ED467045 PS030519
Title:
Ready To Enter: What Research Tells Policymakers about Strategies To Promote
Social and Emotional School Readiness among Three- and Four-Year-Old Children.
Promoting the Emotional Well-Being of Children and Families Policy Paper.
Author(s): Raver, C. Cybele; Knitzer, Jane
Author Affiliation:
Columbia Univ., New York, NY. National Center for Children in Poverty.(BBB27760)
Pages: 29
Publication Date: 2002
Notes: Funded by
the Marguerite Casey Foundation (formerly the Casey Family Programs).
Sponsoring
Agency: Casey Family Programs, Seattle, WA. (BBB36605)@Grant (W.T.) Foundation,
New York, NY. (BBB18014)
Report No: NCCP-3
Available from:
EDRS Price MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS.
Availability:
National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University, 154 Haven Avenue,
New York, NY 10032 ($5). Tel: 212-304-7100; Fax: 212-544-4200; e-mail: nccp@columbia.edu;
Web site: http://www.nccp.org.
Language: English
Document Type:
Information Analysis (070); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Geographic Source:
U.S.; New York
Journal Announcement: RIEFEB2003
This policy paper focuses on what emerging research tells policymakers about why
it is so important to intervene to help young children at risk for poor social,
emotional, and behavioral development, and what kinds of research-based interventions
seem most effective. The paper addresses the relationship between early academic
learning and emotional
development, the prevalence of emotional problems in
preschool-aged children and young children who are exposed to multiple family
and environmental risk factors, and the role of
teachers and child care providers
in reducing or exacerbating problems. Also explored is the emerging but still
limited research on the efficacy of preventive and early interventions
explicitly
targeted to address the social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties of young
children, particularly in the context of early care and education settings. The
paper concludes with recommendations for policymakers and researchers. (Contains
78 endnotes.) (KB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment);
*At Risk Persons; Child Care; Child Caregivers; Early Childhood Education; *Early
Intervention; Emotional Adjustment; Emotional Problems; Incidence; Mental Health;
*Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Preschool Teachers; *Public Policy;
Research Needs; School Readiness; Social Adjustment; Teacher Role; *Well Being
Identifiers: Risk Factors
