Comparing universal and targeted prekindergarten programs
A comparison of classroom characteristics and preschooler achievement outcomes in universal and targeted pre-k programs based on a sample of over 400 children in over 800 classrooms
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Ongoing, web-mediated professional development focused on teacher-child interactions
A study of teachers' use of and satisfaction with the MyTeachingPartner (MTP) online in-service professional development program, based on data collected from teachers who had access only to the online program and teachers who both used the online program and interacted with consultants
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An overview of prekindergarten policy in the United States: Program governance, eligibility, standards and finance
An overview state-funded Pre-K programs with particular attention to enrollment, funding, and program standards and policies
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Peer effects on children’s language achievement during pre-kindergarten
An inquiry into the role of children’s peer interactions in the acquisition of language skills, based on a subsample of 1,812 children from 453 prekindergarten classrooms in 11 states
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Quality in kindergarten classrooms: Observational evidence for the need to increase children’s learning opportunities in early education classrooms
An investigation of the quality and content of children’s learning experiences in kindergarten and how individual children experience classroom quality, based on data from 240 prekindergarten classroons and a subsample of 730 kindergarten classrooms attended by participants of a larger study
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The relations of observed pre-k classroom quality profiles to children's achievement and social competence
A study of the relationship between the growth in social and academic competence of children in the prekindergarten year and the level of emotional support measured in classroom teacher-child interactions, based on data collected about 2,028 prekindergarten children from several states
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Research evidence about program dosage and student achievement: Effective public prekindergarten programs in Maryland and Louisiana
An overview of key findings of the impacts of public preekindergarten on transition to school and school readiness in Louisiana and full day and half day state-prekindergarten on children's literacy development in Maryland during the 2000s
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Teacher characteristics associated with responsiveness and exposure to consultation and online professional development resources
An exploration of teacher characteristics associated with higher participation in and responsiveness to the MyTeachingPartner Consultancy (MTP) professional development approach, based on a sample of 62 prekindergarten teachers from 21 school districts in a mid-Atlantic state
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