Karen L. Bierman|Janet A. Welsh|Brenda S. Heinrichs|Robert L. Nix|Erin T. Mathis
Helping Head Start Parents Promote Their Children's Kindergarten Adjustment: The Research?Based Developmentally Informed Parent Program
Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University
head start enhances school readiness preschool effects diminish children transition kindergarten designed promote sustained gains researchbased developmentally informed redi parent program redip provided home visits kindergarten transition giving parents evidencebased learning games interactive stories guided pretend play use children evaluate impact two hundred 4yearold children head start redi classrooms randomly assigned redip comparison condition mailhome math games beyond effects classroom program redip promoted significant improvements child literacy skills academic performance selfdirected learning social competence demonstrating utility approach promoting gains cognitive socialemotional skills evident transition kindergarten