Volume 18, Number 3   2016      ISSN: 1930-9325 

 
CONTENTS 

 
Research Articles 

Relationship between Peer Social Competence and Academic Readiness for Head 
Start Children: A Multi-Method, Multi-Source Measurement Approach 

Tracy Carter Clopet and Rebecca Bulotsky-Shearer………....……………………………… 

 

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Milieu Language Strategies on English Language Growth in Children Who Are English 
Language Learners 

Emily Mallory and Gayle Luze……………………………………...………………………. 26 

From Research to Evidence-Based Practice: An Account of the Scientific 
Implementation of Dialogic Buddy Reading 

Mary Jane McIlwain, M. Susan Burns, and C. Stephen White……………………………… 47 

 

Research-to-Practice Summaries 

A Comprehensive Look at Peer Social Competence in Preschool 
Tracy Carter Clopet and Rebecca Bulotsky-Shearer………….………………………...…… 72 

Milieu Language Strategies for Children Learning English 
Emily Mallory and Gayle Luze……………………………………...………………………. 78 

The Implementation and Study of Dialogic Buddy Reading in a Head Start Classroom 
Mary Jane McIlwain, M. Susan Burns, and C. Stephen White……………………………… 84 

 
  
Dialog from the Field 

Dyadic Intervention for Young Children Exposed to Interpersonal Violence  
Robert Herman-Smith and Rosa Espinosa………………………………………...…………. 91