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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

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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

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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

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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

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Accelerometer measured level of physical activity indoors and outdoors during preschool time in Sweden and the United States
Raustorp, Anders, August, 2012
Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 9(6), 801-808

A comparison of young children's physical activity and sedentary behavior during indoor and outdoor time for both boys and girls in Swedish and United States settings, based on data from 50 children with an average age of 52 months, at two sites in Malmo, Sweden and two sites in Raleigh, North Carolina

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Accessing and affording child care and low-income mothers' employment over time: An ecological approach
Shjegstad, Brinn, 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Iowa State University, Ames

A study of the influence of child problem behaviors and maternal risk factors on low-income mothers’ ability to access and afford child care, an examination of family income as a mediator of the relationships between child problem behaviors, maternal risk factors and low-income mothers’ ability to access and afford child care, and an examination of the relationships between low-income mothers’ ability to access and afford child care and family income, child problem behaviors, maternal risk factors, and ability to obtain and maintain employment

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Access to print for children in poverty: Differential effects of adult mediation and literacy-enriched play settings on environmental and functional print tasks
Neuman, Susan B., 1993
American Educational Research Journal, 30(1), 95-122

An article on the effects of adult interaction and literacy environment on literacy development in Head Start children.

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Accountability in early childhood: No easy answers
Meisels, Samuel J., 2007
In Pianta, R. C., Cox M. J., & Snow K. L. (2007). School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the age of accountability (pp. 31-47). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An inquiry into the role of high-stakes testing in early childhood programs in the adoption of early childhood policies, with a suggestion of an alternative method for the assessment of children to inform the decisions of public policymakers

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Achieving equitable education for all students: Legal, institutional and activist strategies
Gruendel, Janice M., 2004
Paper presented at the National Conference for Community and Justice Quarterly Forum, Hartford, CT.

A discussion of the association between child development and economic development among business and higher education professionals in Connecticut

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The acquisition of literacy: Reframing definitions, paradigms, ideologies, and practices
Jalongo, Mary Renck, 2004
In Contemporary perspectives on language policy and literacy instruction in early childhood education (pp. 57-78). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

A discussion of a contextual theory of literacy acquisition, which views literacy as related to an individual's construction of self and environment

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The acquisition of literacy skills in 4 and 5 year olds
Smith, Teri L., May 2009
Unpublished master’s thesis, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall

An examination of literacy skills acquisition in 16 4 and 5 year old preschoolers in a School Readiness program in a medium sized school district in southwestern Minnesota

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Addressing disruptive behaviors in the preschool classroom: An adaptation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for Head Start teachers
Collett, Brent R., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Utah State University, Logan

A study describing the development, implementation, and evaluation of an early intervention program designed to improve teaching strategies and practices for Head Start children with behavioral problems

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Addressing social-emotional development and infant mental health in early childhood systems
Zeanah, Paula D., 2005
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 12). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.

A policy report addressing several issues associated with infant mental health (IMH), including organization; delivery of services; and funding and training opportunities

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Addressing socio-emotional development and infant mental health in early childhood systems: Executive summary
Zeanah, Paula D., 2005
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 12). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.

A study of the necessity to focus child care and early education efforts on infant mental health and development, with policy recommendations and strategies for implementation, the meaning of infant mental health, and the development of systems for delivering infant mental health services

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Adult-child relationships in early childhood programs
Elicker, James, 1995
Young Children, 51(1), 69-78

A discussion of research on the impact of the caregiver-child relationship on healthy child development during the preschool and early elementary school years.

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Advancing the measurement of quality for early childhood programs that support early language and literacy development
Neuman, Susan B., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 51-76). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A review of assessment tools for the measurement of the quality of children's language and literacy development in center-based and family child care settings

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Advantages of gardening as a form of physical activity in an after-school program
Phelps, Joshua, December, 2010
Journal of Extension, 48(6), 1-7

A study of the relationship between participation in a Cooperative Extension Service after school gardening program and the self-reported physical activity levels of children, based on data from 31 children in third through fifth grade in Oklahoma

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The affective bond between preschool aged children and mentors
Moffatt, Michael J., 1997
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, New School University, New York

A study on the effects of mentoring relationships on preschool age children’s behavior within the context of Head Start programs

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African American and Puerto Rican American parenting styles, paternal involvement, and Head Start children's social competence
Fagan, Jay, 2000
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 46(4), 592-612

A comparison of African-American and Puerto Rican-American parenting styles and paternal involvement, and an examination of the relationship of mother’s and father’s parenting styles and child care involvement on Head Start participating children’s social competence

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Aggression: Is it stimulated by daycare?
Finkelstein, Neal W., 1982
Young Children, 37(1), 3-9

A description of the child care program, Carolina Abecadarian Project, and its effective social development remedies on aggressive peer interactions

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Alabama PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A fact sheet detailing statistics on Alabama's preschool children, including comparing the state's expulsion rate with the nation's expulsion rate

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Alaska PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Alaska State Funded Head Start program as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools

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Aligning early childhood visual art education with socio-cultural theory and practice: A personal pedagogical stance in the relationship between theory and visual arts education practice in New Zealand early childhood education
Terreni, Lisa, 2009
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 16(1), 63-71

An examination of ideas emerging from sociocultural theory as it relates to visual arts education within the Te Whariki curriculum

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All children ready for school success: Closing the ''preparation'' gap
Gruendel, Janice M., 2003
New Haven: Connecticut Voices for Children.

A summary of the implementation of the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, a public-private coalition of organizations and individuals which serves as a catalyst for policy change necessary to improve the health, safety, learning and economic security of its state's children and their families

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Allegiances or attachments: Relationships among infants and their daycare teachers
Farran, Dale, 1984
In R. Ainslie (Ed.), The child and the daycare setting: Qualitative variations and development (pp. 133-158). New York: Praeger Publishers

A study of infants’ social interactions and relationships with alternative caregivers in child care

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