Based on Research Conducted at OSLC
The Kids in Transition to School (KITS) – Developmental Disabilities Follow-Up was a longitudinal study of the effects of a randomized efficacy trial of a preventive intervention to enhance psychosocial and academic school readiness in children with developmental disabilities and behavior or social difficulties who were entering kindergarten.
Project Overview
The Kids in Transition to School (KITS) – Developmental Disabilities Follow-Up was a longitudinal study of the effects of a randomized efficacy trial of a preventive intervention to enhance psychosocial and academic school readiness in children with developmental disabilities and behavior or social difficulties who were entering kindergarten. In the first 5 years of the study 209 children and their families participated. In the follow-up, children and their families were followed through the end of fifth grade to examine the long-term effects of the KITS Program on academic, social, and behavioral adjustment.
Year Project Began: 2015Funder: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education