Author: Elisa Garcia
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Sparking Connections: Evaluations of Mobile Messaging on Responsive Caregiving
Mobile messaging programs are a low-cost, scalable approach to building parentsā knowledge and capacity to support their childrenās development. These programs directly deliver simple and straightforward information, tips, and activities that parents can incorporate into daily routines.
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Leveraging Flexible Teacher Certification Policies to Address the Bilingual Teacher Shortage
In this brief, the authors share strategies that state education agencies may use to provide more flexibility in teacher certification policies and thereby mitigate bilingual teacher shortages.
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The Efficacy of Digital Media Resources in Improving Childrenās Ability to Use Informational Text: An Evaluation of Molly of Denali from PBS KIDS
Two nine-week trials with a national sample of 263 first-graders examined whether free educational videos and digital games supported childrenās ability to use informational text to answer real-world questions.
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National Picture of the Self-Determination Characteristics of Secondary School English Learners With Disabilities
We examined the self-determination of English learners with disabilities in secondary school, based on a secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS 2012).
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Comparing Parent Report and Telemetry Measures of Child Media Use
Accurate measurement of childrenās media use is critical for understanding media effects on child outcomes.
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Early science and engineering: The impact of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! on Learning
This study explores whether providing families with access to PBS KIDS The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! ā¢ activities can help children learn physical science and engineering concepts and practices.
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Teachersā perceptions of studentsā executive functions: Disparities by gender, ethnicity, and ELL status
We assessed whether studentsā gender, ethnicity, and English language learner (ELL) status predicted teachersā reports of studentsā EFs, beyond what would be expected based on direct assessment of EFs.
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Peers matter: Links Between Classmatesā and Individual Studentsā Executive Functions in Elementary School
In this study, we test whether mean levels and variability in classmatesā EF skills are associated with growth in individual studentsā accuracy and speed .
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Getting Ready to Learn: Creating Effective, Educational Childrenās Media
Getting Ready to Learn describes how educational media have and are continuing to play a role in meeting the learning needs of children, parents, and teachers.
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Postsecondary Education-Focused Transition Planning Experiences of English Learners With Disabilities
This study examined postschool expectations, transition planning experiences, and supports of a nationally representative sample of English learners with disabilities, based on secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study (NLTS) 2012.
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What parents talk about when they talk about learning: A national survey about young children and science
This study used a nationally representative parent survey, combined with in-depth interviews and home visits with a smaller sample of families, to learn how parents of young children, particularly low-income parents, encourage and take part in their childrenās learning, especially their science learning.
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The classroom language context and English and Spanish vocabulary development among dual language learners attending Head Start
Using a nationally representative sample of dual language learners attending Head Start, this study investigated how the language used for instruction and the proportion of DLLs in the class was associated with English and Spanish receptive vocabulary development between the fall and spring.