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Child care essential ingredient for sustained, full-time work for welfare recipients
Speiglman, Richard, 2004
Oakland, CA: Public Health Institute.

A brief emphasizing the need for child care among low income families departing welfare-to-work programs, based upon findings from the Alameda County CalWORKs Needs Assessment and Outcomes Study.

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Demographic change and the life circumstances of immigrant families
Hernandez, Donald J., 2004
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A discussion of the growing necessity of programs and policies that address the heath and educational needs of a rapidly increasing population of children in immigrant families in the United States

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Developmental services in primary care for low-income children: Clinicians' perceptions of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program
McLearn, Kathryn Taaffe, 2004
Journal of Urban Health, 81(2), 206-221

A longitudinal investigation of the correlation between participation in the Healthy Steps for Young Children (HS) program and the practices and perceptions of clinicians serving low income populations as compared to those serving higher income populations, based on clinician surveys from 20 HS practice sites in 13 states collected between 1996 and 2001

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The early education of socioeconomically disadvantaged children
Arnold, David H., 2004
Annual Review of Psychology, 54, 517-545

A literature review on the education of children with low socioeconomic status (SES) from birth until elementary school

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Effective partnering for school change: Improving early childhood education in urban classrooms
Chen, Jie-Qi, 2004
New York: Teachers College Press

A description of the Schools Project, a partnership between the Erikson Institute and nine Chicago public elementary schools created to improve the learning environments of low income children

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Effects of an emergent literacy intervention for children with language impairments from low-income environments
Ziolkowski, Robyn A., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Florida State University, Tallahassee

An examination of the effectiveness of an emergent phonological and print awareness intervention conducted three times a week during shared book reading sessions with low income preschool children with and without language impairments

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Enhancing young children's mathematical knowledge through a pre-kindergarten mathematics intervention
Starkey, Prentice, 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(1), 99-120

A study which implemented a specialized mathematics intervention in the classrooms of pre-kindergarteners from different socioeconomic backgrounds to improve their math skills

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The environment of childhood poverty
Evans, Gary W., 2004
American Psychologist, 59(2), 77-92

A review of research examining the physical and psychological effects of poverty on low income children to argue that exposure to multiple factors of poverty may be a unique feature of childhood poverty

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Family involvement & school performance in the Chinatown YMCA 21st Century Community Learning Center
YMCA of Greater New York, 2004
New York: YMCA of Greater New York.

An examination of the relationship between academic achievement of Chinese and Chinese-American at-risk youth living in the Lower East Side and Chinatown neighborhoods of Manhattan who attend YMCA after school programs and the participation of their family support network members in YMCA family programs and in their at-home and school activities

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Final evaluation report: 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Pathways to Progress, Saint Paul Public Schools
Wahlstrom, Kyla L., March 2004
Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement.

An evaluation of a grant-funded after school and summer program designed to provide educational and social benefits to at-risk youth in Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Final evaluation report: 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Pathways to Progress, Saint Paul Public Schools executive summary
Wahlstrom, Kyla L., March 2004
Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement.

A summary of an evaluation of a grant-funded after school and summer program designed to provide educational and social benefits to at-risk youth in Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Fulfilling the promise of Abbott: The Newark Lighthouse Initiative: Shining a light on quality
Holcomb, Betty, Spring 2004
Newark, NJ: The Association for Children of New Jersey.

A description of the Lighthouse Initiative in Newark, New Jersey, an effort to create centers of high quality child care in low income neighborhoods

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High-quality classrooms: A key ingredient to family literacy programs' support for children's literacy
Dickinson, David K., 2004
In The handbook of family literacy (pp. 137-154). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

A chapter encouraging collaboration between families and teachers in order to improve the quality of young, low-income children's educational environments

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Joint storybook reading and joint writing interventions among low SES preschoolers: Differential contributions to early literacy
Aram, Dorit, 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(4), 588-610

An examination of the influence of daily adult-child interaction during reading and writing interventions in promoting early literacy and early writing among low income children

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Language competence, narrative ability, and school readiness in low-income preschool children
Fiorentino, Lisa, 2004
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 36(4), 280-294

An investigation of the associations among low income preschool children's narrative ability, school readiness, and language competence

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More than teacher directed or child initiated: Preschool curriculum type, parent involvement, and children’s outcomes in the child-parent centers
Graue, M. Elizabeth, December 2004
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 12(72), 1-38

An investigation of the links between early childhood curriculum designs and parent involvement and school readiness, early achievement, and future experiences, based on a study of preschool children attending Chicago Child-Parent Centers--early educational intervention services for children and families living in poverty

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Out of school programs and services in New York City: Participation, satisfaction, & barriers: A survey of parents of school-aged children in NYC
Belden, Russonello, & Stewart, 2004
New York: Citizens' Committee for Children of New York.

A study of the impact and participation level of out-of-school time (OST) programs and services among children from all socioeconomic backgrounds in New York City

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Out of school programs and services in New York City: Participation, satisfaction, & barriers: A survey of parents of school-aged children in NYC [Executive summary]
Belden, Russonello, & Stewart, 2004
New York: Citizens' Committee for Children of New York.

A summary of a study of the impact and participation level of out-of-school time (OST) programs and services among children from all socioeconomic backgrounds in New York City

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A randomized study of neighborhood effects on low-income children's educational outcomes
Leventhal, Tama, 2004
Developmental Psychology, 40(4), 488-507

A follow-up study of the academic achievement of children whose families moved from high-poverty to low-poverty neighborhoods with the assistance of the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) program

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[Review of the book Effective partnering for school change: Improving early childhood education in urban classrooms]
Wereley, Megan, 2004
Teachers College Record, 106(5), 925-928

A review of a description of the Schools Project--a partnership between the Erikson Institute and nine Chicago public elementary schools, created to improve the learning environments of low income children

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The summer after kindergarten: Children's activities and library use by household socioeconomic status
Meyer, David, 2004
(NCES 2004-037). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A comparison of kindergarten children's participation in various activities by socioeconomic status during the summer of 1999, using data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort

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Talking about childcare: Conversations with parents and children from low-income families
Daycare Trust (Organization), 2004
London: Daycare Trust.

A study of 400 low-income parents and their children’s thoughts about child care and examination of their child care arrangements in the United Kingdom

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Teaching practices in kindergarten and first grade: different strokes for different folks
Stipek, Deborah J., 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(4), 548-568

An examination of the relationship between quality of teacher instruction and classroom environment and socioeconomic status of the children attending a school

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Women, child poverty and childcare: Making the links
Land, Hilary, 2004
(Facing the Future Policy Paper No. 8). London: Daycare Trust.

A discussion of England’s efforts to eradicate child poverty, including the government’s antipoverty efforts as of 2004, the characteristics of families most at risk of poverty, the societal transition from a male breadwinner model to a dual-earner family structure, and ending with an examination of the relationship between lack of affordable child care services and mothers’ inadequate wage earning

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