Amanda Williford

The goal of this study is to conduct an initial efficacy trial to test the impact of the STREAMin3 curriculum model. Many of America's youngest children attend private, center-based, early learning and care programs. The quality of these programs is often mediocre or poor. States are increasingly expanding their early childhood education (ECE) investments to improve the quality of programs serving infants and toddlers. However, much of the research advancing high-quality ECE experiences is f...

The purpose of this proposal is to test the impact of the Learning to Objectively Observe Kids (LOOK) consultation model when implemented with preschool teachers. Developed with IES funding, LOOK is designed to improve preschool teachers' use of effective social-emotional strategies and to improve children's self-regulatory, behavioral, and social-readiness skills. Early self-regulation difficulties, particularly evident in children from low-income families, often result in patterns of disru...

Strong and supportive relationships between teachers and their students can be important to academic and social development. Children with significant problem behaviors, though, are less likely to develop close, positive, high quality relationships with their teachers. The purpose of this project is to assess the efficacy of a preschool program called Banking Time with preschoolers most at risk for developing a disruptive behavior disorder and receipt of special education services due to s...