The Use of Descriptive Praise to Increase Diversity During Easel Painting
The purpose of this article was to describe 2 studies that examined the relation between descriptive praise and generalized diversity of forms and colors used during art activities in young children. Study I used a true reversal design to examine the relation between descriptive praise and diversity during art activities. All 4 children had small increases with descriptive praise, but there was considerable variability across children and conditions. In Study II, a multiple probe design was employed across 3 children to examine the relation between descriptive praise and diversity of forms and colors used in art activities...
Source: Infants and Young Children - March 8, 2017 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Measuring Maternal Behaviors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
One of the most important considerations in designing clinical infant research studies is the selection of reliable and valid measurement procedures. Few measures of caregiver–child interactions have been studied with newborns, particularly premature infants. The main objective of this study was to examine psychometric properties of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Mother-Child Interaction Qualitative Ratings in a sample of premature infants and their mothers to evaluate its use in the neonatal intensive care unit. Mother–baby dyads (N = 24) were videotaped in a 10-min interaction in...
Source: Infants and Young Children - March 8, 2017 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Adapting a Developmental Screening Measure: Exploring the Effects of Language and Culture on a Parent-Completed Social–Emotional Screening Test
This study investigated the cultural equity of the 60-month interval of the ASQ:SE by examining whether the items functioned differently in the original English version compared with 5 adapted translated versions (i.e., Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese), as well as exploring cultural considerations resulting from identified differences. The research team analyzed differential item functioning (DIF) in a total of 25,042 sixty-month ASQ:SE questionnaires drawn from extant data sets of 6 different language versions. Results indicated that a large portion of items were identified with DI...
Source: Infants and Young Children - March 8, 2017 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
From the Editor
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Source: Infants and Young Children - March 8, 2017 Category: Child Development Tags: From the Editor Source Type: research
Increasing Participation and Improving Engagement in Home Visitation: A Qualitative Study of Early Head Start Parent Perspectives
Home visitation programs are designed to provide comprehensive services that promote parent's abilities to create stable, nurturing care environments for their children. In order for program goals to be met, parents must participate actively and be engaged with the programs' mission. However, promoting engagement and participation are complex processes that have been understudied in research on home visitation. The current qualitative study examined how a national, federally funded home visitation program, Early Head Start (EHS), engaged and retained families so that potentially helpful preventative interventions could be ...
Source: Infants and Young Children - December 1, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Influence of a Parent–Child Interaction Focused Bookmaking Approach on Maternal Parenting Self-Efficacy
We examined the effects of our parent-child interaction focused bookmaking intervention with 89 families and their toddlers receiving early intervention services. Participating early intervention providers (N = 24) were assigned to either continue providing services as usual or participate in training to implement the bookmaking approach in their home visits. Compared with those receiving services as usual, the mothers in the treatment group showed greater maternal parenting self-efficacy, which in turn, predicted better child language development and fewer behavior problems. A significant interaction of treatment with mat...
Source: Infants and Young Children - December 1, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
eCoaching to Enhance Special Educator Practice and Child Outcomes
Research suggests that there is a gap in what we know is best practice and what is taking place in inclusive early childhood classrooms for children identified with autism spectrum disorder. The purpose of this single-case design study was to examine the effect of eCoaching on (a) a preschool special educator's use of embedded learning opportunities, (b) children's responses to target embedded learning opportunities, and (c) children's expressive communication. Results suggest positive effects on the teacher's use of embedded learning opportunities, increases in child opportunities to practice communication, and variable e...
Source: Infants and Young Children - December 1, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Child Care Providers' Competence and Confidence in Referring Children at Risk for Developmental Delays
This article reports on a qualitative research study used to investigate child care providers' ability to accurately assess child development and make appropriate referrals to Child Find agencies. Initial data analysis suggested that child care providers were able to recognize children at risk for developmental delays with or without using a standardized screening tool. The child care participants did not, however, always indicate that they would refer those children with whom they were concerned. Qualitative interview results revealed important supports that aid in child care providers identifying children at risk for dev...
