Diana Leyva|Christina Weiland|Anna Shapiro|Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado|Angela Febles
A strengths?based, culturally responsive family intervention improves Latino kindergarteners’ vocabulary and approaches to learning
University of Pittsburgh|Michigan United|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Virginia|The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston|Davidson College
food routines ecocultural asset latino families clusterrandomized trial 248 children mage 67 months 50 girls 13 schools investigated impact 4week family program designed capitalize food routines improving latino kindergarteners outcomes united states moderatetolarge impacts child vocabulary especially foodrelated endoftreatment 5month followup suggestive evidence moderate impacts approaches learning atl including atl math executive function 5month followup 3895 statistically significant impacts childrens math literacy skills strengthsbased culturally responsive family intervention integrated latino family life improve skills needed succeed school