2008-09 kindergarten screening results and voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) education program: 2009-10 fact sheet
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
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2009-10 evaluation report: Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP)
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
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Active hours afterschool: Childhood obesity prevention & afterschool programs
An overview of the role afterschool programs can play in reducing childhood obesity
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Advancing the language skills of young Latino children: Fresh evidence: What works
An overview of research on the relationship of preschool education to the English language development of Latino children
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Afterschool and healthy lifestyles
An issue brief that discusses how afterschool programs with a physical fitness component can promote health, improve children's eating habits, and encourage self esteem
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Alabama PK expulsion fact sheet
A fact sheet detailing statistics on Alabama's preschool children, including comparing the state's expulsion rate with the nation's expulsion rate
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Alaska PK expulsion fact sheet
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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All children ready for school: Communication, language, and literacy
A discussion of children's outcomes associated with cognitive development and early literacy skills, including information on best practices in early childhood to promote optimal outcomes
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All children ready for school: Health and physical well-being
A discussion of children's outcomes related to physical health and development, including information on physical indicators of school readiness
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All children ready for school: Social-emotional development
A discussion of the importance of children's socioemotional development in their preparation for school
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All children ready for school success: Closing the ''preparation'' gap
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
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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
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America's homeless children
A summary of a study of homeless families with children, focusing on the causes of homelessness and its influence on children’s health, education, and the delivery of services
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American Indian and Alaska Native young children: Findings from the ECLS-K and ECLS-B baseline data
A summary focusing on the school readiness of American Indian and Alaska Native children in rural and non-rural areas
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The AppleTree approach to school readiness: A case study using a longitudinal population-referenced evaluation approach
Findings from a study of the quality of AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation prekindergarten classrooms, of participants' cognitive development, and of the relationship of participants' cognitive development to years of program participation
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Approaches to assessing the language and literacy skills of young dual language learners: A review of the research
A summary of a review of the procedures used to assess the language and literacy development of young dual language learners, based on 80 studies from Canada and the United States
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Are children ready for school?: Assessment of kindergarten readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties: Special issue report on preschool 2005
Findings from a study of school readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California, that focus particularly on children's preschool experiences and children's skills at kindergarten entry associated with those experiences
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Are children ready for school?: Assessment of kindergarten readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties: Special issue report on self-regulation
Findings from a study of school readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California, that focus particularly on the importance that early childhood education and kindergarten teachers place on self-regulation for children's school readiness
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Arizona PK expulsion fact sheet
A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Arizona Early Childhood State Block Grant program as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools
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Arkansas PK expulsion fact sheet
A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Arkansas Better Chance program, as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools
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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
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Assessing child-care quality: How well does Colorado's Qualistar quality rating and improvement system work?
A summary of a study of the relationship of child care center and family child care provider participation in the Colorado Qualistar Early Learning quality rating and improvement system to child care process quality and children's socioemotional and cognitive development
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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
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Assessing peer relations: A guide for out-of-school time program practitioners
A discussion of factors associated with positive peer relations and examples of measures to assess peer relations
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Assessing Readiness
A discussion of the definition and assessment of children’s school readiness, including recommendations for the components of efficient performance assessments
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