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Between the Lions: Mississippi Literacy Initiative
Prince, Debra L., July 15, 2002
Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, The Early Childhood Institute.

An investigation of the effect of an early literacy program based on the “Between the Lions” television series on the reading skills of children from low-income communities (including Native American communities) in Mississippi

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Between the Lions: Mississippi Literacy Initiative [Executive summary]
Prince, Debra L., July 15, 2002
Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, The Early Childhood Institute.

A summary of an investigation of the effect of an early literacy program based on the “Between the Lions” television series on the reading skills of children from low-income communities (including Native American communities) in Mississippi

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Children's acquisition of early literacy skills: Examining family contributions
Bennett, Kymberley K., 2002
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17(3), 295-317

An examination of the impact of family environment on young children's emergent literacy and language skills using three theoretical models (Family as Educator, Resilient Family, Parent-Child Partnership)

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Children's reading and mathematics achievement in kindergarten and first grade
Denton, Kristin L., 2002
(NCES 2002-125). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A report presenting a picture of the children participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998ű99 (ECLS-K) as first-graders

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Children's reading and mathematics achievement in kindergarten and first grade [Executive summary]
Denton, Kristin L., 2002
(NCES 2002-125). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A third report in a series on young children's experiences with school, based on data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K), which focuses on children's knowledge and skills in the first grade.

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A comparison of two phonological awareness techniques between samples of preschool children
Maslanka, Phyllis, 2002
Reading Psychology, 23(4), 271-288

A study comparing the methods of Sound Box and Sound Sort instruction their impact on the development of phonological awareness skills among preschool children

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Dylan's routes to literacy: The first three years with picture books
Whitehead, Marian, December 2002
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2(3), 269-289

A case study the development of emergent literacy skills in one child using shared picture book reading with his parents and visiting grandparents over the first three years of his life

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Emergent literacy: A case-study of a two-year-old
Sinclair, Anne, 2002
Early Child Development and Care, 172(6), 555-572

An observational case study of emergent literacy behavior in a Swiss male English-French bilingual child followed from age 24 to 36 months

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Family literacy: An annotated bibliography
Wasik, Barbara H., 2002
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.

A collection of summaries of writings and research on family literacy and on topics directly related to family literacy programs

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'Five on the first of December!': What can we learn from case studies of early childhood literacy?
Brooker, Liz, December 2002
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2(3), 291-313

A comparison of the early literacy experiences, both before and during school entry, of two British children, one from an English background and one from a Bangladesh background

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Forum on early learning: Investing in our children, investing in our future: Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second session, On examining the quality of early childhood learning programs, focusing on the importance of early childhood cognitive development, January 24, 2002
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Children and Families, 2002
(Senate Hearing 107-256). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

A hearing discussing ways to improve early literacy and school readiness through reading programs and government funded programs and policies, including descriptions of Ready to Read, Ready to Learn and the No Child Left Behind Act.

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The influence of home-based reading interactions on 5-year-olds' reading motivations and early literacy development
Sonnenschein, Susan, 2002
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17(3), 318-337

An examination of the effect of home reading interactions (quality, comments made while reading) on low income children's literacy development (phonological awareness, print orientation, story comprehension) and reading motivation

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Learning to be literate: A comparison of five urban early childhood programs
McGill-Franzen, Anne, 2002
Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(3), 443-464

A comparison of the opportunities for literacy development available in urban preschool programs

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Michigan Department of Education: Report to the legislature
Michigan. Office of School Excellence, 2002
Lansing: Michigan Department of Education.

A Michigan state report highlighting goals and results of reading programs designed to improve literacy development and school readiness for preschool children

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Michigan Department of Education: Report to the legislature [Executive summary]
Michigan. Office of School Excellence, 2002
Lansing: Michigan Department of Education.

An executive summary of a Michigan state report highlighting goals and results of reading programs designed to improve literacy development and school readiness for preschool children.

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Mustering the armies of compassion in Philadelphia: An analysis of one year of literacy programming in faith-based institutions
Hangley, Jr., Bill, February, 2002
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

An evaluation of the implementation and impact of Youth Education for Tomorrow (YET) Centers, a literacy model that complements in-school literacy education and operates after school in churches and faith-based institutions in Philadelphia, based on staff interviews and staff assessments of participants' literacy levels

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Phonological skills and writing of presyllabic children
Silva, Cristina, 2002
Reading Research Quarterly, 37(4), 466-483

A study to identify casual relationships between the development of phonological abilities and progression in knowledge about writing in preschool children, based on a sample of 71 preschool children

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Prepared statement of Dorothy S. Strickland
Strickland, Dorothy, 2002
In Early education: From science to pratice [practice]: Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate. 107th Cong., 1st Sess.

A presentation to the United States Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions by Dorothy S. Strickland, a teacher and researcher discussing parental involvement and child development and research findings concerning literacy development in children

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Prepared statement of Edward Zigler
Zigler, Edward F., 2002
In Early education: From science to pratice [practice]: Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate. 107th Cong., 1st Sess.

A presentation to the United States Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions by Edward Zigler, a psychology professor at Yale University and one of the planners of the Head Start program, discussing ways to improve Head Start’s literacy instruction

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Reading attitudes and literacy skills in prekindergarten and kindergarten children
Sperling, Rayne A., 2002
Early Childhood Education Journal, 29(4), 233-236

An examination of the development of young children's reading attitudes and the relationship between reading attitudes and young children's literacy skills as assessed over the course of a year

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Relations of the home literacy environment (HLE) to the development of reading-related abilities: A one-year longitudinal study
Burgess, Stephen R., 2002
Reading Research Quarterly, 37(4), 408-426

A study of the relationship of the home literacy environment (HLE) to the development of reading related abilities of children, in a sample of 97 4- and 5- year- old children

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The role of Korean parents in the literacy development of their children
Lee, Guang-lea, 2002
International Journal of Early Childhood, 34(1), 1-8

A discussion of the role of Korean parents' involvement in their children's early language acquisition and its contribution to the high literacy rates in Korea.

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Routines that build emergent literacy skills in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
Lawhon, Tommie, 2002
Early Childhood Education Journal, 30(2), 113-118

A discussion of strategies for using literacy routines to develop and improve infants, toddlers, and preschool children's emergent literacy skills

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Teachers' roles in promoting literacy in the context of play
Saracho, Olivia N., 2002
Early Child Development and Care, 172(1), 23-34

An observational study of the roles (discussion leader, storyteller, examiner, decision-maker) that kindergarten teachers take on in order to promote literacy during children's play

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Understanding young readers: The role of early literacy assessment
Rabinowitz, Stanley, 2002
San Francisco: WestEd.

A brief on reading assessment, including the role of assessment and assessment instruments, in the early primary grades

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