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The developmental influence of sex composition in preschool classrooms: Boys fare worse in preschool classrooms with more boys
Moller, Arlen C., Q3 2008
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(3), 409-418

An examination of the relationship between the gender composition of preschool classrooms and rates of development in boys and girls, based on a study of 806 children from 70 urban preschool classrooms

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Intergenerational preschool experiences and the young child: Potential benefits to development
Femia, Elia E., Q2 2008
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(2), 272-287

A study of the effect of intergenerational programming for preschoolers and seniors on children's socioemotional development, behavior, school performance, and attitudes, based on a survey of 37 families

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Longitudinal effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program: Findings from kindergarten and first grade [Executive summary]
Hustedt, Jason T., May 2008
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A summary of a study of the relation of participation in Arkansas Better Chance (ABC), a state-funded child care and early education program for preschool-age children from low-income families, to the literacy, language, and math development of children at the beginning and end of kindergarten and at the end of first grade, and a summary of a study of classroom quality in the ABC program

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Multiple inference and gender differences in the effects of early intervention: A reevaluation of the Abecedarian, Perry Preschool, and Early Training projects
Anderson, Michael L., December 2008
Journal of the American Statistical Association, 103(484), 1481-1495

A reanalysis of the longitudinal measures of intelligence quotient, grade completion, criminal activity, college attendance, marriage rates, and adult earnings of male and female participants in the Abecedarian, Early Training, and Perry Preschool projects, using statistical techniques that adjust for multiple inference

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Nourishing development: A report on food insecurity and the precursors to school readiness among very young children
Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program, February 2008
Boston: Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program.

A discussion of the relationship of food insecurity to early child development and school readiness

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Nourishing development: A report on food insecurity and the precursors to school readiness among very young children [Executive summary]
Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program, February 2008
Boston: Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program.

A discussion of the relationship of food insecurity to early child development and school readiness

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The relationship between maternal beliefs and behavior during shared reading
Meagher, Susan, January 2008
Early Education and Development, 19(1), 138-160

A study of the relationship between techniques used by mothers during shared reading sessions and maternal beliefs about the purpose of shared reading, and an examination of differences in the reading-related beliefs and practices of mothers of boys and girls, based on a sample of 50 mothers and their young children

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Research on spatial skills and block building in girls and boys
Kersh, Joanne E., 2008
In Contemporary perspectives on mathematics in early childhood education (pp. 233-251). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing

An overview of research on the relationship of block play to the spatial and mathematics skills of young children, with a focus on gender differences

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