Implementing toddler interventions at scale: The case of “We learn together"

TY - JOUR

T1 - Implementing toddler interventions at scale: The case of “We learn together"

AU - Bleses, Dorthe

AU - Jensen, Peter

AU - Højen, Anders

AU - Slot, Pauline

AU - Justice, Laura

PY - 2021/10/1

Y1 - 2021/10/1

N2 - The first years of life are characterized by rapid learning in several school readiness domains, including language, math, and social-emotional skills, all of which are important for later childhood outcomes and academic achievement in school. In this research, we investigate the effects of an early-stage evidence-based school readiness intervention and add-on elements to support teachers’ implementation under real-life circumstances to explore the readiness of this intervention for scaling up. We replicated the findings of a prior trial of this intervention, and demonstrated that a 20-week curriculum with instructional content and supportive tools for teachers to be more explicit and intentional in their interactions with children can be implemented successfully under real-life circumstances and result in positive effects on targeted language and math skills.

AB - The first years of life are characterized by rapid learning in several school readiness domains, including language, math, and social-emotional skills, all of which are important for later childhood outcomes and academic achievement in school. In this research, we investigate the effects of an early-stage evidence-based school readiness intervention and add-on elements to support teachers’ implementation under real-life circumstances to explore the readiness of this intervention for scaling up. We replicated the findings of a prior trial of this intervention, and demonstrated that a 20-week curriculum with instructional content and supportive tools for teachers to be more explicit and intentional in their interactions with children can be implemented successfully under real-life circumstances and result in positive effects on targeted language and math skills.

KW - At-scale effectiveness study

KW - Language

KW - Math

KW - Replication of first stage trial

KW - School readiness intervention

KW - Social-emotional outcomes

KW - Toddler classrooms

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85108077461&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.04.008

DO - 10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.04.008

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0885-2006

VL - 57

SP - 12

EP - 26

JO - Early Childhood Research Quarterly

JF - Early Childhood Research Quarterly

ER -