Cognitive Development In Low-Income And Minority Families: A Study

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Parental Involvement, Parenting Behaviors, and Children's Cognitive Development in Low-Income and Minority Families Recently, programs have been created to help parents to interact more with their children’s school. Studies have been conducted to investigate the effect that these programs have on children and their families focusing on the cognitive and social outcomes (Chang, Singh, & Sung, 2009). However, there is a need for more studies that are similar to these. These studies are needed to help understand and assess the effect that programs have on parenting skills, as well as how parenting behaviors may change over time. The study conducted by Chang and associates investigated parental participation in the Head Start programs and the …show more content…

Chang and associates recommend that future researchers focus on the culturally responsive programs and how they promote the cognitive and social development of minority children (2009). Another area that should be explored is how culture and socioeconomic status affects the levels of parental involvement. Furthermore, how these variables also affect parental behaviors and interactions between parents and their …show more content…

Researchers may also consider conducting classroom observations to gather data on academic competence, or the use of standardized tests to try to understand achievement (Rogers et al, 2009).Standardized tests over a longitudinal study may be able to show achievement levels over the course of a child’s education. Furthermore, researchers should explore the associations found in this study on more diverse populations. Sample groups should include lower class, ethnically diverse, and culturally diverse families to allow for the results to be generalizable to other

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