Mark S Innocenti
Biographic Data
| ID | 5507937 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark S Innocenti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark S |
| FAMILY NAME | Innocenti |
| SIGNATURE | INNOCENTI M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utah State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4911-5170 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Coaching home visitors: A thematic review with an emphasis on research and practice needs
There is wide recognition in early childhood fields that coaching is important to a professional's development and growth in general, but little is known about coaching home visiting professionals in particular. An early childhood home visiting professional works with families to encourage positive parent‐child interactions, family goal setting, and family well‐being and health. Determining the essential components of coaching home visitors will …
The Home Visit Rating Scales: Revised, restructured, and revalidated
The Home Visit Rating Scales (HOVRS) were initially developed from field‐based descriptions of successful home visits and are supported by home‐visiting research in multiple disciplines. Four home‐visiting practices scales include indicators of relationship building with families, responsiveness to family strengths, facilitation of parent–child interaction, and collaboration with parents. Three family engagement scales include indicators of paren…
Home Visit Quality Variations in Two Early Head Start Programs in Relation to Parenting and Child Vocabulary Outcomes: Home Visit Quality
Home-visiting programs aiming to improve early child development have demonstrated positive outcomes, but processes within home visits to individual families are rarely documented. We examined family-level variations in the home-visiting process (N = 71) from extant video recordings of home visits in two Early Head Start programs, using an observational measure of research-based quality indicators of home-visiting practices and family engagement,…
An examination of language input and vocabulary development of young Latino dual language learners living in poverty
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the language status of 120 young, Latino dual language learners living in poverty in the United States. Maternal language input and home language and literacy environments were examined with regard to language development at 24 and 36 months. Results suggested that even when combining English and Spanish language knowledge scores, the children in this sample still performed below, albeit closer to, age lev…
Turkish Validation of the Piccolo (Parenting Interactions with Children: (Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes)
Early positive parent–child interactions are important for child development. Intervention research focused on increasing positive parent–child interactions has demonstrated increases in desired parenting behaviors and improvements in child outcomes. Parent–child interaction research in Turkey has been limited because of the need for reliable and valid measures of parent–child interaction. The aim of this study was to explore the validity and rel…
Dads' Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (Piccolo‐D)
Intervention programs aiming to support fathers’ parenting skills with young children need a practical, but psychometrically sound, observational measure of fathers’ parenting interactions. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Parenting Interactions with Children—Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO) measure for use with fathers, and to explore whether additional observational father‐behavior i…
Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (Piccolo) in Diverse Ethnic Groups
Parenting interactions are important for children's early development, but existing observational measures of parenting are often difficult for practitioners to use in their work with parents and have been developed based on primarily European American middle‐income parents. Practitioners working with parents of infants and young children need a psychometrically strong observational measure of parenting behaviors appropriate for diverse groups. W…
Using the Piccolo with Parents of Children with a Disability
All children benefit from positive parenting behaviors that support early child development. For a parent of a child with a disability, the child's characteristics and possible limitations can make positive parenting behaviors challenging, and yet, these interactions need to be a focus of early intervention to promote optimal family and child development. Family‐centered practice, which includes strengthening parenting skills, has been advocated …
Quality Indicators for Group Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research in Special Education
This article presents quality indicators for experimental and quasi-experimental studies for special education. These indicators are intended not only to evaluate the merits of a completed research report or article but also to serve as an organizer of critical issues for consideration in research. We believe these indicators can be used widely, from assisting in the development of research plans to evaluating proposals. In this article, the fram…
Parenting stress in families of children with disabilities
Using measures of child and family functioning, this study evaluated levels of parenting stress in 880 families of children with disabilities. Results suggest that factors such as income, time available for interaction with the child, and social support predict parenting stress much better than do aspects of child functioning. Implications for intervention and for future research are discussed
Depressive Symptomatology and Interaction Behaviors of Mothers Having a Child with Disabilities
Previous research has indicated that parents who raise children having disabilities report greater emotional distress than other parents. To investigate the association between symptoms of depression and maternal behaviors, interactions between 48 mothers and children having disabilities were rated. Measures of maternal depression and child functioning were also administered. Analyses indicated that mothers reported a relatively large number of s…
A naturalistic study of the relation between preschool setting events and peer interaction in four activity contexts
Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (Piccolo) in Diverse Ethnic Groups
Parenting interactions are important for children's early development, but existing observational measures of parenting are often difficult for practitioners to use in their work with parents and have been developed based on primarily European American middle‐income parents. Practitioners working with parents of infants and young children need a psychometrically strong observational measure of parenting behaviors appropriate for diverse groups. W…
The Home Visit Rating Scales: Revised, restructured, and revalidated
The Home Visit Rating Scales (HOVRS) were initially developed from field‐based descriptions of successful home visits and are supported by home‐visiting research in multiple disciplines. Four home‐visiting practices scales include indicators of relationship building with families, responsiveness to family strengths, facilitation of parent–child interaction, and collaboration with parents. Three family engagement scales include indicators of paren…
Dads' Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (Piccolo‐D)
Intervention programs aiming to support fathers’ parenting skills with young children need a practical, but psychometrically sound, observational measure of fathers’ parenting interactions. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Parenting Interactions with Children—Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO) measure for use with fathers, and to explore whether additional observational father‐behavior i…
