TY - JOUR
T1 - Targeting classrooms' emotional climate and preschoolers' socioemotional adjustment
T2 - Implementation of the Chicago School Readiness Project
AU - Li-Grining, Christine P.
AU - Raver, C. Cybele
AU - Jones-Lewis, Darlene
AU - Madison-Boyd, Sybil
AU - Lennon, Jaclyn
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2014/10/13
Y1 - 2014/10/13
N2 - Children living in low-income families are more likely to experience less self-regulation, greater behavior problems, and lower academic achievement than higher income children. To help prevent children's later socioemotional and academic difficulties, the Chicago School Readiness Project (CSRP) team implemented a clustered, randomized controlled trial (RCT) in early childhood programs with Head Start funding. Head Start sites were randomly assigned to receive CSRP services, which were offered as part of a multicomponent, classroom-based mental health intervention. Here, we provide an overview of the CSRP model, its components, and a descriptive portrait of its implementation. In so doing, we address various aspects of the implementation of three of its components: (1) the training of teachers, (2) MHCs' coaching of teachers, and (3) teachers' behavior management of children. We conclude with a discussion of factors potentially related to the implementation of CSRP and directions for future research.
AB - Children living in low-income families are more likely to experience less self-regulation, greater behavior problems, and lower academic achievement than higher income children. To help prevent children's later socioemotional and academic difficulties, the Chicago School Readiness Project (CSRP) team implemented a clustered, randomized controlled trial (RCT) in early childhood programs with Head Start funding. Head Start sites were randomly assigned to receive CSRP services, which were offered as part of a multicomponent, classroom-based mental health intervention. Here, we provide an overview of the CSRP model, its components, and a descriptive portrait of its implementation. In so doing, we address various aspects of the implementation of three of its components: (1) the training of teachers, (2) MHCs' coaching of teachers, and (3) teachers' behavior management of children. We conclude with a discussion of factors potentially related to the implementation of CSRP and directions for future research.
KW - Implementation
KW - Intervention
KW - Preschool
KW - School readiness
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U2 - 10.1080/10852352.2014.943639
DO - 10.1080/10852352.2014.943639
M3 - Article
C2 - 25321641
AN - SCOPUS:84910624990
SN - 1085-2352
VL - 42
SP - 264
EP - 281
JO - Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community
JF - Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community
IS - 4
ER -