15 by 15: A comprehensive policy framework for early human capital investment in BC
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
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15 by 15: A comprehensive policy framework for early human capital investment in BC [Executive summary]
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
2008-2009 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
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
2009-2010 Maryland school readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2009
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Accessing and affording child care and low-income mothers' employment over time: An ecological approach
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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The acquisition of literacy skills in 4 and 5 year olds
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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Adults' and children's language in different situational contexts in Italian nursery and infant schools
An analysis of children’s language development, and educators’ and teachers’ child-directed speech in both Italian nursery schools for children 6 through 36 months and infant schools for children 38 through 72 months
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Adults as a context for social learning in kindergarten
An exploration of children's expressions of other people's beliefs on a test or in a classroom environment, with a focus on children who fail the test but understand its concepts, based on observations of 6 children and their teachers from 2 classrooms in Norway
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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
An examination of ideas emerging from sociocultural theory as it relates to visual arts education within the Te Whariki curriculum
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America's early childhood literacy gap
An overview of children's early literacy development, the early literacy skills gap between children from low-income and middle-income families, and the role of early interventions in reducing the gap
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Analysis of the developmental functioning of early intervention and early childhood special education populations in Oregon
An investigation of the developmental status and functioning of children aged birth through 2 upon entry into early intervention services and children aged 3 through 5 upon entry into early childhood special education services in Oregon, based on data from the Oregon Early Childhood Assessment System
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Analysis of the developmental functioning of early intervention and early childhood special education populations in Oregon: Summary
A summary of an investigation of the developmental status and functioning of children aged birth through 2 upon entry into early intervention services and children aged 3 through 5 upon entry into early childhood special education services in Oregon, based on data from the Oregon Early Childhood Assessment System
Executive Summary
An analysis of influence of Judy Center services on the Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMRS) Kindergarten Assessment outcomes: 2008-2009
A study of the impact on school readiness of prekindergarten participation in Judy Centers, which provide comprehensive services for at risk children from birth through age 5 in Maryland, based on a comparison of assessments of children who participated in the program prior to kindergarten with assessments of children who joined at the beginning of kindergarten
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An analysis of influence of Judy Center services on the Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMRS) Kindergarten Assessment outcomes: 2008-2009 [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the impact on school readiness of prekindergarten participation in Judy Centers, which provide comprehensive services for at risk children from birth through age 5 in Maryland, based on a comparison of assessments of children who participated in the program prior to kindergarten with assessments of children who joined at the beginning of kindergarten
Executive Summary
Approaches to individualizing supports for high-risk preschoolers [Special issue]
A special issue of the journal NHSA Dialog, focusing on approaches to meet the learning needs of young children at risk of academic failure
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Artistic learning in young children's chorotopos: an in-depth approach to early childhood visual culture education
An exploration of the environmental context, or chorotopos, of children’s early art education, based on observations of 50 4- to 6-year-old children from 3 classrooms in 3 early childhood settings in Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki, Greece
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Assembly Bill 627: Nevada early childhood education (ECE) program: FY 2007-08 final evaluation report
An evaluation of the Nevada publicly-funded early childhood education program for preschool-age children that examined the developmental progress and parental involvement of program participants over the program year and compared first and third grade outcomes of participants and nonparticipants
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Assembly Bill 627: Nevada early childhood education (ECE) program: FY 2007-08 final evaluation report [Executive summary]
A summary of an evaluation of the Nevada publicly-funded early childhood education program for preschool-age children that examined the developmental progress and parental involvement of program participants over the program year and compared first and third grade outcomes of participants and nonparticipants
Executive Summary
Assessing bullying: A guide for out-of-school time program practitioners
An examination of bullying behavior and practices that out-of-school time programs can engage in to reduce bullying
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing peer conflict and aggressive behaviors: A guide for out-of-school time program practitioners
An examination of peer conflict and aggressive behaviors and practices out-of-school time programs can engage in to reduce them
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing the school readiness needs of a state
A description and analysis of 6 states' efforts to assess young children and the programs and settings in which they are prepared for schooling
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Assessment of mathematical development in early childhood: Some views of preschool practitioners in regional and rural Australia
A qualitative survey of practitioners' rationales for and approaches to the assessment of children's mathematical development, methods for the documentation of children's participation in mathematical activities, and of the use of assessment records, based on data from early childhood center staff in Australia
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Associations between shyness, reluctance to engage, and academic performance
A critical commentary on the implications of the research findings presented in the Shyness and Language Special Issue of the journal Infant and Child Development on the long-term impact of shyness on children’s development of language and literacy skills
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At a loss for words?: Introduction to the special issue on shyness and language in childhood
An introduction to a special issue of the journal Infant and Child Development, exploring the relationship between shyness and children?s language development and literacy skills
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The Australian Early Development Index, who does it measure: Piaget or Vygotsky's child?
A critque of the Australian Early Development Index and how its usage creates and prescribes vulnerability for at risk young children
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