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Early gender differences in self-regulation and academic achievement
Matthews, J. S., August 2009
Journal of Educational Psychology, 101(3), 689-704

An exploration of gender differences in children’s abilities to self-regulate their behavior and their discrepancies in academic achievement, and an inquiry into the correlation between direct measures versus teacher ratings of students' behavior, based on a sample of 268 kindergarteners from 87 classrooms in 12 schools in a public school district in southeast Michigan

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Effects of a prekindergarten educational intervention on adult health: 37-year follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial
Muennig, Peter, August 2009
American Journal of Public Health, 99(8), 1431-1437

An analysis of 37 years of follow-up data from the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program (PPP), an early school-based intervention with 123 children randomized to a prekindergarten education group or a control group to explore the effects of the program on health behavioral risk factors and health outcomes, and a search for mediator variables in this relationship such as educational attainment, income, family environment, and health insurance access

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Expanding exposure: Can increasing the daily duration of Head Start reduce childhood obesity?
Frisvold, David E., 22 April, 2009
Atlanta, GA: Emory University, Department of Economics.

A comparison of the prevalence of obesity between children who attend full-day Head Start classes and those who attend half-day classes, based on data from a Head Start grantee in Michigan from 2001-2002 through 2005-2006 school years

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Great Start Readiness Program: 2008 - 2009 risk factor data report
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, October 2009
Lansing: Michigan, Department of Education.

An inquiry into the role of children’s risk factors and eligibility to participate in the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP), based on data for 24,437 children who participated in GSRP during the 2008-2009 school year

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The impact of professional development and coaching on early language and literacy instructional practices
Neuman, Susan B., June 2009
American Educational Research Journal, 46(2), 532-566

An examination of the impact of the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) course, either with or without ongoing coaching, on teacher knowledge and quality early language and literacy practices in center- and home-based care settings from 291 sites

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Infant-Toddler early learning guidelines: The content that states have addressed and implications for programs serving children with disabilities
Scott-Little, Catherine, April 2009
Infants and Young Children, 22(2), 87-99

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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Special education preschool: Perceptions of the parent participation and education component
Ludwig, Denise Ann, June 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo

A study of parent and provider perceptions of parent participation in the education component of Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) and a second study of relationships between growth in language development, motor skills, social skills, and parent participation in ECSE programs and services, based on interviews with 24 parents and early intervention professionals and an analysis of individual educational plans of 120 children

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A structured observation of behavioral self-regulation and its contribution to kindergarten outcomes
Ponitz, Claire E. Cameron, May 2009
Developmental Psychology, 45(3), 605-619

An assessment of the predictive validity of the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders (HTKS) task through a longitudinal study of the correlations between children's HTKS scores and measures of their behavioral regulation, classroom functioning, and math, reading, and vocabulary scores before and in kindergarten, based on data collected from 343 children from Oregon and Michigan

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