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Early childhood assessment: Why, what, and how?
National Research Council (U.S.), 2008
Washington, DC: National Academies Press.

A discussion of developmental outcomes for children from birth to age five and a review of instruments used in developmental assessment

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Measurement of physical activity in preschool children
Pate, Russell R., March 2010
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 42(3), 508-512

An overview of the methods for measurement of physical activity in children of preschool age from articles detailing the measurement properties of direct observational systems, accelerometry, pedometry, heart rate monitoring, and proxy reporting

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Measuring early literacy skills: A latent variable investigation of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening for Preschool
Townsend, Monika, April 2010
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 28(2), 115-128

An investigation of the psychometric properties of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening for Preschool (PALS-PreK) instrument, that includes an examination of gender invariance, with a split sample of 4,518 preschool children in Virginia

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A review of methods and instruments used in state and local school readiness evaluations
Brown, Elizabeth Glyn, August 2007
(Issues & Answers, REL 2007-No. 004). Washington, DC: Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast.

A review of methods and instruments used to measure child outcomes in state and local school readiness initiatives

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A tale of two methods: Comparing regression and instrumental variables estimates of the effects of preschool child care type on the subsequent externalizing behavior of children in low-income families
Crosby, Danielle A., September 2010
Developmental Psychology, 46(5), 1030-1048

A comparison of ordinary least squares regression and instrumental variable analysis, two analytic methods for the estimation of relationships between child care type and externalizing problems, in order to illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of each, and an analysis of the relationship between child developmental and different care settings for children in low-income, single-mother families

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Understanding and choosing assessments and developmental screeners for young children ages 3-5: Profiles of selected measures: Final report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, June, 2011
(OPRE Report No. 2011-23). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A compendium of assessments and developmental screeners for preschool-age children, with profiles of their characteristics, reliability, and validity

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