NHSA's Research Blast is a monthly publication that keeps NHSA members informed about critical research and insights in early childhood education and research specifically related to Head Start. 

March 2013 Research Blast

Does Pre-K Work?| The State of Preschool | Better Outcomes for All: Promoting Partnerships Between Head Start and Pre-K | Children's Growth and Classroom Experiences in Georgia's Pre-K Program: Findings from the 2011-2012 Evaluation Study | Oklahoma - Do the Short-Term Effects of a Strong Preschool Program Persist? | New Jersey - Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study: Fifth Grade Follow-Up | Michigan - Michigan Great Start Readiness Program Evaluation 2012: High School Graduation and Grade Retention Findings

February 2013 Research Blast

Latino Kids Data Explorer | Assessing Dual Language Learners' School Readiness | Curriculum and Assessment Considerations for Young Children from Culturally, Linguistically, and Economically Diverse Backgrounds | Dual language and Literacy Development of Spanish-speaking Preschool Children | Early Growth of Mexican–American Children: Lagging in Preliteracy Skills but not Social Development | Preparing Early Childhood Teachers to Work With Young Dual Language Learners | Abriendo Puertas: Opening Doors to Opportunity - A National Evaluation of Second-Generation Trainers

December 2012 Research Blast

Head Start Impact Study | Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation Final Report | Early Childhood Education Programs | School Quality & the Long Run: Effects of Head Start | Does Head Start Do Any Lasting Good? | Long-Term Effects of Head Start on Low-Income Children

November 2012 Research Blast

Advisory Committee on Head Start Research | Home Visiting Survey | Play and Mathematics can be Combined to Benefit Children | Subitizing: What Is It? Why Teach It? | Kindergarten Number Competence | Relating Effortful Control, Executive Function, and False Belief Understanding | Construction and Evaluation of a Number Sense Test 

October 2012 Research Blast

Before a test, a Poverty of Words | Home Visitation Yields Big Returns | Home Visitation and Young Children: An Approach Worth Investing In? | Demographic Predictors and Relations to Child and Parent Outcomes | Early Head Start Home Visitation: The Role of Implementation in Bolstering Program Benefits | Building Successful Home Visitor-Mother Relationships: A Qualitiative Look at Contributing Factors 

September 2012 Research Blast

Starving the Future | Executive Function: Skills for Life & Learning | Relations Between Preschool Attention Span-Persistence and Age 25 Educational Outcomes

August 2012 Research Blast

Preparing Young Latino Children for School Success | Investing in Health: the Long-term Impact of Head Start on Smoking | What do Babies Think?

July 2012 Research Blast

The Linguistic Genius of Babies | Disadvantaged Families and Child Outcomes:The Importance of Emotional Support for Mothers | Disadvantaged Families and Child Outcomes:The Importance of Emotional Support for Mothers

April 2012 Research Blast

The State of Preschool in 2011 | Supporting Our Youngest Children: Early Head Start Programs in 2010 | Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8

March 2012 Research Blast

The State of Preschool in 2011 | The Link Between Obesity and the Early Mother-Child Relationship | Math and Science in Preschool: Policies and Practice | Raising Attendance at Tulsa’s Head Start Program 

February 2012 Research Blast

Kids Missing from State of the Union | The Next 'Race to the Top' Competition: At the State or District Level?   | Children’s Early Child Care and Their Mothers’ Later Involvement With Schools | Watching Teachers Work