Accountability in early childhood: No easy answers
An inquiry into the role of high-stakes testing in early childhood programs in the adoption of early childhood policies, with a suggestion of an alternative method for the assessment of children to inform the decisions of public policymakers
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Assessing readiness
A review of the literature on the Assessment of School Readiness
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Assessing the school readiness needs of a state
A description and analysis of 6 states' efforts to assess young children and the programs and settings in which they are prepared for schooling
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Co-constructing the transition to school: Reframing the novice versus expert roles of children, parents, and teachers from a cultural perspective
A discussion of the transition to school as a cultural experience for children and families
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Demographic trends and the transition years
An inquiry into the influence of the changing demographics of families in the United States on the early life experiences of young children
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A developmental neuroscience approach to the study of school readiness
A presentation of a conceptual framework for the exploration of children’s development and school readiness using concepts in developmental neuroscience
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Father involvement during early childhood
A discussion of the interactions between fathers and their children, and an exploration of the influence of such interactions on children’s development
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Georgia's prekindergarten program: Bright from the start
An overview of Georgia's state prekindergarten program and its various components including curriculum, standards, assessment, and school readiness
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Health and nutrition as a foundation for success in school
A discussion of the influence of children’s nutrition and health on their development and academic success
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Improving language and literacy outcomes in child care
A description of Project Great Start, a coaching model for early childhood educators' language and literacy instruction, a discussion of aspects of the model that promote teachers' implementation of best practices in early literacy, and highlights of key findings and remaining questions about the use of coaching as a professional development approach in early childhood
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Integrative views of the domains of child function: Unifying school readiness
An exploration of the interactions between various domains of children’s development, and an examination of the relationship between children’s cognitive regulatory abilities and their readiness for school
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Interventions that promote social-emotional learning in young children
An overview of literature regarding select evidence-based interventions that promote school readiness in young children by focusing on the enhancement of children's socioemotional skills either directly with explicit classroom curricula, or indirectly through interventions with teachers
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Kindergarten practices with children from low-income families
A discussion of the factors identified in the research on the academic achievement of low-income, minority children and families of their implications for schools and classrooms, including a section on the role of culture and cultural differences, with the goal of alerting teacher educators, school administrators, and teachers to what it will take to change school achievement for low income, minority children
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Learning opportunities in preschool and early elementary classrooms
An exploration of environments to promote children’s learning and development, and a presentation of the CLASS Framework for Children’s Learning Opportunities for the understanding of children’s early educational experiences
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Mathematics learning, assessment, and curriculum
A discussion of what teachers should know about mathematics learning, assessment, and curriculum to develop children's interest and competence in mathematics, based on a select but substantial body of research on young children's learning of mathematics
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Promoting early literacy and language development
An identification and discussion of select prekindergarten and kindergarten instructional practices and curricula for the promotion of code-related reading and oral language skills
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Promoting young children's mental health through early childhood consultation: Ecological advances and research needs
A discussion of early childhood consultation as a means to address challenges to positive socioemotional and mental health development, challenges and suggestions for advances in conceptualizing and delivering early childhood consultation from an ecological perspective, and a presentation of a model of early childhood consultation incorporating developmentally appropriate and empirically supported features for use in early childhood education settings
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Relationships among children and adults and family literacy
A discussion of the importance of the parent-child relationship to children's literacy growth and development
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The roles of emotion regulation and emotion knowledge for children's academic readiness: Are the links causal?
An exploration of the possible causal role of emotion in children’s development and school academic readiness
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Scaffolding self-regulated learning in young children: Lessons from Tools of the Mind
A description of the theoretical foundation of the Tools of the Mind curriculum, an illustration of the implementation of these principles using examples of instructional strategies from the curriculum, and a discussion of the curriculum's impact on the development of self regulation and executive functions in young children and their academic achievement
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Science and early education
An overview of science standards in early education, science teaching and learning in early childhood classrooms, and a discussion of the need for more research on science learning in the early years
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The social ecology of the transition to school: Classrooms, families, and children
A discussion of developmental and ecological models for conceptualizing factors that shape children’s readiness and progress in transitioning from pre-kindergarten to kindergarten
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Social relationships and school readiness
A discussion of child-focused models of readiness, with the presentation of an alternative model of school readiness that stresses the mediating role of children's relational context
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Teacher-child relationships and early literacy
An examination of the connection between literacy development and children's relationships with parents, caregivers, and teachers, with a theoretical model of the role of the teacher child relationship in literacy-related outcomes
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