The Abecedarians approach to social competence: Cognitive and linguistic intervention for disadvantaged preschoolers
Ramey, Craig T., 1982
In K. Borman (Ed.), The social life of children in a changing society (pp. 145-174). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
A description of the educational environment set up for the disadvantaged preschooler by the Carolina Abecedarian Project to aid achievement of educational competence
Reports & Papers
Allegiances or attachments: Relationships among infants and their daycare teachers
Farran, Dale, 1984
In R. Ainslie (Ed.), The child and the daycare setting: Qualitative variations and development (pp. 133-158). New York: Praeger Publishers
A study of infants’ social interactions and relationships with alternative caregivers in child care
Reports & Papers
An analysis of the effectiveness of early intervention programs for high-risk children
Bryant, Donna M., 1987
In M.J. Guralnick & F.C. Bennett (Eds.), Effectiveness of early intervention for at-risk and handicapped children (pp. 33-78). New York: Academic Press
A review of seventeen studies on the impact of early educational intervention on intellectual development in children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families
Other
The AppleTree approach to school readiness: A case study using a longitudinal population-referenced evaluation approach
Ramey, Craig T., 2010
Washington, DC: AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation.
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
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Carolina Abecedarian Project and the Carolina Approach to Responsive Education (CARE), 1972-1992
Ramey, Craig T., 2004
Ramey, Craig T., James J. Gallagher, Frances A. Campbell,
Barbara H. Wasik, and Joseph J. Sparling. CAROLINA ABECEDARIAN
PROJECT AND THE CAROLINA APPROACH TO RESPONSIVE EDUCATION (CARE),
1972-1992 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Chapel Hill, NC: University
of North Carolina [producer], 2002. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university
Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004.
Data Sets
Child health and academic achievement among former Head Start children
Spernak, Stephanie M., October 2006
Children and Youth Services Review, 28(10), 1251-1261
A longitudinal analysis of the impact of general and mental health status on the academic achievement scores of former Head Start students in kindergarten and third grade
Reports & Papers
Children at risk: Identification and intervention
Ramey, Craig T., 1980
Children Today, 9(6), 12-16
A discussion of three longitudinal studies exploring demographics and family predictors of developmental disabilities and the impact of early intervention programs on preventing developmental disabilities
Other
Cognitive and school outcomes for high-risk African-American students at middle adolescence: Positive effects of early intervention
Campbell, Frances A., 1995
American Educational Research Journal, 32(4), 743-772
A study of the long-term positive cognitive and social outcomes of low-income, primarily African American, adolescents in an early childhood educational intervention program
Reports & Papers
Compensatory education for disadvantaged children
Ramey, Craig T., 1982
In J. Belsky (Ed.), In the beginning: Readings in infancy (pp. 259-269). New York: Columbia University Press
A review of the early intervention program, the Carolina Abecedarian Project, regarding the social and intellectual development of low-income, predominately African American students
Reports & Papers
Consequences of infant daycare
Ramey, Craig T., 1981
In Infants and their social environments (pp. 65-76). Washington, DC: NAEYC Press
An overview on the proper care of infants and toddlers in center-based child care settings
Reports & Papers
Disadvantaged single teenage mothers and their children: Consequences of free educational day care
Campbell, Frances A., 1986
Family Relations, 35(1), 63-68
A longitudinal study of the effects of free educational child care support systems on the lives of teenage mothers and the cognitive ability of infants
Reports & Papers
Early day care, infant-mother attachment, and maternal responsiveness in the infants' first year
Burchinal, Margaret, 1992
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 7(2), 383-396
A longitudinal study on the impact of non maternal child care on mother-child relationships and infants’ insecure maternal attachments
Reports & Papers
Early educational interventions: Principles of effective and sustained benefits from targeted early education programs
Ramey, Sharon L., 2006
In D. K. Dickinson & S. B. Neuman (Eds.), Handbook of early literacy research (Vol. 2, pp. 445-459). New York: Guilford Press
A summary of research findings, from the mid 1960s to date, on the effects of early educational interventions on the language and cognitive outcomes and later educational achievement of at risk preschool children
Other
Early intervention and long-term predictors of school status
Ramey, Craig T., 1992
In New directions in child and family research: Shaping Head Start in the 90s: The First Head Start National Research Conference, June 24-26, 1991: Summary of conference proceedings (pp. 170-174). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
A longitudinal study of the effects of early intervention education for at-risk children beginning in infancy on long term schooling, using data from the Carolina Abecedarian Project
Reports & Papers
Early learning and school readiness: Can early intervention make a difference?
Ramey, Craig T., 2004
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 50(4), 471-491
A longitudinal study investigating whether exposing low income, at risk children to high quality early childhood education can encourage cognitive development, school readiness, and long term academic achievement
Other
Effects of early intervention on intellectual and academic achievement: A follow-up study of children from low-income families
Campbell, Frances A., 1994
Child Development, 65(2), 684-698
A follow-up study of a study on the impact of an early intervention program for children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families
Reports & Papers
Effects of repeated assessment on standardized test performance by infants
Haskins, Ron, 1978
American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 83(3), 233-239
A study of the effects of repeated standardized testing on infants’ performance that secondarily measured the impact of maternal presence and involvement in the testing process; 35 infant-mother dyads were tested at three-month intervals over a three year period
Reports & Papers
Evidence for the need to reform the Bayley Scales of Infant Development based on the performance of a population-based sample of 12-month-old infants
Campbell, Susan, 1986
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 6(2), 83-96
Criticism of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development and a study of their validity in measuring cognitive and motor performance in infants
Reports & Papers
Fetal malnutrition: An experimental study of its consequences on infant development in two caregiving environments
Zeskind, Philip Sanford, 1978
Child Development, 49(4), 1155-1162
A longitudinal study on the impacts of fetal malnutrition and caregiving environments on social and intellectual development in infants from socioeconomically disadvantaged families
Reports & Papers
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
Reports & Papers
Head Start children's entry into public school: A report on the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study: Executive summary
Ramey, Sharon L., 2000
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Civitan International Research Center
Highlights of the Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Project, based on a study of 7,515 former Head Start children and their families from 31 local Transition Demonstration Programs nationwide
Executive Summary
High-risk infants environmental risk factors
Campbell, Frances A., 1986
In J. M. Berg (Ed.), Science and service in mental retardation: Proceedings of the seventh congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency (pp. 23-33). London: Methuen
A longitudinal study of the impact of factors like malnutrition, temperament, home environment, maternal variables and early educational intervention for family and children on children’s intellectual development
Reports & Papers
Home environment and cognitive development in the first 3 years of life: A collaborative study involving six sites and three ethnic groups in North America
Bradley, Robert H., 1989
Developmental Psychology, 25(2), 217-235
Examines the generalizability of relationships between home environment and children's early development status across groups of white, African American and Mexican American children one to three years of age
Reports & Papers
Infants' home environments: A study of screening efficiency
Adams, Judith L., 1984
American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 89(2), 133-139
An assessment of the accuracy and efficiency of Caldwell’s Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) in predicting infant IQ level
Reports & Papers
Intensive educational intervention for children of poverty
Ramey, Craig T., 1990
Intelligence, 14(1), 1-9
Discussion of early educational intervention programs, their role in preventing developmental dysfunctions that result from socioeconomic disadvantages, and strategies for their widespread implementation
Reports & Papers