National Head Start Association

Dialog Briefs


Selected Past Issues of Dialog Briefs

The following are selected issues of Dialog Brief that can be downloaded. You can obtain future issues of Dialog Briefs by subscribing to NHSA Dialog: A Research-To-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field. For subscription information, please click here.

A Briefing Paper on Dual Language Learning
By Dina C. Castro

Head Start and the Changing Demographics of Today's Young Children
By Olivia Golden

Immigrants Raising Children: Undocumented Parents and Thir Young Children's Development
By Hiro Yoshikawa

Head Start's Perennial Leadership on Parental Engagement
By Christopher C. Henrich

Putting the National Head Start Impact Study into a Proper Perspective
By Edward Zigler

Head Start's Commitment to Serving Children with Disabilities and Their Families
By Linda Brekken and Rob Corso

Reducing Young Children's Risk of Behavioral Difficulties in Head Start: Benefits of a Classroom-Based Approach
By C. Cybele Raver, Stephanie M. Jones, Christine Li-Grining, and Fuhua Zhai

Oregon Blazes a Path for Head Start Expansion
By Ben Allen and Angela Smith

Competencies and Credentials for Early Childhood Educators: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?
By Margaret Burchinal, Marilou Hyson, and Marty Zaslow

Parents' Voices: Essential to Decision-Making in Preschool Education
By M. Ann Levett

Making a Difference in Head Start Families' Health Care
By Ariella Herman

Why Head Start Health Services Are Critical for School Readiness and Healthy Development
George Askew and Kate Irish