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Volume 16, Number 3   2013      ISSN: 1930-9325 

 
 

CONTENTS 
 
Research Articles 

Directions for Professional Development: Increasing Knowledge of Early Childhood 
Measurement  

Rebecca Gokiert, Lisa Noble, and Lori Baugh Littlejohns…………………………………. 1 

Quantitative and Qualitative Factors Related to the Effectiveness of a Preschool 
Behavioral Regulation Intervention 

Shauna L. Tominey and Megan M. McClelland…………………………………..………... 21 

Integrating Physical Activity into Preschool Classroom Academic Lessons Promotes 
Daily Physical Activity and Improves Literacy  

Stacie M. Kirk, Wendy W. Fuchs, and Erik P. Kirk………………………………………... 45 

Head Start Families Throughts and Beliefs about Health, Nutrition, and Physical 
Activity  

Teresa A. Byington, Anne R. Lindsay, Deborah Loesch-Griffin, Susi Brumett, and 

Madeleine Sigman-Grant………………………………………………………………......... 64 

Teachers’ Beliefs Count: Teacher Beliefs and Practice in Early Childhood 
Mathematics Education (ECME) 

Alyse C. Hachey………………………………………….……..…………………….......... 77 

The Psychometric Properties of the English and Spanish Versions of the Bilingual 
Early Language Assessment 

Lillian K. Durán, Mark S. Innocenti, and M. Brooke Robertshaw…………………………. 86 

A Brief Play Intervention to Improve Synchronous Interactions and Play Skills in Low 
Income Mother-Child Dyads 

Rebecca M. Crotwell, Maria Hernandez-Reif and Mary E. Curtner-Smith………………… 102 

A Qualitative Study of Maternal Perceptions of Acculturation Process at the Onset of 
Child Schoooling 

Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo and Andrey Alforque Thomas…………………………………... 127 
 

  



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Research-to-Practice Summaries 

Enhancing Early Childhood (EC) Professionals Knowledge and Practice of 
Measurement 

Rebecca Gokiert, Lisa Noble, and Lori Baugh Littlejohns………………………………….. 142 

Improving Behavioral Regulation in Preschool  
Shauna L. Tominey and Megan M. McClelland…………………………………..……….... 149 

Improving Preschool Literacy Skills using Physical Activity  
Stacie M. Kirk, Wendy Fuchs, and Erik P. Kirk...................................................................... 155 

Influencing Head Start Families Throughts and Beliefs about Health, Nutrition, and 
Physical Activity 

Teresa A. Byington, Anne R. Lindsay, Deborah Loesch-Griffin, Susi Brumett, and 

Madeleine Sigman-Grant……………………………………………………………….......... 160 

In Early Childhood Mathematics Education (ECME), Teachers’ Beliefs Count 
Alyse C. Hachey………………………………………….……..……………………............ 165 

Using the Bilingual Language Assessment: Strengths and Limitations 
Lillian K. Durán, Mark S. Innocenti, and M. Brooke Robertshaw………………………….. 172 

Five Skills to Help Improve Caregiver-Child Interaction During Play 
Rebecca M. Crotwell, Maria Hernandez-Reif and Mary E. Curtner-Smith…………………. 178 

Maternal Perceptions of Acculturation at the Onset of Child Schooling: Implications for 
Teachers 

Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo and Andrey Alforque Thomas………………………………….... 183