Abstract
This study explores the long-term impact on participation in the Linda Ray Intervention Program (LRIP) for children (n = 54) who were developmentally delayed and prenatally exposed to cocaine. By identifying a group of programme graduates from a high crime/high poverty neighbourhood in Miami-Dade County using ArcGIS 10.2 software, a quasi-experimental design was used to compare children living in this area who participated in the centre-based modality (5 h a day; 5 days a week) to children living in this area who participated in the home-based modality (3 h per week) on their Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) reading and math scale scores in public school. The children who participated in the centre-based modality reported stronger outcomes in both math and reading FCAT scale scores at the p
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-16 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | International Journal of Disability, Development and Education |
| DOIs | |
| State | Accepted/In press - Feb 6 2016 |
Keywords
- Crime
- developmental delays
- early intervention
- exposure
- FCAT
- GIS mapping
- high risk
- poverty
- prenatal drug
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Education
- Health Professions (miscellaneous)
- Health(social science)