Research that Benefits Children and Families

The topic that I chose that would make a major positive contribution to the well-being of children is "Classroom Strategies that Support Positive Peer Relationships and Friendships."  The positive contributions would be that through my coaching and modeling appropriate behavior, children would be able to take turns, share and work together.  Children who recognize positive consequences of a behavior are more likely to behave that way again.  The main goal is to identify the problem and develop a plan to help children which would support positive peer relationships.

Personal Research

     My topic of research is learning how effective are early childhood curricula and how does it affect outcomes and program quality.  The reason I am interested in this topic is because I am a Center Supervisor for a Head Start & Early Head Start program.  In our program, we have changed from various types of curricula.  The one we have been using for about 10 years now, is the Creative Curriculum.  I am interested in researching other curricula to understand how effective others can be or not be and what type of outcomes and program quality it can enhance my program or other programs.  I want to be able to provide the best educational experience to the children in the Head Start & Early Head Start program that I serve.