Head Start's Impact on Social/Emotional Outcomes for Children With Disabilities: Number of Disabilities, Individualized Educational Plan, and Supplemental Security Income

• In Event: 61.087 - Poster Session 12
  In Poster Session: 61.087-7 - Division E: Human Development Session 1

Abstract

Using the Head Start Impact Study Data, this secondary data analysis examines Head Start’s impacts on socio-emotional outcomes for children with disabilities. Among 4,442 children, 570 children were reported to have disabilities based on reports by parents, teachers, and doctors. Study questions were: (1) Do the number of disabilities, having an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), and receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), affect socio-emotional outcomes for children with disabilities? (2) Do children with disabilities who participate in Head Start have more positive socio-emotional outcomes than those who do not participate in Head Start? (3) Do family baseline variables, number of disabilities, IEP, and SSI moderate effects of Head Start on children’s outcomes?

Authors

• Kyunghee Lee, Michigan State University

• Tae Seob Shin, Ewha Womans University

• Andrea Calkin, Michigan State University