Addressing disruptive behaviors in the preschool classroom: An adaptation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for Head Start teachers
Collett, Brent R., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Utah State University, Logan
A study describing the development, implementation, and evaluation of an early intervention program designed to improve teaching strategies and practices for Head Start children with behavioral problems
Reports & Papers
A curriculum-based approach for social-cognitive skills training: An intervention targeting aggression in Head Start preschoolers
Carpenter, Erika M., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maine, Orono
An evaluation of the effectiveness of a puppet-facilitated early intervention program designed to target aggression in Head Start preschoolers by teaching basic individual social-cognitive skills
Reports & Papers
Emotions matter: Making the case for the role of young children's emotional development for early school readiness
Raver, C. Cybele, 2002
Social Policy Report, 16(3)
A report considering the important of emotional development for school readiness and reviewing research on the effectiveness of interventions at affecting emotional adjustment in preschool
Fact Sheets & Briefs
An evaluation of the impact of anti-bias curriculum practices on prejudicial racial attitudes among children attending Head Start
Thorman, Abigail E., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Kansas State University, Manhattan
An analysis of the impact of a 36-week classroom intervention on Head Start children's racial attitudes
Reports & Papers
Ready to enter: What research tells policymakers about strategies to promote social and emotional school readiness among three- and four-year-old children
Raver, C. Cybele, 2002
(Promoting the Emotional Well-Being of Children and Families Policy Paper No. 3). New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.
An exploration of emerging research on the efficacy of preventive and early interventions addressing the needs of young children at risk for poor social, emotional, and behavioral development, and discussion of the kinds of research-based education and care interventions considered to be most effective
Other
Strategies to support the emotional wellness of children, families, and staff: Findings from a Head Start mental health task force
Borg, Amy, 2002
Newton, MA: Education Development Center.
A study of the emotional well-being of children, families and staff in Head Start and other early childhood programs as it relates to refining practices and systems in the area of mental health
Other
A tool for identifying preschoolers' deficits in social competence: The Preschool Taxonomy of Problem Situations
Blankemeyer, Maureen, May 2002
Education and Treatment of Children, 25(2), 208-223
A description of the development of the Preschool Taxonomy of Problem Solutions (PTOPS), designed to measure preschool children's social competences across different social settings and an evaluation of the psychometric properties of the PTOPS
Reports & Papers
Transition to the school playground: An intervention programme for nursery children
Smith, Nanette, 2002
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 22(2), 129-146
An account of the implementation and outcomes of a program aimed at promoting socioemotional development to help preschool children with the transition to the school playground, based on a sample of 19 4-year-olds from one school in the United Kingdom
Reports & Papers