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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Between the Lions and literacy outcomes: The role of literacy manipulatives and parasocial relationships
A research update of a study of the impact of viewing Between the Lions, an educational television program, and of the additional impact of various literacy manipulatives, on the early language and literacy development of preschool and early elementary school children, based on pre- and post-intervention assessments of children in treatment and control classrooms
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Closing the gap: Optional Extended-Day Kindergarten
An overview of the Optional Extended-Day Kindergarten program in Utah and its relationship to the early literacy skills of participants
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Developing and supporting literacy-rich environments for children
An argument to promote literacy through the development of environments conducive to children’s acquisition of emergent literacy skills through public policy reform
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Early childhood education perception poll: Summary of results
Findings from a study on adult knowledge and perceptions on the importance of children's early literacy skills, based on an online poll of 507 Americans aged 18 years old and over
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Early language and literacy development
A presentation of policy recommendations for the instatement of early childhood policies to promote children's language and literacy development
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Enhancing teaching practices to improve language and literacy skills for Latino dual-language learners
A summary of a randomized, controlled study on the effects of the Nuestros Ninos professional development program on classroom practices and child outcomes related to language development and early literacy skills in both English and Spanish for 55 teachers and 193 Latino dual language learners enrolled in the North Carolina More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program
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Family literacy
Highlights of family literacy research and programs
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Head Start improves the pre-reading skills of poor children
Highlights of facts regarding children’s acquisition of emergent literacy skills in Head Start programs across Ohio
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Improving early reading skills for children in poverty
A summary of a study of the relationship between child, family, classroom, and school characteristics and the early literacy skills of children from low-income families, based on data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort
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A national parent survey: Measuring the home media environment, parental behaviors, and literacy skills of young children
A description of the development of a survey on the association between children's media use at home, parental behaviors, and literacy skills, and a discussion of obstacles for data collection methods
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Quality of childcare affects language development
A summary of a study of the relationship between child care quality and children's language development, based on structural measures of child care quality and videotape analysis of children's language use
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Relationship of English-only to young children's social and language skills
A summary of a study of the relationship between Spanish-speaking by teachers in pre-kindergarten classrooms and children's social skills, the teacher-child relationship, and children's English and Spanish proficiency
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Summative evaluation of The Electric Company
An investigation of the effect of watching the Electric Company television show on children's vocabulary learning, based on a sample of 200 children placed in either a viewing group at home, a viewing group after school, a viewing and gaming group after school, and a control group
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Television impact on children's vocabulary knowledge: A meta-analysis
A description of a synthesis of studies on the relationship between children's watching of television programming and vocabulary acquisition
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Television's impact on children's reading skills: A longitudinal study
A description of a longitudinal investigation into the relationship between the use of educational television programs early in the academic year and kindergartners' early reading skills
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