Katherine C. Pears|Hong Kim|Philip A. Fisher
Effects of a school readiness intervention for children in foster care on oppositional and aggressive behaviors in kindergarten
Oregon Social Learning Center|Oregon Social Learning Center|Oregon Social Learning Center|University of Oregon
one hundred ninetytwo children foster care participated randomized efficacy trial school readiness intervention kids transition school kits program designed increase literacy social selfregulation skills children kindergarten entry one hundred two children randomly assigned kits intervention 90 randomly assigned foster care services usual comparison group end kindergarten year teachers asked report childrens oppositional aggressive behaviors classroom controlling gender baseline levels parentreported oppositional aggressive behaviors level disruptiveness classroom children received intervention significantly lower levels oppositional aggressive behaviors classroom findings suggest intervention designed increase school readiness children foster care positive effects kindergarten classroom behavior