This dataset contains data from 331 students which played 20 phonological awareness, early readin... more This dataset contains data from 331 students which played 20 phonological awareness, early reading and writing games, as well as their scores in a standardized word reading and word writing assessment.
This article employs the six tenets of intersectional research to examine the interconnections of... more This article employs the six tenets of intersectional research to examine the interconnections of oppression, relationality, complexity, context, deconstruction, and comparison that shape study participants’ experiences. This study was conducted at an after-school STEM program in a poverty-demographic through the lens of intersectionality. This is important because present literature that examines urban demographics and underserved students does not take into consideration the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and citizenship as this study reveals. Digital badges, individually awarded to students upon successful completion of 28 small-skill videos while programming in MIT App Inventor, yielded data about persistence through increasingly difficult coding techniques which is a desirable trait for individuals interested in pursuing STEM-focused high schools or professional careers. The results of this study reveal that the intersections of gender, race, et...
Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education, 2002
The past 50 years have seen increased interest in and opportunities for greater family and commun... more The past 50 years have seen increased interest in and opportunities for greater family and community involvement in students’ learning and school improvement. The impetus for greater involvement has come from a variety of sources, including educational reformers, school practitioners, and parents and community members. These constituencies may differ in how they define family and community involvement, and in the specific goals that they seek through such involvement, but what they have in common is a clear recognition that schools alone cannot adequately provide children and youth with the resources and supports they need to become successful students, productive workers, and responsible citizens. Family and community involvement in schools is viewed as particularly important and urgent for poor and minority students. Indeed, it is viewed as so critical for the success of these students that many reform programs that target historically underserved student populations include
The increased use of smartphones and tablets sets the stage for new mobile-based educational prog... more The increased use of smartphones and tablets sets the stage for new mobile-based educational programs that seek to increase student learning and engagement, in the school and at home. This study examines the effectiveness of Escribo Play, a game-enhanced educational program, on preschool students’ phonological awareness, word reading, and writing skills. The randomized controlled trial was conducted with 749 students from 62 classrooms from 17 schools located in five cities. Quantitative pre- and post-testing procedures using standardized instruments were employed. The results indicate that the experimental classrooms which used the 20 games for three months gained 68% in their reading scores than control classrooms (d = .40). They also gained 48% more in the writing scores (d = .20). Multilevel analysis indicated that these findings were statistically significant.
Background. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Wo... more Background. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the World Health Organization recommend that infants receive only breast milk or formula for the first 4 to 6 months of life, followed by the introduction of complementary foods. Despite these recommendations, many infants, particularly those with adolescent mothers, receive solid foods (often cereal mixed with formula in a bottle) and liquids other than formula or breast milk in the first few weeks of life. Decisions on early feeding are often guided by grandmothers and influenced by beliefs that infants need complementary food to counteract signals of hunger, reduce crying, and sleep through the night. Objective. This investigation evaluated the efficacy of an intervention to delay the early introduction of complementary feeding among first-time, black, adolescent mothers living in multigenerational households. The intervention focused on reducing ...
Full-service community schools aim to reduce educational inequality by addressing the multifacete... more Full-service community schools aim to reduce educational inequality by addressing the multifaceted needs of low-income children and youth. Critical to this task is the ability of these schools to generate sufficient social capital to provide students, families, and teachers with essential resources. Using data from a qualitative case study, this article explores how social capital was manifested in an urban full-service community elementary school. Findings show that the principal, teachers, and staff were important sources of school-based social capital, which enabled the provision of services to students and families. However, resource scarcity and interethnic tensions threatened the expansion of social capital and the school’s transformative potential. We discuss implications of these findings for the theory, research, and practice of full-service community schools.
This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
The increased use of smartphones and tablets sets the stage for new mobile-based educational prog... more The increased use of smartphones and tablets sets the stage for new mobile-based educational programs that seek to increase student learning and engagement in school and at home. This study examines the effectiveness of Escribo Play, a game-enhanced educational program, on preschool students’ phonological awareness, word reading, and writing skills. The randomized controlled trial was conducted with 749 students from 62 classrooms from 17 schools located in five cities. Quantitative pretesting and posttesting procedures using standardized instruments were employed. The results indicate that the experimental classrooms that used the 20 games for 3 months gained 68% in their reading scores compared to control classrooms ( d = .40). They also gained 48% more in writing scores ( d = .20). Multilevel analysis indicated that these findings were statistically significant.
