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Biological, behavioral, and relational levels of resilience in the context of risk for early childhood behavior problems by Calkins, Susan D, Blandon, Alysia Y, Williford, Amanda P, Keane, Susan P

“…Longitudinal growth patterns of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems were examined in a community sample of 441 children across the ages of 2 to 5…”
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Behavior Management for Preschool-Aged Children by Williford, Amanda P., PhD, Shelton, Terri L., PhD

“…This article summarizes behavior management strategies for preschool children who are at high risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder that have found…”
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Exploring dyadic teacher–child interactions, emotional security, and task engagement in preschool children displaying externalizing behaviors by Alamos, Pilar, Williford, Amanda P.

“…Based on attachment theory, we tested whether the link between dyadic teacher–child interactions and task engagement operates through a child's security with…”
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Teacher-child emotion talk in preschool children displaying elevated externalizing behaviors by Alamos, Pilar, Williford, Amanda P.

“…This study examined teacher-child emotion talk in a sample of preschool children rated by their teachers as displaying elevated externalizing behaviors…”
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Teacher and Classroom Predictors of Preschool Teacher Stress by Clayback, Kelsey A., Williford, Amanda P.

“…Research Findings: Better understanding the correlates of teacher stress is critical to develop effective, targeted prevention and intervention efforts to…”
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Examining the Validity of a Multidimensional Performance-Based Assessment at Kindergarten Entry by Miller-Bains, Katherine L., Russo, Jaclyn M., Williford, Amanda P., DeCoster, Jamie, Cottone, Elizabeth A.

“…The present study explored the utility of a widely used performance-based assessment of children’s readiness skills as a kindergarten entry assessment. In a…”
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The relation between teacher and child race, teacher perceptions of disruptive behavior, and exclusionary discipline in preschool by Wymer, Sarah C., Corbin, Catherine M., Williford, Amanda P.

“…In preschool, Black children are overrepresented in percentages of children suspended or expelled. Teachers' perceptions of and responses to children…”
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The role of executive function in children's competent adjustment to middle school by Jacobson, Lisa A., Williford, Amanda P., Pianta, Robert C.

“…Executive function (EF) skills play an important role in children's cognitive and social functioning. These skills develop throughout childhood, concurrently…”
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Identifying Teacher Beliefs and Experiences Associated with Curriculum Implementation Fidelity in Early Childhood Education by Clayback, Kelsey A., Williford, Amanda P., Vitiello, Virginia E.

“…Implementation science research points to the importance of improving implementation fidelity to improve outcomes and sustainability of interventions. Despite…”
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Predicting Change in Parenting Stress across Early Childhood: Child and Maternal Factors by Williford, Amanda P, Calkins, Susan D, Keane, Susan P

“…This study examined maternal parenting stress in a sample of 430 boys and girls including those at risk for externalizing behavior problems. Children and their…”
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Missing Out: Kindergarten Teachers' Reports of Soft Exclusionary Discipline Practices by Williford, Amanda P., Alamos, Pilar, Whittaker, Jessica E., Accavitti, Maria R.

“…Research Findings: Students perceived as struggling to regulate their emotions and behavior are at risk for experiencing classroom and school exclusion…”
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How Does Inhibitory Control Predict Emotion Regulation in Preschool? The Role of Individual Children's Interactions With Teachers and Peers by Alamos, Pilar, Williford, Amanda P., Downer, Jason T., Turnbull, Khara L. P.

“…Emotion regulation is foundational to children's psychological wellbeing and future school adjustment. As young children are spending increasing amounts of…”
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Teacher and Child Factors Associated with Emotion Talk between Teachers and Preschoolers Displaying Elevated Externalizing Behaviors by Alamos, Pilar, Williford, Amanda P., Partee, Ann M., Lachman, Gabrielle

“…Research Findings: Talking about emotions with their caregivers help young children develop emotional competence, and is particularly beneficial for children…”
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Teacher perceptions of externalizing behaviour subtypes in preschool: considering racial factors by Accavitti, Maria R., Williford, Amanda P.

“…Growing evidence demonstrates associations between child race, teacher-child race match, and teacher ratings of externalizing behaviour problems in the early…”
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Changing Teacher-Child Dyadic Interactions to Improve Preschool Children's Externalizing Behaviors by Williford, Amanda P., LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer, Whittaker, Jessica Vick, DeCoster, Jamie, Hartz, Karyn A., Carter, Lauren M., Wolcott, Catherine Sanger, Hatfield, Bridget E.

“…A randomized controlled trial was used to examine the impact of an attachment-based, teacher-child, dyadic intervention (Banking Time) to improve children's…”
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Elucidating linkages of executive functioning to school readiness skill gains: The mediating role of behavioral engagement in the PreK classroom by Turnbull, Khara L.P., DeCoster, Jamie, Downer, Jason T., Williford, Amanda P.

“…•Executive functioning at preschool entry is positively related to school readiness skill gains.•Children's negative classroom engagement is negatively…”
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Teacher Perception of Preschool Disruptive Behavior: Prevalence and Contributing Factors by Yoder, Michelle L., Williford, Amanda P.

“…The ways in which teachers perceive and subsequently respond to preschoolers' behavior have significant implications for children's experience in the…”
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Sleep Patterns and School Readiness of Pre-Kindergarteners from Racially and Ethnically Diverse, Low-Income Backgrounds by Turnbull, Khara L.P., Cubides Mateus, Deiby Mayaris, LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer, Lewin, Daniel S., Williford, Amanda P.

“…To explore patterns in parent-reported child sleep health and to investigate connections between such patterns and school readiness for newly enrolled…”
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Variation in children's classroom engagement throughout a day in preschool: Relations to classroom and child factors by Vitiello, Virginia E., Booren, Leslie M., Downer, Jason T., Williford, Amanda P.

“…► Children's classroom engagement varied considerably within a single preschool day. ► Child-choice activity settings were related to positive peer and task…”
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Understanding how children's engagement and teachers' interactions combine to predict school readiness by Williford, Amanda P., Maier, Michelle F., Downer, Jason T., Pianta, Robert C., Howes, Carolee

“…This study examined the quality of preschool classroom experiences through the combination of children's individual patterns of engagement and teachers'…”
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