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Assessing language, literacy, and mathematics skills with Work Sampling for Head Start 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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Beginning Head Start: Children, families and programs in fall 2006: FACES 2006 baseline report A profile of the characteristics of newly enrolled Head Start children and families and their home and Head Start classroom environments in fall 2006, 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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Beginning school ready to learn: The impact of the Head Start Early Childhood Education Program on Hispanic children An examination of the relationship between attendance at Head Start's Early Childhood Education Program and Hispanic children's ability to begin kindergarten ready to learn from in depth interviews with 11 female employeees at a Head Start program in Southern California |
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Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators |
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Cross referrals between programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities: Perceptions of Part C and Early Head Start Providers A qualitative study of the views of Part C and Head Start administrators and healthcare providers about the complimentary roles of the programs, the collaboration between programs, and the identification and cross-referral of low income children with disabilities eligible for both programs, based on interviews with staff in 6 communities with both programs in 5 states |
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Dual language learning: What does it take?: Head Start dual language report An assessment of local practices and needs related to the care and education of dual language learners in Head Start programs, based on data collected from over 200 parents and Head Start staff in conference calls, meetings, and focus group sessions |
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Effects of a literacy curriculum that supports writing development of Spanish-speaking English learners in Head Start Findings from an investigation of the effect of a literacy curriculum on the acquisition of writing skills by English language learners in a Head Start program, based on a sample of 76 Spanish-speaking students from 6 child care centers in California assigned to groups that received either a writing development intervention, a vocabulary building intervention, or control group conditions |
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Facilitators of and challenges to interagency collaboration: An early childhood perspective Findings from a process evaluation of an interagency collaboration between an Early Head Start program and a residential drug treatment agency serving low-income families in a large northeastern city |
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Father beliefs as a mediator between contextual barriers and father involvement A study of predictors and mediators associated with paternal involvement in Head Start and Early Head Start activities in a sample of 101 low-income fathers from a rural area of the Midwest United States |
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Head Start: A more comprehensive risk management strategy and data improvements could further strengthen program oversight A study of U.S. Administration for Children and Families oversight and monitoring practices for assessing the risks that may prevent Head Start grantees from meeting federal program objectives, based on interviews with federal program officials, a survey of grantees, an analysis of program on-site review data, and tests of the consistency of Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data |
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The impact of a mentor-coaching model on teacher professional development A study of the experiences of 44 Head Start teachers participating in the Strategic Teacher Education Program (STEP) Literacy Mentor-Coach Initiative, a mentoring initiative used to implement a literacy program in Head Start classrooms |
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Implementation of the Head Start National Reporting System: Spring 2006: Final report A study providing findings from the third year of the Head Start Quality Assurance Study, which examined Head Start programs' experiences implementing the Head Start National Reporting System (NRS), including: the quality of their administration of the NRS Child Assessment; their approaches to training staff to conduct the NRS Child Assessment; their use of NRS results for program improvement; and program staff perspectives of the NRS, all based on site visits to a nationally representative sample of 35 Head Start programs |
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Implementation of the Head Start National Reporting System: Spring 2007: Final report A study providing findings from the fourth year of the Head Start Quality Assurance Study, which examined Head Start programs' experiences implementing the Head Start National Reporting System (NRS), including: the quality of their administration of the NRS Child Assessment; their approaches to training staff to conduct the NRS Child Assessment; their experiences with a new NRS social-emotional development component; their use of NRS results for program improvement; and program staff perspectives of the NRS, all based on site visits to a nationally representative sample of 40 Head Start programs with an oversample of American Indian/Alaska Native programs |
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Improving preschool classroom processes: Preliminary findings from a randomized trial implemented in Head Start settings A test of the impact of the mental health consultants provided to enhance Head Start teachers’ classroom management skills as part of and Chicago School Readiness Project (CRSP) |
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Influences of teacher-child social interactions on English language development in a Head Start classroom A study of the language use of four children from Spanish-speaking families and two teachers in a Head Start classroom |
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An investigation of classroom situational dimensions of emotional and behavioral adjustment and cognitive and social outcomes for Head Start children An investigation of the influence of classroom behavior problems on preschool readiness outcomes among low-income preschool children in urban areas |
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It's more than a measure: Reflections on a university-Early Head Start partnership A description of the use of the Toddler Attachment Sort-45 Items (TAS-45) to measure the quality of Early Head Start service delivery, based on the experiences of 4 family educators and their supervisors |
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Montana Head Start collaboration: 2008 needs assessment report A survey of the collaboration and professional development activities of Montana Head Start grantees |
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Nevada Head Start State Collaboration Office: Early childhood outcomes assessment tool survey: 2008 report Findings from an assessment of the strengths and opportunities of early childhood education programs in priority program coordination and content areas, based on a survey of 19 sites of eight early childhood service programs in Nevada |
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Patterns of teacher-child conversations in Head Start classrooms: Implications for an empirically grounded approach to professional development An analysis of the language and vocabulary teaching strategies used by four Head Start teachers in their informal discourse with children |
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Preparing Head Start personnel to use a curriculum-based assessment: An innovative practice in the “age of accountability” An account of the inter-rater reliability training of 18 Head Start teachers using the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System for Infants and Children (AEPS) with the technical assistance of Project LINK |
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Preschool programs can boost school readiness A study comparing the impacts on children's early reading, writing, and math skills of participating in Head Start or participating in Oklahoma's universal prekindergarten program, and relating the variation in impacts to differences in classroom practices in the programs |
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Preschool programs can boost school readiness A comparison of the academic skills of experimental groups of 1,264 children completing public prekindergarten and 327 children completing Head Start programs and control groups of 1,492 children entering public prekindergarten and 483 children entering Head Start programs in Tulsa |
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Promoting academic and social-emotional school readiness: The Head Start REDI program A study of the effect of the Research-Based, Developmentally Informed (REDI) intervention on the socioemotional competencies, language development, and literacy skills of 356 children in an experimental group of 22 and a control group of 22 Head Start classrooms |
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Special report: Reduced funding cripples Head Start from reaching its potential A study of the effects of reduced funding on the Head Start programs in each state during the 2007-2008 program year, based on a national survey of Head Start directors |
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