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100 children go to school: Connections and disconnections in literacy development in the year prior to school and the first year of school
Hill, Susan, 1998
(3 vols.). Canberra: Australia Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.

An investigation into the correlation between the acquisition of emergent literacy skills and the early experiences of children in school settings, based on a sample of 100 children from five locations in Australia

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America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 1998
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 1998
Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

Results from the federal government’s Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics 1998 annual report which consists of twenty-three key indicators that measure critical aspects of children’s lives and well-being, specifically relating to their economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education

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An analysis of the perceptions and characteristics of childcare personnel regarding inclusion of young children with special needs in community-based programs
Dinnebeil, Laurie A., 1998
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 18(2), 118-128

An analysis of the perceptions and characteristics of early child care workers with the willingness to care for special needs children in community-based programs in northwestern Ohio

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Assessing Readiness
Meisels, Samuel J., September 1998
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 3).

A discussion of the definition and assessment of children’s school readiness, including recommendations for the components of efficient performance assessments

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Assessing readiness
Meisels, Samuel J., 1998
(CIERA Report No. 3-002). Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.

A report presenting four approaches to defining readiness and the methods used by each perspective to assess children entering formal schooling

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The Be A Star community-based after-school program: Developing resiliency factors in high-risk preadolescent youth
Pierce, Lois H., 1998
Journal of Community Psychology, 26(2), 175-183

A description of the Be a Star community-based after-school program and an evaluation of its effectiveness in helping children develop decision making skills, feelings of personal competence, cultural awareness, and refusal skills

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Birth to kindergarten: The importance of the early years: A comprehensive review of the literature and a series of policy options for early childhood interventions in response to a request by Senator Dede Alpert
Illig, David C., 1998
(Research Report No. CRB-98-001). Sacramento: California State Library, California Research Bureau.

A review of literature examining child outcomes in relation to early childhood experiences, including family influence, home environment, and child care programs; current policy issues and legislative suggestions are discussed.

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Caregiver perception and child-caregiver interactions in a newly inclusive infant child care center
Recchia, Susan L., 1998
Early Childhood Education Journal, 26(2), 111-116

A study of child care provider’s perceptions about and behavior toward developmentally disabled infants and toddlers in an inclusive child care setting

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Caring for children with special needs: The Americans with Disabilities Act
Greenstein, Doreen B., 1998
Raleigh: North Carolina State University, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.

A discussion of strategies for child care providers in dealing with children with special needs

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Characteristics of children's early care and education programs: Data from the 1995 National Household Education Survey [Executive summary]
Hofferth, Sandra L., 1998
(NCES 98-128). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A summary of an inquiry into the child care characteristics necessary to adequately facilitate children’s development, based on the 1995 National Household Education Survey

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Child care caregiver sensitivity and attachment
Howes, Carollee, 1998
Social Development, 7(1), 25-36

An overview of three studies measuring the impact of child care caregivers' sensitivity on children's attachment security

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Child-care characteristics of infants with and without special needs: Comparisons and concerns
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L., 1998
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 13(4), 603-621

An analysis comparing the maternal employment patterns and child care arrangements and their quality for children with and without special needs, using two studies: a study of children with special needs, and data from the Seattle, Washington, a site of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Child care for preschoolers with autism: An exploration of mothers' beliefs, decision-making, and knowledge
Haussler, Annemarie, 1998
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 13(3), 485-499

A discussion of preschool age child care program selection factors for children with autism

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Child development and emergent literacy
Whitehurst, Grover J., 1998
Child Development, 69(3), 848-872

This article introduces a typology of early literacy domains with a review of literature to support the adoption of the typology

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Children's exposure to everyday stressors in day care settings: A descriptive study
Fleury, Sheri A., 1998
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Houston, Houston, TX

A descriptive study of child stressors in a child care environment

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Communications strategies for advocates of early childhood education: A focus group report from Full Circle Associates
Full Circle Associates, Fall 1998
In Effective language for discussing early childhood education and policy (pp 32-45). Washington, DC: Benton Foundation.

Results from two focus groups in which participants' reactions to a series of metaphors, frameworks, and labels for early education for children ages birth to six were recorded, including comparisons of responses of African American and white participants

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Community child care inclusion: The development of two children
Hanline, Mary Frances, 1998
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 45(4), 469-488

An analysis of the progression of children with severe disabilities within a child care setting using a play-based curriculum

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Comparing developmental outcomes for children in care with those for other children in Canada
Flynn, Robert J., 1998
Children & Society, 12(3), 228-233

A study of the test-retest reliability and convergent validity of single items from the Assessment and Action Record, including comparison of the developmental outcomes of 43 children cared for by the Canadian child welfare agency and those of an approximate comparison group of 1600 children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth

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A comparison of the effect of the type of classroom and service characteristics on toddlers with disabilities
Bruder, Mary Beth, 1998
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 18(1), 26-37

A study of the effects of early intervention services, in a segregated versus inclusive classroom, on the developmental outcomes of toddlers

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Contextually-relevant validation of peer play constructs with African American Head Start children: Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale
Fantuzzo, John W., 1998
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 13(3), 411-431

An evaluation of the construct and concurrent validity of a modified version of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale (PIPPS) using a sample of African American Head Start children

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Cultural worlds of early childhood
Woodhead, Martin, 1998
Abingdon, England: Routledge Press

A text with multiple authors reflecting on issues of cultural variation in early childhood development and education, using examples from Cameroon, Guatemala, Italy, Japan and the United States

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Day care and early childhood settings: Fostering mental health in young children
Zigler, Edward F., 1998
Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 7(3), 483-498

A study of designing high quality mental health child care programs for at-risk young children

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Daycare, child and family influences on preschoolers' social behaviors in a peer play setting
DiLalla, Lisabeth F., 1998
Child Study Journal, 28(3), 223-244

A study on the impact of previous child care experiences on preschoolers’ temperament and social behavior

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Disabilities and transitions
Wolery, Mark, 1998
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 6). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.

A discussion of administrative, staff, family, and service issues involved for disabled children in their transition from child care to formal schooling

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Early child care and self-control, compliance, and problem behavior at twenty-four and thirty-six months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1998
Child Development, 69(4), 1145-1170

A study into factors of family and child care experiences as predictors of self-control, compliance and problem behavior in children

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