Classroom-to-Home Connections: Young Children's Experiences With a Technology-Based Parent Involvement Tool

REFERENCES

• Barnard , W. M. ( 2004 ). Parent involvement in elementary school and educational attainment . Children and Youth Services Review , 26 ( 1 ), 39 – 62 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bronfenbrenner , U. ( 1992 ). Ecological systems theory . In R. Vasta (Ed.), Six theories of child development: Revised formulations and current issues (pp. 187 – 249 ). London , England : Jessica Kingsley .
   Google Scholar
• Calabrese , N. M. ( 2006 ). Video technology: A vehicle for educators to enhance relationships with families . Education , 127 , 155 – 160 .
   Google Scholar
• Colombo , M. W. ( 2006 ). Building school partnerships with culturally and linguistically diverse families . Phi Delta Kappan , 88 , 314 – 318 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Common Sense Media . ( 2011 ). Zero to 8: Children's media use in America: A Common Sense Media Research Study . Retrieved from http://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/zero-eight-childrens-media-use-america
   Google Scholar
• Copple , C. , & Bredekamp , S. ( 2009 ). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8 () , 3rd ed. . Washington , DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children .
   Google Scholar
• Creswell , J. W. ( 2007 ). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions () , 2nd ed. . Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• De Gaetano , Y. ( 2007 ). The role of culture in engaging Latino parents' involvement in school . Urban Education , 42 ( 2 ), 145 – 162 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Design-Based Research Collective . ( 2003 ). Design-based research: An emerging paradigm for educational inquiry . Educational Researcher , 32 , 5 – 8 .
   Google Scholar
• Durand , T. M. ( 2011 ). Latino parental involvement in kindergarten: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study . Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences , 3 , 469 – 489 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ennis , S. R. , Rios-Vargas , M. , & Albert , N. G. ( 2011 , May ). The Hispanic population: 2010 (2010 Census Briefs). Retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau website: http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-04.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Epstein , J. L. ( 1985 ). Home and school connections in schools of the future: Implications of research on parent involvement . Peabody Journal of Education , 62 ( 4 ), 18 – 41 . doi: 10.1080/01619568509538471
   Google Scholar
• Epstein , J. L. ( 1995 ). School/family/community partnerships: Caring for the children we share . Phi Delta Kappan , 76 , 701 – 712 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Epstein , J. L. ( 2001 ). School, family, and community partnerships: Preparing educators and improving schools . Boulder , CO : Westview .
   Google Scholar
• Fan , X. , & Chen , M. ( 2001 ). Parental involvement and students' academic achievement: A meta-analysis . Educational Psychology Review , 13 , 1 – 22 . doi: 10.1023/A:1009048817385
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fantuzzo , J. , Gadsden , V. , Li , F. , Sproul , F. , McDermott , P. , Hightower , D. , & Minney , A. ( 2013 ). Multiple dimensions of family engagement in early childhood education: Evidence for a short form of the Family Involvement Questionnaire . Early Childhood Research Quarterly , 28 , 734 – 742 . doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.07.001
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fantuzzo , J. , McWayne , C. , Perry , M. A. , & Child , S. ( 2004 ). Multiple dimensions of family involvement and their relations to behavioral and learning competencies for urban, low-income children . School Psychology Review , 33 , 467 – 480 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Flick , U. ( 2006 ). An introduction to qualitative research () , 3rd ed. . Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Ginsburg-Block , M. , Manz , P. , & McWayne , C. ( 2010 ). Partnering to foster achievements in reading and mathematics . In S. Christenson & A. L. Reschluy (Eds.), Handbook of school-family partnerships (pp. 175 – 194 ). New York , NY : Routledge .
   Google Scholar
• Glaser , B. G. ( 1965 ). The constant comparative method of qualitative analysis . Social Problems , 12 , 436 – 445 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Glaser , B. G. , & Strauss , A. ( 1967 ). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research . Chicago , IL : Aldine .
   Google Scholar
• Greene , S. , & Hogan , D. ( 2005 ). Researching children's experience: Approaches and methods . London , England : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Gutnick , A. , Robb , M. , Takeuchi , L. , & Kotler , J. ( 2011 ). Always connected: The new digital media habits of young children . New York , NY : Sesame Workshop .
   Google Scholar
• Jeynes , W. H. ( 2003 ). A meta-analysis: The effects of parental involvement on minority children's academic achievement . Education and Urban Society , 35 , 202 – 218 . doi: 10.1177/0013124502239392
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Joseph , G. E. , & Strain , P. S. ( 2002 ). Helping young children control anger and handle disappointment . Young Exceptional Children , 7 , 21 – 29 .
   Google Scholar
• Keyes , C. R. ( 2002 ). A way of thinking about parent/teacher partnerships for teachers . International Journal of Early Years Education , 10 ( 3 ), 177 – 191 .
   Google Scholar
• LaRocque , M. , Kleiman , I. , & Darling , S. M. ( 2011 ). Parental involvement: The missing link in school achievement . Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth , 55 , 115 – 122 . doi: 10.1080/10459880903472876
   Google Scholar
• Marshall , C. , & Rossman , G. B. ( 2006 ). Designing qualitative research () , 4th ed. . Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• McWayne , C. M. , Melzi , G. , Schick , A. R. , Kennedy , J. L. , & Mundt , K. ( 2013 ). Defining family engagement among Latino Head Start parents: A mixed-methods measurement development study . Early Childhood Research Quarterly , 28 , 593 – 607 . doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.03.008
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Michael Cohen Group & U.S. Department of Education Ready to Learn Program . ( 2007 ). Children, families & media: A benchmark . New York , NY : Michael Cohen Group, LLC .
