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Supporting children who struggle with self-regulation : the role of early family risk and child care quality

Creator:: Pratt, Megan E.
Abstract:: Children's early self-regulation skills have long-term implications for a variety of academic, social, and health outcomes. Unfortunately, children facing multiple family risk factors (e.g., harsh parenting, economic disadvantage) are more likely to struggle with early self-regulation. Despite early disparities in self-regulation, promising intervention evidence suggests that high quality prekindergarten experiences...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: differences in children’s early self-regulation, with children characterized by the profile including high

Strengthening school readiness for children at risk : evaluating self-regulation measures and an intervention using classroom games

Creator:: Schmitt, Sara A.
Abstract:: In recent years, self-regulation has emerged as a foundational skill for academic success and well-being. Unfortunately, many children enter kindergarten without the self-regulation skills necessary to succeed. Children from high-risk backgrounds (e.g., low-income) are particularly vulnerable for difficulties in self-regulation development. Given these documented gaps in self-regulation, it has become...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: documented gaps in self-regulation, it has become critical to first identify children at risk for poor self

Parenting style and practice : predictors of behavioral regulation in preschool

Creator:: Pritchard, Megan E.
Abstract:: Increasing numbers of children are entering kindergarten without the behavioral skills needed to cope with the demands of the classroom environment. Moreover, a number of studies have documented that young children's behavioral regulation (including attention, working memory, and inhibitory control skills) plays an important role in later academic achievement (McClelland,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Predicting School Readiness Using Motor Skill Proficiency of At-Risk Preschoolers

Creator:: Tepfer, Amanda Taek Soon
Abstract:: Background: Early childhood is filled with incredible growth in all areas of development and offers a critical period for optimal learning (Lerner, 2002). During this critical period both motor skills (Bouffard, Watkinson, Thompson, Causgrove Dunn, & Romanow, 1996; Clark & Metcalfe, 2002; Lubans, Morgan, Cliff, Barnett, & Okely, 2010; Stodden...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: aspects of motor skills, were associated with better self-regulation skills. In addition, children

"And when they woke up... they were monkeys!" Using classroom games to improve preschoolers's behavioral self-regulation

Creator:: Tominey, Shauna L. M.
Abstract:: Behavioral self-regulation has emerged as an important predictor of academic success as early as preschool. Few studies, however, have examined ways to improve children's behavioral self-regulation in preschool, prior to formal school entry. This dissertation includes two studies examining a pilot intervention using classroom games to improve behavioral self-regulation with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: designed to help children practice behavioral self-regulation skills. In the spring (time 2), children’s

Profiles of Community Resources and their Influence on Self-Regulation at Preschool : A Focus on Children from Low-Income Families

Creator:: Finders, Jennifer K.
Abstract:: Self-regulation skills lay the foundation for short- and long-term school success, and strengthening these skills in early childhood can have significant implications for immediate and future life outcomes (e.g., Blair & Diamond, 2008; McClelland, Acock, Piccinin, Rhea, & Stallings, 2013). A large body of literature has investigated how characteristics of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to strengthen the self-regulatory resources of children early in life (Evans & Fuller-Rowell, 2013

What Do Girls Learn from Dolls? Sexualized Stimuli and Girls’ Body Esteem and Academic Performance

Creator:: Lundeberg, Pamela J.
Abstract:: Although a significant amount of research has investigated the effect of sexualization on women's body esteem and cognitive performance, few researchers have examined the effect of sexualization on girls. Additionally, research that has been conducted regarding girls' experiences of sexualization has primarily focused on media influences. The effect of dolls...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Examining School-Day Physical Activity Opportunities and the Influence of Physical Activity at School on Weight Status in Rural Oregon Elementary School Children

Creator:: Hilberg, Evan M.
Abstract:: There is a known relationship between total physical activity (PA) and weight status in children; however, there is a paucity of data examining the prospective relationship between school day PA and obesity among rural elementary school children. A large number of cross-sectional studies have demonstrated that higher levels of PA...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: limited for elementary aged children in Oregon, self- report data among older children indicates that

Parental beliefs and practices : influences of parenting in Latino/a and Caucasian children's behavioral regulation

Creator:: Diaz, Guadalupe
Abstract:: The transition to kindergarten can be challenging for many children who do not have the necessary skills to meet the demands of classroom settings such as paying attention, remembering instructions, and demonstrating self-control. Children who lack the necessary behavioral regulation skills to meet the demands in the classroom environment are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , remembering instructions, and demonstrating self-control. Children who lack the necessary behavioral

Factors that influence the quality of teacher implementation of a school-based social-emotional learning and health promotion program

Creator:: Malloy, Margaret
Abstract:: Research regarding factors that promote high-quality implementation of school-based prevention programs has increased markedly over the past decade as it has become increasingly recognized that evidence-based programs are often not well implemented. Whole-school interventions may be particularly complex to implement because they are intended to involve all school personnel and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: important areas of implementation science that relate to SELHP programs for children and youth in schools

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Supporting children who struggle with self-regulation : the role of early family risk and child care quality

Strengthening school readiness for children at risk : evaluating self-regulation measures and an intervention using classroom games

Parenting style and practice : predictors of behavioral regulation in preschool

Predicting School Readiness Using Motor Skill Proficiency of At-Risk Preschoolers

"And when they woke up... they were monkeys!" Using classroom games to improve preschoolers's behavioral self-regulation

Profiles of Community Resources and their Influence on Self-Regulation at Preschool : A Focus on Children from Low-Income Families

What Do Girls Learn from Dolls? Sexualized Stimuli and Girls’ Body Esteem and Academic Performance

Examining School-Day Physical Activity Opportunities and the Influence of Physical Activity at School on Weight Status in Rural Oregon Elementary School Children

Parental beliefs and practices : influences of parenting in Latino/a and Caucasian children's behavioral regulation

Factors that influence the quality of teacher implementation of a school-based social-emotional learning and health promotion program

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