Volume 17, Number 1   2014      ISSN: 1930-9325 

CONTENTS 
 
 
Research Articles 

Spanish-speaking Parents' Beliefs about Their Young Children's Learning and 
Language Development 

Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez and Nonie K. Lesaux…………………………………..….…... 1 

The Effects of Literacy Messages in an Educational Television program: A 
Content Analysis and Experiment 

Annie M. Moses, Nancy A. Jennings, Rachel Brod, Stephen D. Hooker, Brian Cordell and 

Tabatha Salee…….................................................................................................................... 20 

Results of a Survey and Follow-up Interview with Head Start Staff Concerning 
Social Skills Instruction in Preschool Classrooms 

Tina L. Stanton-Chapman, Mary D. Voorhees, rebecca Berlin, Martha E. Snell, and 

Lindsey D. Forsten…………………………………………………………………………… 36 

Knowledge of Mathematical Development Survey: Testing the Validity and 
Reliability of the Survey and Interpreting Its Results  

Linda M. Platas………………………….……………………................................................ 56 

The Impact of HIPPY Participation on School Readiness and Parent 
Involvement 

Amber L. Brown and Ursula Johnson ………….…................................................................. 74 

Time Management and Home-Based Parent Involvement in Head Start 
Families 

Heather S. Wallace and Sandra Twardosz…………………………………………………… 88 
  
 

Research-to-Practice Summaries 

Spanish-speaking Parent’s Beliefs about Language 
Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez and Nonie K. Lesaux……………….….………………………  108 

How an Educational Television Program Depicts Literacy and How its 
Messages Affect Young Children’s Literacy Attitudes  

Annie M. Moses, Nancy A. Jennings, Rachel Brod, Stephen D. Hooker, Brian Cordell and 

Tabatha Salee…….................................................................................................................... 113 

Supporting Head Start Staff to Address Children’s Social Skills 
Tina L. Stanton-Chapman, Mary D. Voorhees, rebecca Berlin, Martha E. Snell ….. 118 



Acquisition and Measurement of Knowledge of Mathematical Development 
Linda M. Platas………………………….……………………................................................ 123 

The HIPPY early intervention program:  It’s impact on school readiness and 
parent involvement 

Amber L. Brown and Ursula Johnson ………….…................................................................. 130 

Head Start Parents’ Reports of Managing Time to Support Parent Involvement 
Heather S. Wallace and Sandra Twardosz…………………………………………………… 136