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2009 Iowa Head Start needs assessment
Iowa Head Start-State Collaboration Office, November 01, 2009
Des Moines, IA: Iowa Head Start-State Collaboration Office.

A survey of the collaboration and professional development activities of Iowa Head Start grantees

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2010-11 statewide needs assessment update
North Carolina Head Start State Collaboration Office,
Raleigh: North Carolina Head Start State Collaboration Office.

An assessment of North Carolina Head Start program needs in the coordination, collaboration, and alignment of services in seven designated priority areas, based on a survey of 54 Head Start programs

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The 30-second effect: An experiment revealing the impact of television commercials on food preferences of preschoolers
Borzekowski, Dina L. G., 2001
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 101(1), 42-46

A study of the influence of televised food commercials on preschool children's food preferences among a sample of 40 Head Start children in northern California

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Accelerating math development in Head Start classrooms
Arnold, David H., 2003
Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(4), 762-770

A study of the impact of participating in fun, diverse mathematics-related activities on math skills among Head Start preschool children

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ACF-OPRE report: A second year in Head Start: Characteristics and outcomes of children who entered the program at age three
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A profile of the development, families, and home environments of children participating in their second year of Head Start who had entered the program at age 3 in the fall of 2006, based on spring 2008 data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2006 (FACES 2006)

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ACF-OPRE report: A year in Head Start: Children, families and programs
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October, 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A profile of the characteristics of Head Start children and families and their home and Head Start classroom environments from fall 2006 through spring 2007, including children's cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development, and Head Start classroom curricula and activities, based on data collected from a sample of 60 Head Start programs, 135 centers, 410 classrooms, 365 teachers, and 3,315 children and their parents

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Addressing challenging behaviors in Head Start: A closer look at program policies and procedures
Quesenberry, Amanda C., February, 2011
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 30(4), 209-220

An examination of Head Start policies and procedures related to child guidance and challenging behaviors, based on interviews with program staff and document analysis from 6 Head Start programs in the Midwest

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Addressing the mental health needs of Head Start families: A university collaborative model
Carlson, Vivian J., 2000
NHSA Dialog, 3(2), 215-233

A discussion of the mental health needs of Head Start families, and the presentation of a collaborative model between graduate-level training programs and Head Start services

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African American preschoolers' language, emergent literacy skills, and use of African American English: A complex relation
Connor, Carol McDonald, August 2006
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 49(4), 771-792

An examination of the relation between Head Start African American preschoolers' use of African American English and their language and emergent literacy skills

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Alabama 2008-2009 needs assessment survey results
O'Neal & Associates, October, 2009
Montgomery: Alabama Head Start State Collaboration Office.

An assessment of Alabama Head Start program needs and strengths in cooperation, collaboration, and coordination with organizations to provide services in 10 designated priority areas, based on a survey of 31 Head Start programs

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America reads in Head Start classrooms: Partners in literacy
Horobin, Karen D., 1999
NHSA Dialog, 3(1), 128-152

A study of a Head Start intervention program to enhance children’s literacy knowledge, utilizing collaborations between University faculty and interns

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Applying principles of development to help at-risk preschoolers develop numeracy
Pasnak, Robert, March 2006
The Journal of Psychology, 140(2), 155-173

An examination of the impact of playing games designed to improve young children's grasp of the oddity and insertion principles using a sample of young, ethnically diverse, Head Start preschool children

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Are Head Start effects sustained?: A longitudinal follow-up comparison of disadvantaged children attending Head Start, no preschool, and other preschool programs
Lee, Valerie E., 1990
Child Development, 61(2), 495-507

A study of the sustained effects in kindergarten and first grade of Project Head Start for disadvantaged black children between 1969 and 1970 in two American cities

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''Are two better than one?'': The impact of years in Head Start on child outcomes, family environment, and reading at home
Ritblatt, Shulamit, 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(4), 525-537

An examination of the relationship between length of participation in Head Start and family and child outcomes, using data collected by the Neighborhood House Association Head Start Program of San Diego County

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Arkansas Head Start State Collaboration Office: Needs assessment
Arkansas Head Start State Collaboration Office, April 2009
Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Head Start State Collaboration Office.

Findings from an assessment of the strengths and opportunities of early childhood education programs in priority program coordination and content areas such as health and wellness, collaboration and partnerships, child outcomes, and family services, based on a survey of 22 Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Arkansas

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Assessing language, literacy, and mathematics skills with Work Sampling for Head Start
Meisels, Samuel J., November, 2008
Early Education and Development, 19(6), 963-981

A study of the validity and reliability of the Work Sampling for Head Start instrument, a modified version of the Work Sampling System for the assessment of early reading, language, and math, in a sample of 112 children enrolled in Saint Paul Public Schools CHOICE program

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Assessing the play beliefs of African American mothers with preschool children
Fogle, Livy M., Q4 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(4), 507-518

A critical discussion of rating scales that measure parent beliefs about play, and a description of a study through which the Parent Play Beliefs Scale (PPBS) was developed and validated, based on the participation of African-American families with children enrolled in Head Start centers

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Assessing the role of Head Start family service workers
Franze, Sarah, 1999
NHSA Dialog, 2(1), 57-64

An exploration of the role of family service workers in Head Start programs, with a proposal of methods to evaluate Head Start’s social service components, based on focus group interviews with 66 family service workers from three urban and rural Head Start programs in the Southeastern United States

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Assessment and decision-making in early childhood education and intervention
Strand, Paul S., April 2007
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16(2), 209-218

An account of the use of an inductive-experimental teaching assessment model to improve children’s letter recognition scores at a Head Start center

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Assessment and program accountability in early childhood education: Lessons learned in Ohio
Boat, Mary Barbara, 2005
NHSA Dialog, 8(1), 5-15

A discussion of the outcomes and lessons learned from Ohio's multi-year program designed to develop a standards-based assessment system for state-funded early childhood education programs

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Assurance of outcome evaluation: Curriculum fidelity
Vartuli, Sue, Summer 2009
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 24(3), 502-512

An inquiry into the level of curriculum fidelity in early childhood education and care programs, based on observations and assessments of a sample of 43 teachers and 6 program coordinators from a Head Start program in a Missouri city

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Asthma knowledge, awareness, and training among Head Start and Early Head Start staff
Walders, Natalie, 2004
Journal of School Health, 74(1), 32-34

A survey of Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) staff evaluating the current efficacy of asthma management in early childhood settings

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Asthma management practices and education needs of Head Start directors and staff
Huss, Karen, October 2002
Journal of School Health, 72(8), 329-333

A survey-based study of Head Start directors and staff assessing asthma care practices, beliefs, education activities, and sociodemographic characteristics

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Banking time in Head Start: Early efficacy of an intervention designed to promote supportive teacher-child relationships
Driscoll, Katherine C., January 2010
Early Education and Development, 21(1), 38-64

An investigation of the effects of a pro-social teacher-child intervention on teacher-reported relationship quality, teacher-rated child behavioral outcomes, and observer-rated teacher–child interactions during two six-week intervention periods with 116 children and 29 Head Start teachers from video-taped observations of semi-structured interactions

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Barriers to addressing family mediators of literacy, employability, and substance abuse: How Head Start programs collaborate to meet their families' needs
DeSantis, James P., 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(2), 32-43

An analysis of data collected from a national survey, examining the barriers to helping Head Start families receive services and the success of collaborations between Head Start and service providers in meeting family needs

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