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Volume 16, Number 1   2013      ISSN: 1930-9325 

Special Issue 

Parent Involvement and Engagement in Head Start 

Christopher Henrich 
Georgia State University 

Guest Editor 
 

CONTENTS 
 
Research Articles 

Prediction of Early Engagement and Completion of a Home Visitation Parenting 
Intervention for Preventing Child Maltreatment 

Jenniffer B. Lefever, Kathryn M. Bigelow, Judith J. Carta, John Borkowski….………….... 1 

Supporting Family Engagement with Parents of Infants and Toddlers 
Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, Danya Johnson, Patti Bokony, Lorraine McKelvey, Nicola 

Conners-Burrow, and Taren Swindle………………………………………………………... 20 

Increasing Parent-Teacher Communication in Private Preschool Settings Serving  
Low-Income Families 

Patti A. Bokony, Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, Taren Swindle, and Angie Waliski………….. 45 

Examining the Role of Self Efficacy and Communication as Related to Dimensions  
of Latino Parent Involvement in Head Start 

Julia L. Mendez, Diana Westerberg, and M. Alexander Thibeault…………………….......... 65 

Early Childhood Home Visiting: Participation in Literacy-Focused Programs 
Patricia Williams, and Emily Caille………………………………………………………..... 81 

The Longitudinal Process of Early Parent Involvement on Student Achievement: A 
Path Analysis  

Momoko Hayakawa, Michelle M. Englund, Mallory N. Warner Richter, and Arthur J. 

Reynolds……………………….…………………………………………………………….. 103 

She is awesome and retains information like a sponge: Parent and child outcomes  
of the Learning Connections family involvement curriculum 

Barbara DeBaryshe, Ji-Yeon Kim, Dana H. Davidson, Dana M. Gorecki…………….......... 127 

Parenting Techniques as a Mediator between Female Caregiver’s Internalizing 
Symptoms and Externalizing Behaviors Among Preschool-aged Children 

Beth H. Garland, Tammy D. Barry, Robert W. Heffer…………………………………........ 148 

 
 



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Research-to-Practice Summaries 

Enhancing Parent Engagement and Program Completion in a Home Visiting 
Parenting Intervention Through the Use of Cellular Phones 

Kathryn M. Bigelow, Jenniffer B. Lefever, Judith J. Carta, John Borkowski….…………..  172 

Family Engagement: Establishing a System to Support the Parent-Teacher 
Partnership 

Lorraine McKelvey, Patti Bokony, Danya Johnson, Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, Nicola 

Conners-Burrow, Taren Swindle…………………………………………………………… 178 

Family Map Inventory and TIPS for Great Kids!: Tools for Increasing Parent-Teacher 
Communication 

Patti A. Bokony, Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, and Taren Swindle..………………………... 183 

The Importance of Home-School Communication as a Tool for Engaging Latino 
Parents 

Julia L. Mendez, Diana Westerberg, and M. Alexander Thibeault……………………........ 189 

Participation in Early Childhood Home Visiting: The Role of Family, Ethnic, and 
Community Factors 

Patricia Williams, Emily Caille…………………………………………………………...... 194 

Early Parent Involvement and School Achievement: A Longitudinal Path Analysis 
Momoko Hayakawa, Michelle M. Englund, Mallory Warner Richter, and Arthur J. 

Reynolds……………………….…………………………………………………………… 200 

She is awesome and retains information like a sponge: Implications of the Learning 
Connections family involvement curriculum for Head Start programs 

Barbara DeBaryshe, Ji-Yeon Kim, Dana H. Davidson, Dana M. Gorecki……………........ 205 

The Role of Inconsistent Discipline and Parental Involvement on Female Caregivers’ 
Internalizing Symptoms and Externalizing Behaviors among Preschool-aged Children 

Beth H. Garland, Tammy D. Barry, Robert W. Heffer…………………………………...... 211 

 
Dialog from the Field 

Promoting Engagement and Involvement of Parents with Cognitive Challenges: 
Suggestions for Head Start Programs 

 

Sandra T. Azar, Elizabeth A. Miller, & Michael T. Stevenson………………………….....  216 

Parent Participation in Family Programs: Involvement in Literacy Interactions, 
Adult and Child Instruction, and Assessment 

 

Andrea D. Parecki & Sabra B. Gear……………………………………………………......... 236 

Commentary on the Special issue on Parent Involvement/Engagement in Early 
Childhood 

 

Christopher C. Henrich……………………………………………………………………... 253