100 children go to school: Connections and disconnections in literacy development in the year prior to school and the first year of school
Hill, Susan, 1998
(3 vols.). Canberra: Australia Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.
An investigation into the correlation between the acquisition of emergent literacy skills and the early experiences of children in school settings, based on a sample of 100 children from five locations in Australia
Reports & Papers
100 children turn 10: A longitudinal study of literacy development from the year prior to school to the first four years of school
Hill, Susan, 2002
(2 Vols.). Canberra: Australia Department of Education, Science and Training.
A longitudinal study into the development of children’s literacy skills from the year prior to school entry through fourth grade, based on a sample of 100 children followed for five years from four sites across Australia
Reports & Papers
10 years post-Neurons to Neighborhoods: What's at stake and what matters in child care?
Phillips, Deborah A., October 19, 2010
Paper presented at the Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of CCDBG
A discussion of the relationship between the quality of child care environments and child stress, health, and developmental outcomes, and a call for an increase in compensation and training for child care workers
Other
15 by 15: A comprehensive policy framework for early human capital investment in BC
Kershaw, Paul, August 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: University of British Columbia, Human Early Learning Partnership.
An argument for reducing the percentage of developmentally vulnerable children in British Columbia, Canada, to 15 by 2015, including a policy framework to achieve the goal
Other
15 by 15: A comprehensive policy framework for early human capital investment in BC [Executive summary]
Kershaw, Paul, August 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: University of British Columbia, Human Early Learning Partnership.
A summary of an argument for reducing the percentage of developmentally vulnerable children in British Columbia, Canada, to 15 by 2015, including a policy framework to achieve the goal
Executive Summary
2007-08 evaluation report: Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Summary report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, 01 January, 2008
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
An examination of the implementation and expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood initiative to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2007-2008 program year
Reports & Papers
2007-2008 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, 01 January, 2008
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
Findings from an evaluation of the second year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2007-2008 program year
Reports & Papers
2008-09 kindergarten screening results and voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) education program: 2009-10 fact sheet
Florida. Department of Education, 2010
Tallahassee: Florida, Department of Education.
A presentation of results from an assessment of children’s school readiness, with a focus on children’s emergent literacy skills, based on data on children who attended, voluntary prekindergarten, non-voluntary prekindergarten, or did not attend prekindergarten
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2008-2009 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, 01 January, 2009
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
Findings from an evaluation of the third year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2008-2009 program year
Reports & Papers
2008-2009 Maryland school readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2008
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.
A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2008
Reports & Papers
2009-10 evaluation report: Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP)
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, February, 2010
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
Highlights of findings from an evaluation of the fourth year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of children in poverty
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2009-2010 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, 01 January, 2010
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
Findings from an evaluation of the fourth year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2009-2010 program year
Reports & Papers
2009-2010 Maryland school readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2009
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.
A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2009
Reports & Papers
2010-2011 LA 4 prekindergarten annual report: Final
University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning,
Lafayette: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning.
An examination of participant characteristics and of changes in participant test scores during the 2010-2011 program year of LA 4, a publicly-funded Louisiana prekindergarten program for at risk 4-year-olds, based on pre- and posttest assessments from 12,685 children
Reports & Papers
The 2010-2011 Maryland school readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2011
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.
A summary of a survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2010
Executive Summary
2010 Maine Children’s Growth Council report: School readiness
Maine Children's Alliance, 2010
Augusta: Maine, Children's Growth Council.
A profile of families, communities, early childhood education and care programs, and schools in Maine and their influence on children’s school readiness
Reports & Papers
The 2011-2012 Maryland Model for School Readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2012
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.
A summary of findings from teacher assessments of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2011
Executive Summary
2011 District of Columbia early childhood risk and reach assessment
Moodie, Shannon,
Washington, DC: District of Columbia, Office of Early Childhood Education.
An examination of the geographic distribution in the District of Columbia of family risk indicators, children's reading and math proficiency, and early childhood programs
Other
The 2012-2013 Maryland school readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
Maryland. State Department of Education,
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.
A summary of a presentation of findings from teacher assessments of the school readiness of Maryland kindergarteners during the fall of 2012
Executive Summary
The 30-second effect: An experiment revealing the impact of television commercials on food preferences of preschoolers
Borzekowski, Dina L. G., 2001
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 101(1), 42-46
A study of the influence of televised food commercials on preschool children's food preferences among a sample of 40 Head Start children in northern California
Reports & Papers
The Abecedarians approach to social competence: Cognitive and linguistic intervention for disadvantaged preschoolers
Ramey, Craig T., 1982
In K. Borman (Ed.), The social life of children in a changing society (pp. 145-174). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
A description of the educational environment set up for the disadvantaged preschooler by the Carolina Abecedarian Project to aid achievement of educational competence
Reports & Papers
ABLE: A system for mental health screening and care for preschool children
Barbarin, Oscar, 2006
In B. T. Bowman & E. Moore (Eds.), School readiness and social-emotional development: Perspectives on cultural diversity (pp. 77-88). Washington, DC: National Black Child Development Institute
A proposal of a tool for the early detection of behavioral and emotional problems in special needs children
Other
Aboriginal young children's language and literacy development: Progress, promising practices, and needs
Ball, Jessica, April 2007
London, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.
A compendium of information on the speech and language development of aboriginal children under six years old living in Canada, and a proposal for a national strategy to support the language and literacy development of these children
Reports & Papers
Aboriginal young children's language and literacy development: Progress, promising practices, and needs [Executive summary]
Ball, Jessica, April, 2007
London, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.
A summary of a compendium of information on the speech and language development of aboriginal children under six years old living in Canada, and a proposal for a national strategy to support the language and literacy development of these children
Executive Summary
Academic and cognitive functioning in first grade: Associations with earlier home and child care predictors and with concurrent home and classroom experiences
Downer, Jason T., March 2006
School Psychology Review, 35(1), 11-30
A study of the association between academic and cognitive development of first graders and the quantity and quality of child care, home learning environment, family demographics, and maternal characteristics of a sample of 832 children from 9 states
Reports & Papers