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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

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

The Role of Family Characteristics in Predicting Self-Regulation and Early Literacy in Kindergarten

Creator:: Sciuto, Isabella C.
Abstract:: The family context is an important aspect of a child’s environment that can provide helpful resources for fostering positive development or can be a source of risk. One risk factor that is present in an overwhelming number of families is low income status (Child Trends Databank, 2019). Children growing up...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Megan M. McClelland, PhD The family context is an important aspect of a child’s

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

The relationship of full day kindergarten, children's self-regulation, and early academic achievement

Creator:: Alonso, Jessica, G.
Abstract:: Strong self-regulation skills can predict academic success in early childhood contexts, specifically for math and literacy skills, thus laying the foundation for future success (McClelland & Cameron, 2012; McClelland & Ponitz, 2011). Children’s exposure to increased instructional time in school through programs such as full day kindergarten (FDK) has also...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: APPROVED: Megan M. McClelland, representing Human Development and Family Studies Karen

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:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Megan M. McClelland

The effect of Head Start on teacher-child relationships : mechanisms and moderation by children's problem behavior

Creator:: Tracy, Alexis
Abstract:: Positive teacher-child relationships, characterized by warmth and closeness, are associated with better behavioral and academic outcomes for children in preschool and elementary school (Hamre & Pianta, 2005). Supporting teachers to establish these positive relationships with children is important in all early care and education (ECE) programs. Head Start programs, designed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Megan M. McClelland Shannon Lipscomb Positive teacher-child relationships, characterized by

Temperamental reactivity and children's social competence

Creator:: Nolen-Morse, Jessica M.
Abstract:: The current study examined relations between temperamental reactivity at 6 months and social competence in first grade, including if emotion regulation at 54 months played a role as mediator and/or moderator between temperamental reactivity and social competence in first grade. Previous studies have shown that children who are high on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________________________ Megan M. McClelland The current study examined relations between temperamental reactivity at

The influence of children's learning-related social skills and the home literacy environment on early literacy skills

Creator:: Farris, Carrie L.
Abstract:: The present study investigated how the home literacy environment and children's learning-related social skills independently and interactively predicted early literacy skills in a sample of 72 children. Hierarchical regressions revealed that the home literacy environment predicted children's early reading and vocabulary skills, when controlling for maternal education and child age....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Skills. Megan M. McClelland The present study investigated how the home literacy environment and

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

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

The Role of Family Characteristics in Predicting Self-Regulation and Early Literacy in Kindergarten

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

The relationship of full day kindergarten, children's self-regulation, and early academic achievement

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

The effect of Head Start on teacher-child relationships : mechanisms and moderation by children's problem behavior

Temperamental reactivity and children's social competence

The influence of children's learning-related social skills and the home literacy environment on early literacy skills

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