Elizabeth T. Gershoff|Arya Ansari|Kelly M. Purtell|Holly R. Sexton
Changes in parents’ spanking and reading as mechanisms for Head Start impacts on children.
The University of Texas at Austin|The University of Texas at Austin
study examined whether head start nations main twogeneration program lowincome families benefits children part positive changes parents use spanking reading children data drawn 3yearold cohort national evaluation head start program known head start impact study n 2063 results indicated head start small indirect effects childrens spelling ability age 4 aggression age 4 increase parents reading children taken together results suggest parents play role sustaining positive benefits head start program childrens behavior literacy skills one could enhanced greater emphasis parent involvement education psycinfo database record