Source: Infants and Young Children - December 1, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
How Does the Narrowing of Eligibility Criteria Affect Enrollment in Part C Early Intervention?
In recent years, many states have narrowed their eligibility criteria for participation in the IDEA Part C early intervention (EI) program for infants and toddlers with or at risk for developmental delays. However, there is scant research on the effects of such a policy change on the population of children served or on the timing of children's access to EI services. Using data from an EI program serving a diverse, urban population in a large southeastern state, we compared characteristics of children who enrolled in EI the year before (n = 432) and the year after (n = 399), the state adopted more restrictive eligibility cr...
Source: Infants and Young Children - December 1, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Infants With Congenital Zika Virus Infection: A New Challenge for Early Intervention Professionals
Zika virus infection-associated microcephaly has generated public health and media concern. Unsettling images emerging from Brazil of infants with abnormally small heads have raised concern among women of childbearing age, international travelers, government officials, and health care professionals. The World Health Organization declared the most recent, ongoing Zika virus infection outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working to understand the impact of Zika virus infection in the United States and elsewhere. Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitt...
Source: Infants and Young Children - December 1, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Effects of a Dialogue-Based Program to Improve Emotion Knowledge in Spanish Roma Preschoolers
Romas are one of the largest minority groups in Spain and Europe, but no specific data on children's socioemotional learning are available. Our goal was to determine the level of socioemotional knowledge of a group of 4- and 5-year-old Roma children and to implement an intervention program at school. Forty-three Roma children participated (experimental: N = 21; control: N = 22). We implemented the intervention program Thinking emotions (M. Giménez-Dasí, M. Fernández-Sánchez, & M.-F. Daniel, 2013a). This program is based on Philosophy for Children (M. Lipman, A. M. Sharp, & F. S. Oscanyan, 1980) and aims to promote emot...
Source: Infants and Young Children - December 1, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
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No abstract available (Source: Infants and Young Children)
Source: Infants and Young Children - December 1, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: From the Editor Source Type: research
The Adaptation Process of Families With Children With Intellectual Disabilities in Catalonia
The most important adaptation task that all families must undertake is the construction of a sustainable, meaningful, and congruent daily routine of family life (R. Gallimore, T. Weisner, L. Bernheimer, D. Guthrie, & K. Nihira, 1993). The aim of this mixed-method study was to understand, from the perspective of parents, how families adapt their family routines to rearing a 3- to 5-year-old child with intellectual or developmental disabilities to guarantee a sustainable family routine. Accordingly, this study focused on accommodations—changes that parents make or do not make because of the child's disabilities; ecological...
Source: Infants and Young Children - August 31, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Practitioner Research in Early Childhood Education and Care: A 21-Year Review of the Literature
This study synthesizes more than 20 years of practitioner research conducted by practitioners in the “birth to five” context. Critical components that help understand (a) who engages in practitioner research, (b) under what structural conditions practitioner research occurs, and (c) how practitioner researchers actively query their context and collect and analyze data are described. Following the review of the literature, a summary of what is known and implications for expanded understanding are discussed. (Source: Infants and Young Children)
Source: Infants and Young Children - August 31, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Early Intervention Special Instructors and Service Coordinators in One State: Characteristics, Professional Development, and Needed Lines of Inquiry
The success of Early Intervention (EI) programs (Part C, IDEA [Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004]) for infants and toddlers with special needs (birth to 36 months) is largely influenced by the quality of direct service providers. Little is known, however, about characteristics of providers or involvement in training initiatives to inform practice. As a rare glimpse into a state's EI personnel system, the authors examined cross-sectional information from a Professional Development database in one state's home-based Part C program. Trainees (N = 425) included primarily those who were in a sole o...
Source: Infants and Young Children - August 31, 2016 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
