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Are children ready for kindergarten and how much does it matter?: An examination of Des Moines public schools kindergarten assessment and later reading scores: 2001-02 and 2004-05 school years An examination of the influence of children's school readiness at kindergarten entry on children's later reading scores, based on data from the assessments of children in Des Moines, Iowa at kindergarten entry and at third grade |
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Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families An interim report of the random assignment, impact evaluation of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, analyzing child and family outcomes through the first two years of children's lives. |
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Care neglect, supervisory neglect, and harsh parenting in the development of children's aggression: A replication and extension A study investigating the effects of poor supervision, parental neglect, and punitive parenting on the development of children's aggression |
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The child care arrangements of preschool-age children in immigrant families in the United States A comparison of the use of child care arrangements among immigrant families to non-immigrant families |
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Child care for children with and without disabilities: The provider, observer, and parent perspectives A study combining survey of providers and parents and program observations to explore the characteristics of providers in inclusive and non-inclusive center-based classrooms and family child care homes, the observed quality of care, and families' perceptions of quality and satisfaction with child care services in four Midwestern states |
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Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care A study of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs |
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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research? An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness |
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Cytomegalovirus transmission in child care homes An investigation of the rate that young children are exposed to cytomegalovirus in family child care homes as compared with the rate of exposure in child care centers |
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Early childhood programs: Parent education and income best predict participation A report on the demographic factors of children that best predict preschool participation |
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Effects of a measurement and planning system on kindergartners' cognitive development and educational programming A study of the impact of a measurement and planning system, which provided to teachers assessment information and learning activities, on 838 kindergarten children’s basic skill acquisition in math, reading, and science, and additionally on their cognitive development, school promotion, and referral to special education |
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Experiences of children with or without disabilities in early childhood programs A discussion of the use of children’s individual experiences in child care and early education programs as a means of assessing the quality of these programs, and a comparison of the individual experiences of these programs of children with and without disabilities |
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Fathering attitudes and practices: Influences on children's development An investigation into the influence of fathers' parenting beliefs and level of modernity on their children's development, based on a sample of 525 biological fathers and stepfathers participating in the Early Head Start Research and Demonstration Project |
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Head Start children's entry into public school: A report on the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study An overview of the impact, on children, families, schools, and communities, of 31 local demonstration programs, conducted as part of the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study, in 30 states and the Navajo Nation from the 1991-92 school year through the 1997-98 school year, and implementing major initiatives related to: parent involvement; educational enhancement; family social support services; and health and nutrition |
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Head Start programs: Participant characteristics, services, and funding A study of several factors of the Head Start program, including the number of participants, participants' characteristics, services provided, service delivery methods, federal and non-federal dollars received and spent, and other programs providing similar early childhood services |
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"Healthy Minutes": Impact of Iowa Public Television's Healthy Minutes interstitials on preschool children An comparison of children's attention, appeal, and comprehension of Iowa Public Television's Healthy Minutes public service announcements, in an observed sample of 116 preschool children who watched either the Healthy Minutes program or a Canadian health public service announcement program |
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Infant/toddler early learning guidelines An overview of the Early Learning Guidelines (ELGs) published by 17 states and 3 territories |
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Infant-Toddler early learning guidelines: The content that states have addressed and implications for programs serving children with disabilities A categorical analysis of the contents of the infant and toddler early learning guidelines (ELGs) published by 21 states, and a discussion of their implications for programs serving children with disabilities |
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Iowa Department of Education kindergarten literacy assessment preliminary report Findings from an assessment of Iowa children's literacy skills in kindergarten, including a comparison of the proficiency of children who did and did not attend the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program, based on assessment data for 20,060 children who attended kindergarten in the 2011-2012 school year |
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Kindergarten literacy assessment report Findings from an assessment of children's literacy skills in kindergarten, based on assessment data for 18,923 children who attended kindergarten in Iowa between the 2006-2007 and 2010-2011 school years |
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Making a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families: The impacts of Early Head Start: Vol. I. Final technical report A report of the findings from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, a large-scale, random-assignment evaluation of the impact of Early Head Start programs on the development of infants and toddlers, and the parenting and family development of low-income families across the US |
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Mother-child bookreading in low-income families: Correlates and outcomes during the first three years of life An investigation of the impact of mother-child book reading on low income young children's cognitive and language development as well as an examination of book reading in relation to the Early Head Start intervention using data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project |
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National evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1994-1997 final report The second national evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program, examining what has changed and what has remained stable over its first eight years, specifically addressing who and what is served by the program, federal funding methods, participant's developmental and educational gains, best practices, and the success with which the program is reaching its target population |
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NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment An examination of states' kindergarten assessment practices and use and reporting of school readiness information, based on data from the 25 states that perform kindergarten assessments |
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NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment An examination of states’ definitions of children’s school readiness and states’ uses of information on school readiness, based on data from 23 states that require universal or near-universal assessment by stature |
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Responding to the mental health needs of infants, toddlers and families A report highlighting how 10 Early Head Start programs respond to the mental health needs of infants, toddlers, and their families |
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