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21st Century Community Learning Center program: A study to evaluate the success of a program in a rural county in east Tennessee
Collingsworth, Joy, 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City

An investigation of the impact of a 21st Century Community Learning Center program on students and their families in three schools in rural Tennessee and an examination of the extent to which the program successfully implemented criteria deemed necessary by the United States Department of Education

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded for the 2003-04 school year
Texas Education Agency, January, 2005
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.

An examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded for the 2003-04 school year [Executive summary]
Texas Education Agency, January, 2005
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.

A summary of an examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories

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Acculturation, weight status, and eating habits among Chinese-American preschool children and their primary caregivers: A pilot study
Demory-Luce, Debby K., 2005
Nutrition Research, 25(3), 213-224

An examination of the association between acculturation and health outcomes of Chinese-American students and their primary caregivers, based on a sample of 53 children and their caregivers selected from two child care centers in Houston, Texas

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Addressing social-emotional development and infant mental health in early childhood systems
Zeanah, Paula D., 2005
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 12). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.

A policy report addressing several issues associated with infant mental health (IMH), including organization; delivery of services; and funding and training opportunities

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Addressing socio-emotional development and infant mental health in early childhood systems: Executive summary
Zeanah, Paula D., 2005
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 12). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.

A study of the necessity to focus child care and early education efforts on infant mental health and development, with policy recommendations and strategies for implementation, the meaning of infant mental health, and the development of systems for delivering infant mental health services

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An African American youth mentoring program: A pilot study
Johnson, Martin K., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

An investigation of the effectiveness of a youth mentoring program in terms of character, skills, and attitude development in order to help prepare African American young people for school and life success

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Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of afterschool programs' impact on behavior, safety and family life
Afterschool Alliance, August, 2005
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A review of evaluations of the impact of after school programs on student safety, behavior, and discipline, and on parents' concerns about their children's safety

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An after-school program for elementary school aged children: Academic and socio-emotional outcomes
Vanderploeg, Jeffrey J., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

An investigation of the effects of an after-school program on elementary school students' academic and socioemotional outcomes, examining the relationship between students' outcomes and duration of program participation

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Age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic patterns in early computer use: A national survey
Calvert, Sandra L., 2005
American Behavioral Scientist, 48(5), 590-607

A study of computer use patterns in children 6 months to 6 years of age focusing on the influences of age, gender, ethnicity, income, parental education, and family structure and the relationship between computer screen time and reading skills

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Alabama PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A fact sheet detailing statistics on Alabama's preschool children, including comparing the state's expulsion rate with the nation's expulsion rate

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Alaska PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Alaska State Funded Head Start program as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools

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America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 2005
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 2005
Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

A demographic study of family and child well-being in terms of health and achievement statistics in the United States in 2005

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American Indian and Alaska Native children: Findings from the base year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
Flanagan, Kristin Denton, 2005
(E.D. TAB, NCES 2005-116). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

Compiled statistics from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) on child care arrangements and characteristics of American Indian and Alaskan Native children in the United States in 2005

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American Indian and Alaska Native young children: Findings from the ECLS-K and ECLS-B baseline data
Mississippi State University. National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, 2005
(Rural Early Childhood Brief No. 4). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.

A summary focusing on the school readiness of American Indian and Alaska Native children in rural and non-rural areas

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An analysis of classroom environment and child outcomes across three models of early childhood intervention
Shiflett, Marion R., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Texas at Arlington

An analysis using longitudinal data to compare children's developmental outcomes and classroom environments from Head Start and state-mandated prekindergarten with Ready Start, a program combining a half day of prekindergarten with a half day of Head Start

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Arizona PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Arizona Early Childhood State Block Grant program as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools

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Arkansas PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Arkansas Better Chance program, as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools

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Assessing school readiness in Santa Clara County: Results from the 2004 School Readiness Assessment Project
Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness, 2005
San Jose, CA: Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness.

A study of children's skills at kindergarten entry and family and early childhood education factors associated with those skills in Santa Clara County, California, based on parent and early childhood education teacher surveys and kindergarten teacher surveys and child assessments

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Assessment and early instruction of preschool children at risk for reading disability
Hindson, Barbara, 2005
Journal of Educational Psychology, 97(4), 687-704

An evaluation of an intervention to detect developmental delays of emergent literacy skills in preschool students, based on a sample of 169 students in Sydney, Australia

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Assessment issues in the testing of children at school entry
Rock, Donald A., 2005
The Future of Children, 15(1), 15-34

An article discussing potential reasons for performance discrepancies among white and minority students on the assessment tests commonly used to evaluate children's school readiness

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An assessment of students in a content-based English language development curriculum for an after-school program
Parks, Molly C., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of the Pacific, San Francisco

An evaluation of an after school program curriculum designed to improve students' English language development

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The association between type of preschool experience and student achievement of economically disadvantaged students in four northeast Tennessee schools
McClellan, Robin Wade, 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City

An examination of the impact of preschool experience on low income third grade students' academic achievements as measured by the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP)

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At a loss for words: How America is failing our children and what we can do about it
Bardige, Betty, 2005
Philadelphia: Temple University Press

An argument for the importance of raising awareness, among parents, policy makers, and child care providers, of the role of early literacy skills in reducing the achievement gap

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Attachment, temperament, and preschool children's peer acceptance
Szewczyk-Sokolowski, Margaret, 2005
Social Development, 14(3), 379-397

An analysis of the interplay between preschool children's attachment security, temperament, and peer acceptance using the Waters Attachment Behavior Q-set, mother observations, and Standard Picture-Sociometric Nominations and paired comparisons

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