Teresa Eckrich Sommer

Biographic Data

ID6529313
NAMETeresa Eckrich Sommer
GIVEN NAMESTeresa Eckrich
FAMILY NAMESommer
SIGNATURESOMMER T E
AFFILIATIONSNorthwestern University
ORCID0000-0002-4185-0146
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS5
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • Does adding parent education and workforce training to Head Start promote or interfere with children's development

    Open AccessTerri J Sabol, Elise Chor et al.ARTICLEChild Development2024

    This study explores the effects of the two-generation program CareerAdvance—which combines education and training for parents in healthcare with Head Start for children—on children's academic, language, mathematics, and inhibitory control followed for 3 years. The sample (collected in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 2011 to 2018) includes 147 children in the CareerAdvance group and 139 children in a matched comparison group (n = 286; 40% Black, 17%, White, …

  • The effects of a two-generation English as a second language (ESL) intervention on immigrant parents and children in Head Start

    Teresa Eckrich Sommer, Lauren A Tighe et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2024

    We present results of a randomized control trial of a two-generation English as a Second Language (ESL) program in which all families participated in Head Start while treatment parents also enrolled in a high dosage, family-focused ESL curriculum with supportive services. Examining 197 parent-child dyads among Spanish- (89%) and Zomi-speaking (11%) immigrant families, we found improvements in participant parents’ English reading skills and engage…

  • A Two-Generation Education Intervention and Children’s Attendance in Head Start

    Open AccessTeresa Eckrich Sommer, William J Schneider et al.ARTICLEChild Development2020

    Two-generation human capital programs seek to promote the education of parents and children simultaneously. This study examines relations between family participation in CareerAdvance, which recruits parents of Head Start children into a workforce training program, and children’s Head Start attendance. The sample included 293 children (on average 4 years old) and their parents. After one semester, CareerAdvance children demonstrated higher rates …

  • A Two-Generation Human Capital Approach to Anti-poverty Policy

    Open AccessTeresa Eckrich Sommer, Terri J Sabol et al.ARTICLERSF The Russell Sage Foundation…2018Cited by: 1References: 10

    TERESA ECKRICH SOMMER, TERRI J. SABOL, ELISE CHOR, WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, P. LINDSAY CHASE-LANSDALE, JEANNE BROOKS-GUNN, MARIO L. SMALL, CHRISTOPHER KING, HIROKAZU YOSHIKAWA, A Two-Generation Human Capital Approach to Anti-Poverty Policy, RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 3, Anti-Poverty Policy Initiatives for the United States (FEBRUARY 2018), pp. 118-143

  • Head Start, two-generation ESL services, and parent engagement

    Open AccessTeresa Eckrich Sommer, Celia J Gomez et al.ARTICLEEarly Childhood Research Quarterly2018Cited by: 2References: 5

  • Parents' persistence and certification in a two-generation education and training program

    Open AccessTerri J Sabol, Teresa Eckrich Sommer et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2015Cited by: 2References: 26