scholarly journals Stigma-by-association: The effect of parent disengagement on Head Start teacher attitudes toward their students

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Antonette Levine
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Teacher Attitudes ◽  
Stigma By Association ◽  
Head Start Teacher

The Relation Between Teacher Vocabulary Use in Play and Child Vocabulary Outcomes

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ragan H. McLeod ◽  
Ann P. Kaiser ◽  
Jessica K. Hardy
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Vocabulary Instruction ◽  
Vocabulary Development ◽  
Book Reading ◽  
Descriptive Data ◽  
Teacher Strategies ◽  
Preschool Classroom ◽  
Milieu Teaching ◽  
Head Start Teacher ◽  
Enhanced Milieu Teaching

Although extensive research exists on vocabulary instruction during book reading in preschool classroom, comparatively little research has been conducted on vocabulary exposure in classroom play contexts and child vocabulary outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine Head Start teacher and child vocabulary use in dyadic play sessions and the relation between teachers’ vocabulary use and children’s vocabulary outcomes. One Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) session for each of 53 teacher–child dyads was transcribed and coded for teacher use of target and sophisticated vocabulary, use of teacher strategies to support vocabulary development, and child use of vocabulary. Descriptive data indicate variability for both teacher and child vocabulary use in the play sessions. Both teacher total number of vocabulary words and vocabulary supports were significantly related to child vocabulary use within sessions. Implications for practice are discussed.

Head Start Teacher Well-Being: Implications for Policy and Practice

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 323-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert V. Bullough ◽  
Kendra M. Hall-Kenyon ◽  
Kathryn Lake MacKay
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Head Start Teacher

Project Head Start: Teacher Interest and Commitment

1967 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 279 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Thomas Friedman ◽  
John Pierce-Jones ◽  
W. E. Barron ◽  
Bill S. Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Teacher Interest ◽  
Head Start Teacher

Early Identification of Developmental Strengths and Weaknesses in Preschool Children

1979 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas G. Ullman ◽  
Donald F. Kausch
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
Teacher Evaluations ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Cutoff Score ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Head Start Children ◽  
Preschool Age Children ◽  
Child Development Inventory ◽  
Head Start Teacher

The ability of the Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI) to identify developmental strengths and weaknesses was investigated with 60 nursery school children and 62 Head Start children. As expected, the MCDI identified more problems in the high risk Head Start group and, for five of the eight developmental areas, significantly predicted subsequent Head Start teacher evaluations of each child. Also, modifying the MCDI cutoff score reduced substantially the false negatives. Thus, the MCDI was found to show some promise as a useful developmental screening instrument for lower socioeconomic, preschool age children. Implications for remedial planning are addressed.

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