View in EDS PDF Full Text

Program-Level Influences on the Measurement of Early Communication for Infants and Toddlers in Early Head Start.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Program-Level Influences on the Measurement of Early Communication for Infants and Toddlers in Early Head Start.
Authors: Greenwood, Charles R.1, Buzhardt, Jay2, Walker, Dale2, Howard, Waylon J.2, Anderson, Rawni2
Source: Journal of Early Intervention. Jun2011, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p110-134. 25p. 7 Charts, 3 Graphs.
Subject Terms: *Child development, *Communicative competence, *Statistical correlation, *Head Start programs, *Language acquisition, *Early intervention (Education), *Inter-observer reliability, *Research methodology evaluation, *Children, Analysis of variance, Chi-squared test, Health outcome assessment, Regression analysis, Research funding, Secondary analysis
Geographic Terms: Kansas
Abstract: Measurement in early childhood is an increasingly large-scale endeavor addressing purposes of accountability, program improvement, child outcomes, and intervention decision making for individual children. The Early Communication Indicator (ECI) is a measure relevant to intervention decision making for infants and toddlers, including response to intervention approaches. The widespread use of the ECI is growing in multiple programs and states. Local program staff members collect ECI data and, with their program directors, manage their own system of ECI measurement. Program-level implementations represent independent ECI measurement replications, and the success of each potentially influences the quality of data produced and, ultimately, the validity of the inferences made thereof. The purpose of this research was to examine program-level influences on child-level ECI total communication growth and 36-month outcomes in a large sample of children, including those with individual family service plans served by multiple Early Head Start programs in two states. Results indicated variation in programs’ sociodemographic composition, ECI implementation quality, ECI total communication growth, and 36-month outcomes. Program-level sociodemographic composition was found not to be an influence on ECI growth or 36-month outcomes, whereas state location and implementation quality were. Implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Copyright of Journal of Early Intervention is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Education Research Complete
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: ehh
DbLabel: Education Research Complete
An: 65438509
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Program-Level Influences on the Measurement of Early Communication for Infants and Toddlers in Early Head Start.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Greenwood%2C+Charles+R%2E%22">Greenwood, Charles R.</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Buzhardt%2C+Jay%22">Buzhardt, Jay</searchLink><relatesTo>2</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Walker%2C+Dale%22">Walker, Dale</searchLink><relatesTo>2</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Howard%2C+Waylon+J%2E%22">Howard, Waylon J.</searchLink><relatesTo>2</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Anderson%2C+Rawni%22">Anderson, Rawni</searchLink><relatesTo>2</relatesTo>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Journal+of+Early+Intervention%22">Journal of Early Intervention</searchLink>. Jun2011, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p110-134. 25p. 7 Charts, 3 Graphs.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subject Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: *<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Child+development%22">Child development</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Communicative+competence%22">Communicative competence</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Statistical+correlation%22">Statistical correlation</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Head+Start+programs%22">Head Start programs</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Language+acquisition%22">Language acquisition</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Early+intervention+%28Education%29%22">Early intervention (Education)</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Inter-observer+reliability%22">Inter-observer reliability</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Research+methodology+evaluation%22">Research methodology evaluation</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Children%22">Children</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Analysis+of+variance%22">Analysis of variance</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Chi-squared+test%22">Chi-squared test</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Health+outcome+assessment%22">Health outcome assessment</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Regression+analysis%22">Regression analysis</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Research+funding%22">Research funding</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Secondary+analysis%22">Secondary analysis</searchLink>
– Name: SubjectGeographic
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Kansas%22">Kansas</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Measurement in early childhood is an increasingly large-scale endeavor addressing purposes of accountability, program improvement, child outcomes, and intervention decision making for individual children. The Early Communication Indicator (ECI) is a measure relevant to intervention decision making for infants and toddlers, including response to intervention approaches. The widespread use of the ECI is growing in multiple programs and states. Local program staff members collect ECI data and, with their program directors, manage their own system of ECI measurement. Program-level implementations represent independent ECI measurement replications, and the success of each potentially influences the quality of data produced and, ultimately, the validity of the inferences made thereof. The purpose of this research was to examine program-level influences on child-level ECI total communication growth and 36-month outcomes in a large sample of children, including those with individual family service plans served by multiple Early Head Start programs in two states. Results indicated variation in programs’ sociodemographic composition, ECI implementation quality, ECI total communication growth, and 36-month outcomes. Program-level sociodemographic composition was found not to be an influence on ECI growth or 36-month outcomes, whereas state location and implementation quality were. Implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Journal of Early Intervention is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=ehh&AN=65438509
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1177/1053815111403149
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 25
        StartPage: 110
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Child development
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Communicative competence
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Statistical correlation
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Head Start programs
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Language acquisition
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Early intervention (Education)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Inter-observer reliability
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Research methodology evaluation
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Children
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Analysis of variance
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Chi-squared test
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Health outcome assessment
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Regression analysis
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Research funding
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Secondary analysis
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Kansas
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Program-Level Influences on the Measurement of Early Communication for Infants and Toddlers in Early Head Start.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Greenwood, Charles R.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Buzhardt, Jay
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Walker, Dale
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Howard, Waylon J.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Anderson, Rawni
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 06
              Text: Jun2011
              Type: published
              Y: 2011
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 10538151
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 33
            – Type: issue
              Value: 2
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal of Early Intervention
              Type: main
ResultId 1