacy skills and reading achievement in low income children

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Mathematics in early childhood: An investigation of mathematics skills in preschool and kindergarten students
Smith, Cara, 2010
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Alfred University, Alfred, NY

A study of a model of mathematics skills acquisition as measured by eight assessment tasks of early mathematics skills with 88 students in ten preschool and four kindergarten classrooms

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Nutrition practices and children's dietary intakes at 40 child-care centers in New York City
Erinosho, Temitope, September, 2011
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 111(9), 1391-1397

An evaluation of nutrition practices and an assessment of children's dietary intakes using nutrition recommendations, based on a review of menus, observations of foods and beverages consumed by 240 3- and 4-year-old children, and from the directors of 40 child care centers in the underserved communities in Central Brooklyn, East/Central Harlem, South Bronx, and Manhattan

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Preschool teachers’ beliefs about appropriate early literacy and mathematics education for low- and middle-socioeconomic status children
Sun Lee, Joon, 2007
Early Education and Development, 18(1), 111-143

An exploration of preschool teachers’ beliefs about appropriate early education pedagogy for low- and middle-socioeconomic status children, based on responses from 60 teachers assigned to read written vignettes describing issues related to teaching either literacy or mathematics

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Print books vs. e-books: Comparing parent-child co-reading on print, basic, and enhanced e-book platforms
Chiong, Cynthia, Spring 2012
New York: Joan Ganz Cooney Center.

A study of variations in interactions, engagement, and child story comprehension in parent-child co-reading across print book, basic e-book, and enhanced e-book formats, based on observations of 32 parent-child pairs reading a print book and either its basic e-book or enhanced e-book counterpart

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Providing extra supports for language and literacy development to struggling learners in preschool
Smith, Sheila, July 2009
NHSA Dialog, 12(3), 210-226

A description of the outcomes of and strategies used by the New York University Early Reading First (ERF) program to deliver individualized early literacy instruction to students, based on a sample of 4-year-old children from 5 full-day preschool intervention sites assessed twice throughout the program year

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Reducing disruptive behaviors in preschoolers: Using interdependent group contingency with mystery motivators
Murphy, Kelly A., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

An investigation of the effects of an early intervention using mystery motivators on nine Head Start children's disruptive behaviors

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The relationship between preschool programming and school readiness for rural children entering kindergarten
Conway, Donna M., June 2010
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN

A comparison of the preliteracy readiness scores of groups of kindergarten children who have attended either half-day or full-day preschool programs, half-day or a full-day child care centers, or who were not in attendance in an early childhood program, from district data collected from 320 kindergarten students in a rural New York school district

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Teaching and tracking emergent literacy in Head Start
Shaller, Gary E., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, State University of New York at Stony Brook

An examination of the impact of an early intervention literacy curriculum on Head Start children's emergent literacy skills

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Two year program evaluation of the jumpstart program in New York City
Vecchiotti, Sara, 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Fordham University, New York

An evaluation of the implementation of the Jumpstart NYC early intervention program for preschoolers from 1997 through 1999, and an inquiry into the influence of participation in the program on children’s school readiness skills

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