Science Center at Houston

A Strengths-Based, Culturally Responsive Family Intervention Improves Latino Kindergarteners’ Vocabulary and Approaches to Learning

Diana Leyva, Christina Weiland, Anna Shapiro, Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado, Angela Febles. February 2021

Topics: Families and Communities

Tags: Culturally responsive schooling, Early childhood education, Returns to education and skills

Food routines play a special role in Latino families. Using a cluster randomized trial with 248 children (M age = 67 months) from 13 schools, this study investigated the impact of a four-week family program designed to capitalize on food routines in improving Latino kindergarteners’ outcomes in… more →
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Institutions: University of Pittsburgh, University of Michigan, University of Virginia, Science Center at Houston, Davidson College