Cognitive Flexibility, Approaches to Learning, and Academic School Readiness in Head Start Preschool Children

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia E. Vitiello ◽  
Daryl B. Greenfield ◽  
Pelin Munis ◽  
J'Lene George
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Head Start ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Cognitive Flexibility ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Academic School

Classroom Language Contexts as Predictors of Latinx Preschool Dual Language Learners’ School Readiness

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 339-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria C. Limlingan ◽  
Christine M. McWayne ◽  
Elizabeth A. Sanders ◽  
Michael L. López
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Dual Language ◽  
Cooperative Behavior ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Dual Language Learners ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Classroom Language

The present study examined the relations between teacher-child interactions, teachers’ Spanish use, classroom linguistic composition, and the school readiness skills of low-income, Latinx, Spanish-speaking dual language learners (DLLs), controlling for home and teacher background characteristics, with a national probability sample of Head Start children (i.e., from the Family and Child Experiences Survey [FACES, 2009]). Findings revealed that Head Start classrooms with higher concentrations of DLLs had teachers who reported lower average levels of children’s cooperative behavior. In addition, DLL students in classrooms where teachers used more Spanish for instruction and demonstrated more emotionally supportive teacher-child interactions were found to have higher average scores on measures of approaches to learning. Implications and directions for future research related to classroom language contexts are discussed.

Executive Functions and Approaches to Learning in Head Start Preschoolers

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia E. Vitiello ◽  
Pelin Munis ◽  
J'Lene George ◽  
Daryl B. Greenfield
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Approaches To Learning
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