Implementation Quality: Lessons Learned in the Context of the Head Start REDI Trial.

ABSTRACT: This study uses data collected in the intervention classrooms (N = 22) of Head Start REDI (Research-based, Developmentally Informed), a randomized clinical trial testing the efficacy of a comprehensive preschool curriculum targeting children's social-emotional competence, language, and emergent literacy skills delivered by teachers who received weekly coaching support. Multiple dimensions of implementation (Dosage, Fidelity, Generalization, and Child Engagement) were assessed across curriculum components. Results indicated that REDI Trainers perceived significant growth in teacher implementation quality over time but that patterns differed by implementation dimension. Dosage and Fidelity of all intervention components were high at the beginning of the year and remained so over time while G

SUBMITTER: Domitrovich CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3404616 | biostudies-literature | 2010 3rd Quarter

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature