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"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:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Megan M. McClelland Behavioral self-regulation has emerged as an important predictor of

Cultural post-adoption services and cigarette smoking for Korean-American transracial adoptees

Creator:: Partipilo, Christopher
Abstract:: Over the past several decades, American families have adopted thousands of children from outside of the United States. A large percentage of international adoptions come from South Korea (Selman, 2012). Transracial Korean-American adoptees must navigate circumstances unique to their situations as individuals with a birth culture and an adoptive culture...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Megan M. McClelland Over the past several decades, American families have adopted

Relations between Parental Marital Status, Residential Mobility, and Children’s Academic Achievement and Self-Regulation in Kindergarten

Creator:: Bukres, Aya, McClelland, Megan M., and Tracy, Alexis
Abstract:: Children’s self-regulation and academic achievement are important factors in predicting school readiness and later academic outcomes. This study examined relationships between parental marital status and residential mobility on children’s academic achievement and self-regulation in kindergarten. Using a diverse sample of 131 kindergarten children, results indicated that the number of family...
Resource Type:: Poster

Exploring gender differences in self regulation among Head Start and non-Head Start kids

Creator:: Gilmore, Brittany D., McClelland, Megan M., and Duncan, Rob
Abstract:: Children’s self-regulation and socio-economic status are important factors in predicting later academic outcomes and kindergarten readiness. This study examined relationships between socio-economic status (SES), gender differences, and performance on the Heads-Toes-Knees-Shoulders (HTKS) self-regulation assessment. Using a diverse sample of 408 preschool children, results indicated: Low-income children in Head Start displayed...
Resource Type:: Poster

Cooperation and achievement in preschoolers

Creator:: Yde, Katherine M., McClelland, Megan M., and Schmitt, Sara
Abstract:: According to recent research, children’s learning related skills, such as cooperation, self-regulation, responsibility, and independence, are closely related to their academic outcomes (McClelland, Acock, Morrison 2006). While self regulation during preschool and it’s related skills are predictors of later academic achievement, it might be beneficial to determine a simple screening...
Resource Type:: Poster

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:: : _____________________________________________________ Megan M. McClelland In recent years, self-regulation has emerged as a foundational

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:: : Megan M. McClelland The transition to kindergarten can be challenging for many children who do not

Measures of executive function : convergent validity and links to academic achievement in preschool

Creator:: Duncan, Robert J.
Abstract:: Executive functions (including attentional shifting/flexibility, working memory, and inhibitory control) are strong predictors of children's early school success (Blair & Razza, 2007; Espy et al., 2004). The current study explored questions related to measurement of executive functions in preschool-aged children. Convergent and predictive validity were assessed for two traditional executive...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________________________ Megan M. McClelland Executive functions (including attentional shifting/flexibility

Addressing Children with Disabilities through Inclusion Literature

Creator:: Kerrigan, Michelle D.
Abstract:: This project aimed to address the topic of children with disabilities through a well-researched children’s book. Dancing with my friend Maddie is a children’s book that focuses on a friendship between Claire, a typically developing first grader, and Maddie, a first grader with Down syndrome. Research has shown that addressing...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract Approved By __________________________________ Megan McClelland This

English Proficiency and Executive Function in Dual Language Learners Enrolled in Head Start

Creator:: Merculief, Alexis
Abstract:: Dual Language Learners (DLLs) represent a substantial subpopulation in United States preschool programs (Aikens, Kinas, Malone, Tarullo, & Harding, 2017). DLLs often come from low socio-economic backgrounds and encounter barriers to academic success (National Academies of Science, 2017; Thomas & Collier, 2002). One consistent predictor of academic success is executive...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: __________________________________________________________ Megan McClelland, PhD

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

Cultural post-adoption services and cigarette smoking for Korean-American transracial adoptees

Relations between Parental Marital Status, Residential Mobility, and Children’s Academic Achievement and Self-Regulation in Kindergarten

Exploring gender differences in self regulation among Head Start and non-Head Start kids

Cooperation and achievement in preschoolers

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

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

Measures of executive function : convergent validity and links to academic achievement in preschool

Addressing Children with Disabilities through Inclusion Literature

English Proficiency and Executive Function in Dual Language Learners Enrolled in Head Start

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