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Audio: Relationship of English-Only to Young Children’s Social and Language Skills
FPG Voices Podcast: Episode 5-- A study in the April 2007 issue of Early Education and Development shows that English-only policies may not help children with English proficiency, and may actually harm children in other ways. Researchers showed that Spanish-speaking children with teachers who spoke some Spanish in the classroom were rated by their teachers as having better social skills and closer relationships with their teachers than children with teachers who did not speak Spanish in the classroom.
Audio: Rejecting the Stereotype
FPG Voices Podcast: Episode 4--Before millions of children even set foot in a school they are labeled at-risk and then continually viewed through that very narrow prism. FPG’s Project U-STARS is turning the at-risk stereotype on its head. Rather than assuming children are at-risk, it assumes “at-potential.” It works with kindergarten through third grade teachers to recognize outstanding potential in their students.
Audio: Segregated’ schools hinder reading skills
FPG Voices Podcast: Episode 3--Children in families with low incomes, who attend schools where the minority population exceeds 75 percent of the student enrollment, under-perform in reading, even after accounting for the quality of the literacy instruction, literary experiences at home, gender, race and other variables, according to a new study. This podcast features an interview with the lead author, Kirsten Kainz.
Audio: Can caregivers' well-being affect academic achievement?
FPG Voices Podcast: Episode 2--Research has shown repeatedly that poverty affects children’s academic achievement. But what specifically about poverty causes these harmful effects? According to a study by FPG Child Development Institute, it is the well-being of caregivers. When examined together, parental education, household income, and self perception of financial status accounted for differences in every academic area evaluated. This podcast features an interview with the lead author, Dr. Oscar Barbarin.
Audio: Can child care impact risk of depression?
FPG Voices Podcast: Episode 1--Twenty percent of all Americans suffer from a depressive disorder or experience symptoms of depression that impact their daily functioning. The rates are four times higher for those living in poverty, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Children living in poverty are at high risk for depression later in life. New research, however, suggests that a quality child care experience can offset that risk. This podcast features an interview with two authors of the study. Dr. Frances Campbell has been involved with FPG's Abecedarian Project since the 1970s. And Dr. Elizabeth Pungello is an investigator at FPG.
