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The challenges of change: Learning from the child care and early education experiences of immigrant families
Matthews, Hannah, May 2007
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A study of the child care and early education participation of children of immigrants and barriers to accessing child care and early education services for immigrant families, based on interviews with local leaders, policymakers, child care and early education service providers, and immigrant parents conducted during community site visits

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Early student-teacher relationships of children with and without intellectual disability: Contributions of behavioral, social, and self-regulatory competence
Eisenhower, Abbey S., August 2007
Journal of School Psychology, 45(4), 363-383

An examination of the quality of student teacher relationships (STR) among 6 year-old children with and without intellectual disability, considering child characteristics as predicators of STR and using data from the children at age 3

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Evaluation of the First 5 California Children of Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers Project: The Migrant Education Even Start Component
First 5 California, January, 2007
Sacramento: First 5 California Children and Families Commission.

An evaluation of the impact of family literacy outreach services provided to 3 and 4 year old children of migrant seasonal farm workers in California, based on a sample of 684 children

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Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Final phase I report
Quick, Heather, March 07, 2007
Los Angeles: First 5 LA.

Findings from the third and fourth years of the implementation and impact evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative, a comprehensive program to promote literacy among low-income families in Los Angeles County, that examined program characteristics and quality and child and parent outcomes

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An exploratory study of mothers' perceptions of acculturation within the preschool context
Lara-Cinisomo, Sandraluz, October, 2007
(WR-523). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A study of the relationship of mothers' acculturation to the acculturation of their children, based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with Latina mothers whose children attend preschool

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Preschool predictors of the need for early remedial and special education services
Mann, Emily A., January 2007
Elementary School Journal, 107(3), 273-285

An examination of child related predictors (sociodemographic factors, cognitive development, child behavior) in terms of their relation to teacher recommendations for early placement in special education classes

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The role of grandmothers in the lives of preschoolers growing up in urban poverty
Pittman, Laura D., 2007
Applied Developmental Science, 11(1), 20-42

An examination of the impact of grandmothers' residential status and child care responsibilities on low income preschool children's cognitive development and academic achievement using data from the Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study

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School readiness: A multifaceted, developmental approach
Williams, Shannon, 2007
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Davis

A study of patterns of children's school readiness, the relationship of children's early child care experiences to their school readiness and success, the relationship of children's school readiness to their school success, and the role of family risk factors in children's school readiness, based on analysis of data for 1,364 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

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Spanish-speaking children's social and language development in pre-kindergarten classrooms
Chang, Florence, 2007
Early Education and Development, 18(2), 243-269

A discussion of the Spanish and English language interactions that Spanish-speaking children experience in the pre-K classroom in relation to their social and cognitive outcomes, based on data from 345 Spanish-speaking students in pre-K programs

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Who is ahead and who is behind?: Gaps in school readiness and student achievement in the early grades for California's children
Cannon, Jill S., 2007
(TR-537-PF/WKKF/PEW/NIEER/WCJVSF/LAUP). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

The first component of a multicomponent study of preschool education in California, which focuses on whether students were meeting the state's early elementary math and English-language arts standards and how increased access to high-quality preschool programs can close achievement gaps, based on state- and local-level school readiness and achievement data, as well as on previous studies of the benefits of high-quality preschool programs

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