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Direct linkTang, Sandra; Dearing, Eric; Weiss, Heather B. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2012
For a sample of low-income, Spanish-speaking Mexican-American families (n = 72), we investigated associations between family involvement in school-based activities and children's literacy in their preferred language (English or Spanish) during early elementary school. We gave special attention to the potential moderating role of teacher fluency in…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Emergent Literacy, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Simpkins, Sandra D.; Bouffard, Suzanne M.; Dearing, Eric; Kreider, Holly; Wimer, Chris; Caronongan, Pia; Weiss, Heather B. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2009
In this study, we identified unique clusters of parenting behaviors based on parents' school involvement, community involvement, rule-setting, and cognitive stimulation with data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics-Child Development Supplement. In early (n = 668) and middle adolescence (n = 634), parents who provided high cognitive stimulation…
Descriptors: Family Income, Adolescents, Child Development, Adjustment (to Environment)
Dearing, Eric; Kreider, Holly; Simpkins, Sandra; Weiss, Heather B. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
Longitudinal data from kindergarten to 5th grade on both family involvement in school and children's literacy performance were examined for an ethnically diverse, low-income sample (N = 281). Within families, increased school involvement predicted improved child literacy. In addition, although there was an achievement gap in average literacy…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Literacy, Academic Achievement, Longitudinal Studies
Wimer, Christopher; Simpkins, Sandra D.; Dearing, Eric; Bouffard, Suzanne M.; Caronongan, Pia; Weiss, Heather B. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2008
Youth out-of-school time (OST) programs and activities can provide developmental benefits for participating youth. Yet little research has examined the contextual predictors of youth OST participation. To address this issue, we examined a collection of child-, family-, school-, and neighborhood-level characteristics as predictors of OST…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Income, Family Characteristics, Low Achievement
Dearing, Eric; McCartney, Kathleen; Weiss, Heather B.; Kreider, Holly.; Simpkins, Sandra – Journal of School Psychology, 2004
Longitudinal data for 167 low-income children were analyzed to examine associations between family educational involvement during kindergarten, children's feelings about literacy, and children's literacy achievement from kindergarten through fifth grade. The promotive effect of family educational involvement for feelings about literacy and…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Elementary School Students, Educational Attainment, Kindergarten
Weiss, Heather B.; Mayer, Ellen; Kreider, Holly; Vaughan, Margaret; Dearing, Eric; Hencke, Rebecca; Pinto, Kristina – American Educational Research Journal, 2003
This article explores the complex relation between employment and family involvement in children's elementary education for low-income women. Mixed-method analyses showed work as both an obstacle to and opportunity for involvement. Mothers who worked or attended school full time were less involved in their children's schooling than other mothers,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Mothers, Low Income, Parent Participation