This dataset contains data from 331 students which played 20 phonological awareness, early readin... more This dataset contains data from 331 students which played 20 phonological awareness, early reading and writing games, as well as their scores in a standardized word reading and word writing assessment.
This article employs the six tenets of intersectional research to examine the interconnections of... more This article employs the six tenets of intersectional research to examine the interconnections of oppression, relationality, complexity, context, deconstruction, and comparison that shape study participants’ experiences. This study was conducted at an after-school STEM program in a poverty-demographic through the lens of intersectionality. This is important because present literature that examines urban demographics and underserved students does not take into consideration the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and citizenship as this study reveals. Digital badges, individually awarded to students upon successful completion of 28 small-skill videos while programming in MIT App Inventor, yielded data about persistence through increasingly difficult coding techniques which is a desirable trait for individuals interested in pursuing STEM-focused high schools or professional careers. The results of this study reveal that the intersections of gender, race, et...
Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education, 2002
The past 50 years have seen increased interest in and opportunities for greater family and commun... more The past 50 years have seen increased interest in and opportunities for greater family and community involvement in students’ learning and school improvement. The impetus for greater involvement has come from a variety of sources, including educational reformers, school practitioners, and parents and community members. These constituencies may differ in how they define family and community involvement, and in the specific goals that they seek through such involvement, but what they have in common is a clear recognition that schools alone cannot adequately provide children and youth with the resources and supports they need to become successful students, productive workers, and responsible citizens. Family and community involvement in schools is viewed as particularly important and urgent for poor and minority students. Indeed, it is viewed as so critical for the success of these students that many reform programs that target historically underserved student populations include
The increased use of smartphones and tablets sets the stage for new mobile-based educational prog... more The increased use of smartphones and tablets sets the stage for new mobile-based educational programs that seek to increase student learning and engagement, in the school and at home. This study examines the effectiveness of Escribo Play, a game-enhanced educational program, on preschool students’ phonological awareness, word reading, and writing skills. The randomized controlled trial was conducted with 749 students from 62 classrooms from 17 schools located in five cities. Quantitative pre- and post-testing procedures using standardized instruments were employed. The results indicate that the experimental classrooms which used the 20 games for three months gained 68% in their reading scores than control classrooms (d = .40). They also gained 48% more in the writing scores (d = .20). Multilevel analysis indicated that these findings were statistically significant.
Background. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Wo... more Background. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the World Health Organization recommend that infants receive only breast milk or formula for the first 4 to 6 months of life, followed by the introduction of complementary foods. Despite these recommendations, many infants, particularly those with adolescent mothers, receive solid foods (often cereal mixed with formula in a bottle) and liquids other than formula or breast milk in the first few weeks of life. Decisions on early feeding are often guided by grandmothers and influenced by beliefs that infants need complementary food to counteract signals of hunger, reduce crying, and sleep through the night. Objective. This investigation evaluated the efficacy of an intervention to delay the early introduction of complementary feeding among first-time, black, adolescent mothers living in multigenerational households. The intervention focused on reducing ...
Full-service community schools aim to reduce educational inequality by addressing the multifacete... more Full-service community schools aim to reduce educational inequality by addressing the multifaceted needs of low-income children and youth. Critical to this task is the ability of these schools to generate sufficient social capital to provide students, families, and teachers with essential resources. Using data from a qualitative case study, this article explores how social capital was manifested in an urban full-service community elementary school. Findings show that the principal, teachers, and staff were important sources of school-based social capital, which enabled the provision of services to students and families. However, resource scarcity and interethnic tensions threatened the expansion of social capital and the school’s transformative potential. We discuss implications of these findings for the theory, research, and practice of full-service community schools.
This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
The increased use of smartphones and tablets sets the stage for new mobile-based educational prog... more The increased use of smartphones and tablets sets the stage for new mobile-based educational programs that seek to increase student learning and engagement in school and at home. This study examines the effectiveness of Escribo Play, a game-enhanced educational program, on preschool students’ phonological awareness, word reading, and writing skills. The randomized controlled trial was conducted with 749 students from 62 classrooms from 17 schools located in five cities. Quantitative pretesting and posttesting procedures using standardized instruments were employed. The results indicate that the experimental classrooms that used the 20 games for 3 months gained 68% in their reading scores compared to control classrooms ( d = .40). They also gained 48% more in writing scores ( d = .20). Multilevel analysis indicated that these findings were statistically significant.
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