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Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting


Denver, CO—April 2-4, 2009

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Date/Time

Topic

Presenter/Author(s)


Thursday, April 2    
8:20-10:00 a.m.
"The Language Interaction Snapshot: Data from a New Observational Measure to Assess Language Interactions in Diverse Classrooms" Susan Sprachman, Margaret Caspe, Sally Atkins-Burnett, John M. Love, and Barbara Schiff Kennen
10:20 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Childhood Obesity: Prevalence, Predictors, and Implications for Prevention Efforts Kimberly Boller, Chair
  "Obesity in Head Start: Prevalence and Prevention Efforts" Kristin Hallgren, Nikki Aikens, Mary Kay Fox, Kimberly Boller, and Charlotte Cabili
  "Do School Lunches Contribute to Childhood Obesity? Evidence from the School Nutrition Dietary Assessment-III Study" Philip Gleason, Allison Hedley Dodd, Ronette Briefel, and Ander Wilson
Friday, April 3    
8:20-10:00 a.m.
"Learning-Related Activities Within Latino Families: Variations and Associations with Children's School Readiness" Nikki Aikens, Margaret Caspe, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Susan Sprachman, and John M. Love
10:20 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Developing and Evaluating Community-Wide Investments in Child Well-Being: Foundation, Evaluator, and International Perspectives Kimberly Boller, Chair
  "Evaluating the Early Learning Initiative in Washington State: The Importance of a Pre-Intervention Baseline" Diane Paulsell
12:20-2:00 p.m.
Issues and Innovations in Measuring the Quality of Early Care and Education Kimberly Boller, Chair
  "Measuring the Quality of Early Care and Education Settings: Our Toolbox Needs Attention" Kimberly Boller and Sally Atkins-Burnett
  "Combining the CLASS and the ECERS-R When Measuring Classroom Quality" Barbara Schiff Kennen, Susan Sprachman, and Cassandra Rowand Meagher
  "Capturing Quality in Dual Language Learner Classrooms" Sally Atkins-Burnett, Susan Sprachman, and Margaret Caspe
2:20-4:00 p.m.
Change and Continuity in Head Start Programs: Children's Outcomes, Family Environments, and Classrooms in FACES 2006 Louisa Banks Tarullo, Chair
  "Head Start Children's Skills, Development, and Progress: Evidence from FACES 2006" Nikki Aikens and Sally Atkins-Burnett
  "Who Is Served by Head Start? Changes in the 3-Year-Old Population" Jerry West and Lara Kristin Hulsey
  "Charting the Relationship of Head Start Teacher Credentials and Classroom Quality Over Time" Louisa Banks Tarullo and Christine M. Ross
Saturday, April 4    
8:20-10:00 a.m. "A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Evaluate Un Buen Comienzo, a Preschool Quality Improvement Initiative in Chile" Lorenzo Moreno
12:20-2:00 p.m.
Lunch with the Leaders, the Nontraditional Career Path Kimberly Boller
     
 
Poster Sessions
 
Thursday, April 2    
10:20 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
"Preschool for At-Risk Populations and Entry Reading and Math Skills from a Social Epidemiological Approach" Lizabeth Maurine Malone
12:20-2:00 p.m.
"The Early Head Start Evaluation: Impacts at the End of the Program, Two Years Later, and the Context for Ongoing Research" John M. Love and Cheri Vogel
  "What About Dosage? Level of Participation in Early Head Start Services and Child and Parent Outcomes" Jill Constantine
  "Early Head Start Home Visitation: The Role of Implementation Integrity in Bolstering Program Benefits" John M. Love
  "Understanding Change in Children's Respect for Differences Over the Preschool Year Using a New Parent Report Measure" Margaret Caspe, Susan Sprachman, Sally Atkins-Burnett, and Nikki Aikens
2:20-4:00 p.m.
"Recognizing Language Diversity in Large-Scale Assessments: Approaches and Evidence from FACES 2006" Nikki Aikens and Jerry West
  "Examining Implementation of Two Programs for Parents of Infants" Shannon C. Monahan
Friday, April 3    
12:20- 2:00 p.m.
"Oral Health Promotion Strategies for Low-Income Families: Lessons from the Head Start Oral Health Initiative" Patricia Del Grosso, Jamila Henderson, and Diane Paulsell