Home Visit Quality Variations in Two Early Head Start Programs in Relation to Parenting and Child Vocabulary Outcomes: Home Visit Quality
Home-visiting programs aiming to improve early child development have demonstrated positive outcomes, but processes within home visits to individual families are rarely documented. We examined family-level variations in the home-visiting process (N = 71) from extant video recordings of home visits in two Early Head Start programs, using an observational measure of research-based quality indicators of home-visiting practices and family engagement,…
Using the Piccolo with Parents of Children with a Disability
All children benefit from positive parenting behaviors that support early child development. For a parent of a child with a disability, the child's characteristics and possible limitations can make positive parenting behaviors challenging, and yet, these interactions need to be a focus of early intervention to promote optimal family and child development. Family‐centered practice, which includes strengthening parenting skills, has been advocated …
Turkish Validation of the Piccolo (Parenting Interactions with Children: (Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes)
Early positive parent–child interactions are important for child development. Intervention research focused on increasing positive parent–child interactions has demonstrated increases in desired parenting behaviors and improvements in child outcomes. Parent–child interaction research in Turkey has been limited because of the need for reliable and valid measures of parent–child interaction. The aim of this study was to explore the validity and rel…
A naturalistic study of the relation between preschool setting events and peer interaction in four activity contexts
A naturalistic study of the relation between preschool setting events and peer interaction in four activity contexts
Depressive Symptomatology and Interaction Behaviors of Mothers Having a Child with Disabilities
Previous research has indicated that parents who raise children having disabilities report greater emotional distress than other parents. To investigate the association between symptoms of depression and maternal behaviors, interactions between 48 mothers and children having disabilities were rated. Measures of maternal depression and child functioning were also administered. Analyses indicated that mothers reported a relatively large number of s…
Parenting stress in families of children with disabilities
Using measures of child and family functioning, this study evaluated levels of parenting stress in 880 families of children with disabilities. Results suggest that factors such as income, time available for interaction with the child, and social support predict parenting stress much better than do aspects of child functioning. Implications for intervention and for future research are discussed
Quality Indicators for Group Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research in Special Education
This article presents quality indicators for experimental and quasi-experimental studies for special education. These indicators are intended not only to evaluate the merits of a completed research report or article but also to serve as an organizer of critical issues for consideration in research. We believe these indicators can be used widely, from assisting in the development of research plans to evaluating proposals. In this article, the fram…
An examination of language input and vocabulary development of young Latino dual language learners living in poverty
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the language status of 120 young, Latino dual language learners living in poverty in the United States. Maternal language input and home language and literacy environments were examined with regard to language development at 24 and 36 months. Results suggested that even when combining English and Spanish language knowledge scores, the children in this sample still performed below, albeit closer to, age lev…
Turkish Validation of the Piccolo (Parenting Interactions with Children: (Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes)
Early positive parent–child interactions are important for child development. Intervention research focused on increasing positive parent–child interactions has demonstrated increases in desired parenting behaviors and improvements in child outcomes. Parent–child interaction research in Turkey has been limited because of the need for reliable and valid measures of parent–child interaction. The aim of this study was to explore the validity and rel…
Dads' Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (Piccolo‐D)
Intervention programs aiming to support fathers’ parenting skills with young children need a practical, but psychometrically sound, observational measure of fathers’ parenting interactions. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Parenting Interactions with Children—Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO) measure for use with fathers, and to explore whether additional observational father‐behavior i…
Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (Piccolo) in Diverse Ethnic Groups
Parenting interactions are important for children's early development, but existing observational measures of parenting are often difficult for practitioners to use in their work with parents and have been developed based on primarily European American middle‐income parents. Practitioners working with parents of infants and young children need a psychometrically strong observational measure of parenting behaviors appropriate for diverse groups. W…
Using the Piccolo with Parents of Children with a Disability
All children benefit from positive parenting behaviors that support early child development. For a parent of a child with a disability, the child's characteristics and possible limitations can make positive parenting behaviors challenging, and yet, these interactions need to be a focus of early intervention to promote optimal family and child development. Family‐centered practice, which includes strengthening parenting skills, has been advocated …
Home Visit Quality Variations in Two Early Head Start Programs in Relation to Parenting and Child Vocabulary Outcomes: Home Visit Quality
Home-visiting programs aiming to improve early child development have demonstrated positive outcomes, but processes within home visits to individual families are rarely documented. We examined family-level variations in the home-visiting process (N = 71) from extant video recordings of home visits in two Early Head Start programs, using an observational measure of research-based quality indicators of home-visiting practices and family engagement,…
The Home Visit Rating Scales: Revised, restructured, and revalidated
The Home Visit Rating Scales (HOVRS) were initially developed from field‐based descriptions of successful home visits and are supported by home‐visiting research in multiple disciplines. Four home‐visiting practices scales include indicators of relationship building with families, responsiveness to family strengths, facilitation of parent–child interaction, and collaboration with parents. Three family engagement scales include indicators of paren…
Coaching home visitors: A thematic review with an emphasis on research and practice needs
There is wide recognition in early childhood fields that coaching is important to a professional's development and growth in general, but little is known about coaching home visiting professionals in particular. An early childhood home visiting professional works with families to encourage positive parent‐child interactions, family goal setting, and family well‐being and health. Determining the essential components of coaching home visitors will …
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (6 works) · Checklist (4 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)