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Assembly Bill 563: Nevada early childhood education (ECE) program: Building a foundation for school readiness and success in K-12 and beyond: FY 2009-10 final evaluation report
Leitner, David, January, 2011
Carson City: Nevada, Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs.

An evaluation of the Nevada publicly-funded early childhood education program for preschool-age children that examines program characteristics and quality, explores the developmental progress and parental involvement of program participants over the program year, and compares third and fifth grade outcomes of participants and nonparticipants

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Assembly Bill 563: Nevada early childhood education (ECE) program: Building a foundation for school readiness and success in k-12 and beyond: FY 2010-11 evaluation report
Leitner, David,
Carson City: Nevada, Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs.

An evaluation of Nevada's publicly-funded early childhood education program for preschool-age children that examines program characteristics and quality, explores the developmental progress and parental involvement of program participants over the program year, and compares longitudinal developmental and parental involvement outcomes of participants and nonparticipants, based on reports from program directors, program observations, child assessments, and teacher surveys

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Assembly Bill 627: Nevada early childhood education (ECE) program: Building a foundation for school readiness and success in K-12 and beyond: FY 2008-09 final evaluation report
Leitner, David,
Carson City: Nevada, Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs.

An evaluation of the Nevada publicly-funded early childhood education program for preschool-age children that examines program characteristics and quality, explores the developmental progress and parental involvement of program participants over the program year, and compares second and fourth 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
Leitner, David, January, 2009
Carson City: Nevada, Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs.

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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Children's literacy: Children's Books for Healthy Families/Libros de Ninos para Familias Saludables
Kock, Jo Anne, 2003
Journal of Extension, 41(2)

A special issue of the Journal of Extension, summarizing a longitudinal study of the relationship between parent-child reading activities and emergent literacy in children from birth to age three

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Class-wide positive behavior support in preschool: Improving teacher implementation through consultation
Carter, Deborah Russell, December 2010
Early Childhood Education Journal, 38(4), 279-288

An experimental study of the impact of a professional consultation on teachers' implementation of universal Positive Behavior Support (PBS) practices and children’s academic engagement, based on observations and teacher questionnaires in 4 preschool classrooms in one early childhood education center in southern Nevada

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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research?
Scott-Little, Catherine, 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 153-173

An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness

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Effect of using the Ages and Stages questionnaires on childcare providers developmental assessment ability
Branson, Diane Marie, May 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Nevada, Reno

An investigation the influence of the administration a standardized developmental screening tool and order of administration on accuracy of provider assessment of delayed child development and appropriate referral for further evaluation, a study of the relationship between accurate assessment and referral to an early intervention agency and child care provider age, years of experience, and educational level, and a third study of the relationship of parental impression of their child’s development and the child care provider impression, based on data collected from 105 providers in 9 centers, 195 parents, and interviews with 9 providers

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Head Start children's entry into public school: A report on the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study
United States. Head Start Bureau, 2000
Washington, DC: U.S. Head Start Bureau.

An overview of the impact, on children, families, schools, and communities, of 31 local demonstration programs, conducted as part of the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study, in 30 states and the Navajo Nation from the 1991-92 school year through the 1997-98 school year, and implementing major initiatives related to: parent involvement; educational enhancement; family social support services; and health and nutrition

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National evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1994-1997 final report
United States. Department of Education. Planning and Evaluation Service, 1998
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Planning and Evaluation Service.

The second national evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program, examining what has changed and what has remained stable over its first eight years, specifically addressing who and what is served by the program, federal funding methods, participant's developmental and educational gains, best practices, and the success with which the program is reaching its target population

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Nevada state early childhood database planning: Feasibility analysis report
Ashby, Denise Tanata, June 2009
Las Vegas, NV: Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy.

An examination of the feasibility of the development of a comprehensive early childhood data system for children in the State of Nevada aged birth through eight years old

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Senate Bill 8: Nevada Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program: 2004-05 longitudinal evaluation report
Nevada. Department of Education, April, 2005
Carson City: Nevada, Department of Education.

A follow-up assessment of the academic outcomes of kindergarten students in 2004-2005 who participated in the Nevada Early Childhood Education (ECE) program the prior school year

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State policies that promote early childhood mathematics
National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2003
Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

A study by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) on state standards of early childhood mathematical education, educational level and professional development recommended for educators, curriculum and testing requirements

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State pre-k assessment policies: Issues and status
Ackerman, Debra J., February, 2012
Princeton, NJ: ETS Policy Information Center.

A discussion of considerations for and approaches to the assessment of young children and a study of state prekindergarten child assessment policies in the 2011-2012 school year, based on a survey of state prekindergarten program personnel

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When, how and why child caregivers respond to children's behaviors
Essa, Eva L., 1998
Early Child Development and Care, 141(1), 15-29

A study of the relationship between child care provider characteristics, disciplinary decisions and perception of child behavior in an effort to examine when, how and why child caregivers discipline children

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