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Volume 18, Number 2   2015      ISSN: 1930-9325 

 
CONTENTS 

 
Research Articles 

Building a Classroom Community that Supports English Learners in Preschool 
Cindy Hoisington, Jessica Mercer Young, Louisa Anastasopoulos, and Sue Washburn...….. 1 

Communicating with Head Start Parents about Their Child’s Weight Status 

Jessica A. Hoffman, Catherine Wirth, Sarah Johnson, Sonia Carter, Matthew DuBois, Colin 

Cox, and Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa………………………………………………………… 31 

Harvest for Healthy Kids: A nutrition education curriculum aligned with the Head Start 
Child Development and Early Learning Framework 

Betty Izumi, Jessica Hoffman, Cara Eckhardt, Angela Johnson, Jennifer Hallman, Dawn 

Barberis………………………………………………………………………………………. 43 

Improving Access through Implementation of Site Based Well-Child Visits in Head 
Start 

Kristina M. Roberson, Jane E. Blood-Siegfried, Anne L. Derouin, and John P. Vartenisian.. 57 

The Role of Physiological Regulation in Understanding the Influence of Child Abuse 
Potential on Children’s Behavioral Problems 

Julie Schatz-Stevens, Bethany Cockburn, and Jennifer Lefever……………………………. 71 
 

Research-to-Practice Summaries 

Supporting English Learners in Preschool: Strategies for Teachers  
Cindy Hoisington, Jessica Mercer Young, Louisa Anastasopoulos, and Sue Washburn…… 85 

Engaging Head Start Families in Childhood Obesity Prevention: School-Home 
Communication about Children’s Height and Weight Screenings 

Jessica A. Hoffman, Catherine Wirth, Sarah Johnson, Sonia Carter, Matthew DuBois, Colin 

Cox, and Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa………………………………………………………… 92 

Harvest for Healthy Kids: Head Start Teachers’ Perceptions of Curriculum Usability      

Betty Izumi, Jessica Hoffman, Cara Eckhardt, Angela Johnson, Jennifer Hallman, Dawn 

Barberis………………………………………………………………………………………. 98 

Practical Implications for Site Based Well Child Visits in Head Start 
Kristina M. Roberson, Jane E. Blood-Siegfried, Anne L. Derouin, and John P. Vartenisian.. 106 

Intervention Implications: The Links among Early Risk for Abuse, Children’s 
Regulation, and Behavioral Problems 

Julie Schatz-Stevens, Bethany Cockburn, and Jennifer Lefever…………………………….. 114 

  



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Dialog from the Field 

Expanding Mental Health Consultation in Early Head Start: Recommendations for 
Supporting Home Visitors in Increasing Parental Engagement 

 

Samantha Pittenger, Tori Van Dyk, Alayna Schreier, Michelle Haikalis, Mary Fran Flood,      

and  David Hansen…………………………………………………………………………….119