   Google Scholar
• National Association for the Education of Young Children & Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media . ( 2012 ). Technology and interactive media as tools in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8 . Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PS_technology_WEB2.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Overstreet , S. , Devine , J. , Bevans , K. , & Efreom , Y. ( 2005 ). Predicting parental involvement in children's schooling within an economically disadvantaged African American sample . Psychology in the Schools , 42 , 101 – 111 . doi: 10.1002/pits.20028
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Peña , D. C. ( 2000 ). Parent involvement: Influencing factors and implications . Journal of Educational Research , 94 , 42 – 54 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ramirez , A. Y. F. (2003). Dismay and disappointment: Parental involvement of Latino immigrant parents. The Urban Review , 35, 93–110.
   Google Scholar
• Rimm-Kaufman , S. E. , & Pianta , R. C. ( 2000 ). An ecological perspective on the transition to kindergarten: A theoretical framework to guide empirical research . Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology , 21 , 491 – 511 . doi: 10.1016/S0193-3973(00)00051-4
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rimm-Kaufman , S. E. , & Pianta , R. C. ( 2005 ). Family-school communication in preschool and kindergarten in the context of a relationship-enhancing intervention . Early Education and Development , 16 , 287 – 316 .
   Google Scholar
• Sanchez , C. , & Walsh , B. A. ( 2010 ). Teachers' perceptions of the use of monthly DVD classroom newsletters . International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning , 6 ( 2 ), 157 – 171 .
   Google Scholar
• Sanchez , C. , Walsh , B. A. , & Rose , K. K. ( 2009 ). How to encourage Hispanic family involvement . Texas Child Care: The Quarterly Journal for Caregivers Everywhere , 33 , 24 – 29 .
   Google Scholar
• Sanchez , C. , Walsh , B. A. , & Rose , K. K. ( 2011 ). DVD newsletters: New ways to encourage communication with families . Dimensions of Early Childhood , 39 ( 2 ), 20 – 26 .
   Google Scholar
• Sandelowski , M. ( 2001 ). Real qualitative researchers don't count: The use of numbers in qualitative research . Research in Nursing & Health , 24 , 230 – 240 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sosa , A. S. ( 1997 ). Involving Hispanic parents in educational activities through collaborative relationships . Bilingual Research Journal , 21 ( 2/3 ), 285 – 293 .
   Google Scholar
• Strouse , G. A. , O'Doherty , K. , & Troseth , G. L. ( 2013 ). Effective coviewing: Preschoolers' learning from video after a dialogic questioning intervention . Developmental Psychology . Advance online publication . doi: 10.1037/a0032463
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stumbo , N. J. , & Little , S. L. ( 1993 ). Confirming, interpreting and reporting naturalistic research findings . In M. J. Malkin & C. Z. Howe (Eds.), Research in therapeutic recreation: Basic concepts and methods (pp. 279 – 298 ). State College , PA : Venture .
   Google Scholar
• Takeuchi , L. M. ( 2011 ). Families matter: Designing media for a digital age . New York , NY : Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop .
   Google Scholar
• Tomlinson , H. B. , & Hyson , M. ( 2009 ). Developmentally appropriate practice in the preschool years—ages 3–5: An overview . In C. Copple & S. Bredekamp (Eds.), Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs: Serving children from birth through age 8 (pp. 111 – 148 ). Washington , DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children .
   Google Scholar
• U.S. Department of Education . ( 2004 ). Title I—Improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged . Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg1.html
   Google Scholar
• Walker , J. T. , Ice , C. L. , Hoover-Dempsey , K. V. , & Sandler , H. M. ( 2011 ). Latino parents' motivations for involvement in their children's schooling: An exploratory study . Elementary School Journal , 111 , 409 – 429 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Walsh , B. A. , Buckley , R. R. , Rose , K. K. , Sanchez , C. , & Gillum , N. L. ( 2008 ). Innovative school-family communication: Parent's perceptions of the use of monthly classroom DVD newsletters . In P. G. Grotewell & Y. R. Burton (Eds.), Early childhood education: Issues and developments (pp. 211 – 221 ). Hauppauge , NY : Nova Science .
   Google Scholar
• Walsh , B. A. , Cromer , H. , Sanders , L. , & Weigel , D. J. ( 2013 ). Reliability and preliminary use of a rubric to assess pre-kindergarten teachers' video uses . Early Childhood Education Journal , 41 , 325 – 337 . doi: 10.1007/s10643-012-0559-0 .
   Google Scholar
• Walsh , B. A. , & Sanchez , C. ( 2011 ). Children's experiences with monthly DVD classroom newsletters: A pilot study. Unpublished report, Human Development and Family Studies, University of Nevada, Reno .
   Google Scholar
• Walsh , B. A. , Sanders , L. , & Randolph , T. ( 2013 ). Providing a system that supports teachers' potential growth with technology tools . Dimensions of Early Childhood , 41 , 36 – 40 .
   Google Scholar
• Working Group on ELL Policy . ( 2009 ). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Recommendations for addressing the needs of English language learners . Retrieved from http://www.cal.org/topics/ell/working-group.html
   Google Scholar