Research Projects:

Early Childhood Education: Effects on Adult Adaptation
Intergenerational Pathways to Competence in Minority Families
Louisiana Early Childhood Development Programs (LA4) Pre-Kindergarten: Program Evaluation and Research
Predicting and Preventing Neglect in Teen Mothers

Title: The Efficacy of Building Language for Literacy and Core Knowledge to Promote School Readiness

Co-PIs: Sharon Ramey and Craig Ramey
Other GU faculty/investigators named on project:
Primary Funding Agency: Institute of Education Sciences & U.S. Department of Education
Abstract: This is a randomized controlled trial to measure the efficacy of alternative preschool language and literacy curricula in public school pre-K and HeadStart classrooms in Montgomery County, MD. Specifically, Building Language for Literacy (BLL), authored by Newman & Snow, is being compared to the public school curriculum. In addition, two levels of coaching support - weekly versus monthly-- for implementing the BLL curriculum are being evaluated. A total of 49 classrooms are being studied over 2 years. Outcome measures include classroom observations, child assessments on standardized tests of reading, early literacy, and school readiness, as well as "What I Think of School". Children will be followed from kindergarten through the end of second grade.

Project Coordinator: Justin Kim