Dinehart, Laura
- Associate Professor, School of Education and Human Development , College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Contact Info
Overview
overview
- Dr. Laura Dinehart is an Associate Professor and Dean for the School of Education and Human Development. Dr. Dinehart joined the FIU faculty as a visiting assistant professor in 2006, and was hired as an Assistant professor in 2008. As a graduate student at the University of Miami, her research focused on early intervention practices and developmental outcome of children prenatally exposed to cocaine from birth to three years of age. More recently, Dr. Dinehart's interests lie in the contextual variables that influence the school readiness and early academic outcome of children from high-risk environments, including children in the child welfare system. She has published numerous journal articles and presented at several national conferences.
research interests
- School readiness and developmental outcome of children from high-risk environments, including children in the child welfare system.
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2021School readiness skills at age four predict academic achievement through 5th gradeFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.05.006 Web of Science: 000689520000010
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2020How profiles of school readiness relate to grade 3 performance among low-income ethnically- and linguistically-diverse children. APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2020.1781633 Web of Science: 000549502700001
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2017Differential Third-Grade Outcomes Associated With Attending Publicly Funded Preschool Programs for Low-Income Latino Children. CHILD DEVELOPMENT. 88:1743-1756.
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2017Preschool writing and premathematics predict Grade 3 achievement for low-income, ethnically diverse children. JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. 110:528-537.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2016.1145095 Web of Science: 000401521900008
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2015Handwriting in early childhood education: Current research and future implications. JOURNAL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY. 15.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1468798414522825 Web of Science: 000212394300004
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2015Knowledge of Child Abuse and Reporting Practices Among Early Care and Education Providers. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. 29.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/02568543.2015.1073818 Web of Science: 000210692200001
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2014The Effect of a Supplemental Book-Sharing Intervention for Developmentally Delayed Toddlers Who Were Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine. JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. 26:93-113.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10882-013-9346-0 Web of Science: 000330973500007
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2013Associations Between Low-Income Children's Fine Motor Skills in Preschool and Academic Performance in Second Grade. EARLY EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT. 24:138-161.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2011.636729 Web of Science: 000314638500004
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2012Associations between center-based care accreditation status and the early educational outcomes of children in the child welfare system. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW. 34:1072-1080.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.02.012 Web of Science: 000302971700025
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2009Language Delay and the Effect of Milieu Teaching on Children Born Cocaine Exposed: A Pilot Study. JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. 21:9-22.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10882-008-9122-8 Web of Science: 000264216600002
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2008Effects of the proximal home environment on language and behavioral outcomes in children prenatally exposed to cocaineFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/03004430600851207 Web of Science: 000211852300001
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2006Proximal variables in families of children prenatally exposed to cocaine and enrolled in a center- or home-based intervention. JOURNAL OF EARLY INTERVENTION. 29.Web of Science: 000242489500003
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2005Adult perceptions of positive and negative infant emotional expressionsFull Text via DOI: 10.1207/s15327078in0803_5 Web of Science: 000233861300005
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Book Chapter
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2016Child-centered play therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder.. 257-274.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/14776-014
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Note
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Review
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2014Contemplative practices in early childhood: implications for self-regulation skills and school readiness. 487-499.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2013.804069 Web of Science: 000211957500001
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2013Providing Quality Early Care and Education to Young Children Who Experience Maltreatment: A Review of the Literature. 283-290.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10643-012-0553-6 Web of Science: 000214362900005
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Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
- Willis, Elizabeth, An Extended Validation and Analysis of the Early Childhood Educators' Knowledge of Self-Regulation Skills Questionnaire: A Two Phase Study 2015
- Rio, Vivian M. del, Effects of Sex, Third Grade Reading Achievement and Motivation as Predictors of Fourth Grade Reading Achievement of Hispanic Students: A Path Analysis 2013
- Rodriguez, Isela S., The Effects of Trained Teachers’ Integration of Dialogic Reading Discourse on Hispanic English Language Learners’ Literacy Skills in Kindergarten 2013
- Ullery, Mary Anne, An Examination of the Effects of a Summer Book-Reading Program on the Language and Early Literacy Outcomes of Toddlers from High Risk Environments 2012
- Marin, Maria M, The Effects of Classroom Environmental Quality on the Early Literacy Outcomes of a Regionally Heterogeneous Population of Latino Children 2010
Research
principal investigator on
- 2017-2022 Upward Bound Math-Science FIU awarded by U.S. Department of Education 2017 - 2022
- South Florida After School All Stars Transfer Agreement 2014-2019 awarded by South Florida After-School All Stars Inc 2014 - 2022
- BLI Coordinating and Research Services, Year 4 awarded by Business & Leadershp Inst Early Learning 2021 - 2022
- BLI Coordinating and Research Services, Year 3 awarded by Business & Leadershp Inst Early Learning 2018 - 2021
- 2018-2019 BLI Coordinating and Research Services, year 2 awarded by Business & Leadershp Inst Early Learning 2018
- 2016-2017 BLI Coordinating and Research Services awarded by Business & Leadershp Inst Early Learning 2016 - 2018
- Upward Bound Math-Science 12-17 awarded by U.S. Department of Education 2012 - 2017
- The Business & Leadership Institute 2015-2016 Coordinating and Research Services awarded by Business & Leadershp Inst Early Learning 2015 - 2016
co-principal investigator on
- Establishing a Comprehensive Co-Created Community-Based Participatory Research Agenda in Support of Emerging Hispanic-Serving School Districts awarded by Spencer Foundation 2019 - 2021
- The Development of Young Children s Math Abilities: Implications for an Early Math Curriculum. awarded by FIU Foundation 2007 - 2008
Contact
full name
- Laura Dinehart
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4140-5226 (confirmed)
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