The role of Head Start in buffering the impact of maternal depression on children's acquisition of school readiness skills

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin L. Callahan ◽  
Melissa A. Barnett ◽  
Nikole L. Dominique ◽  
Lucy McGoron ◽  
Laura V. Scaramella
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Readiness Skills ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Executive functions and school readiness intervention: Impact, moderation, and mediation in the Head Start REDI program

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 821-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Bierman ◽  
Robert L. Nix ◽  
Mark T. Greenberg ◽  
Clancy Blair ◽  
Celene E. Domitrovich
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Disadvantaged Children ◽  
Intervention Impact ◽  
Head Start Programs ◽  
The Impact

AbstractDespite their potentially central role in fostering school readiness, executive function (EF) skills have received little explicit attention in the design and evaluation of school readiness interventions for socioeconomically disadvantaged children. The present study examined a set of five EF measures in the context of a randomized-controlled trial of a research-based intervention integrated into Head Start programs (Head Start REDI). Three hundred fifty-six 4-year-old children (17% Hispanic, 25% African American; 54% girls) were followed over the course of the prekindergarten year. Initial EF predicted gains in cognitive and social–emotional skills and moderated the impact of the Head Start REDI intervention on some outcomes. The REDI intervention promoted gains on two EF measures, which partially mediated intervention effects on school readiness. We discuss the importance of further study of the neurobiological bases of school readiness, the implications for intervention design, and the value of incorporating markers of neurobiological processes into school readiness interventions.

The Impact of Early Head Start on School Readiness: New Looks

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 883-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Bradley ◽  
Rachel Chazan-Cohen ◽  
Helen Raikes
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Early Head Start ◽  
The Impact

National profiles of school readiness skills for Head Start children: An investigation of stability and change

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 668-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine M. McWayne ◽  
Debbie L. Hahs-Vaughn ◽  
Katherine Cheung ◽  
Linnie E. Green Wright
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Stability And Change ◽  
Head Start Children ◽  
Readiness Skills

scholarly journals The impact of maternal depression on adolescent adjustment: The role of expressed emotion.

2003 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 935-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise R. Nelson ◽  
Constance Hammen ◽  
Patricia A. Brennan ◽  
Jodie B. Ullman
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Expressed Emotion ◽  
Adolescent Adjustment ◽  
The Impact
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