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			100 children go to school: Connections and disconnections in literacy development in the year prior to school and the first year of school Hill, Susan, 1998 (3 vols.). Canberra: Australia Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs. An investigation into the correlation between the acquisition of emergent literacy skills and the early experiences of children in school settings, based on a sample of 100 children from five locations in Australia	Reports & Papers
			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
			ABLE: A system for mental health screening and care for preschool children Barbarin, Oscar, 2006 In B. T. Bowman & E. Moore (Eds.), School readiness and social-emotional development: Perspectives on cultural diversity (pp. 77-88). Washington, DC: National Black Child Development Institute A proposal of a tool for the early detection of behavioral and emotional problems in special needs children	Other
			Academic and cognitive functioning in first grade: Associations with earlier home and child care predictors and with concurrent home and classroom experiences Downer, Jason T., March 2006 School Psychology Review, 35(1), 11-30 A study of the association between academic and cognitive development of first graders and the quantity and quality of child care, home learning environment, family demographics, and maternal characteristics of a sample of 832 children from 9 states	Reports & Papers
			Accelerometer measured level of physical activity indoors and outdoors during preschool time in Sweden and the United States Raustorp, Anders, August, 2012 Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 9(6), 801-808 A comparison of young children's physical activity and sedentary behavior during indoor and outdoor time for both boys and girls in Swedish and United States settings, based on data from 50 children with an average age of 52 months, at two sites in Malmo, Sweden and two sites in Raleigh, North Carolina	Reports & Papers
			Accessing and affording child care and low-income mothers' employment over time: An ecological approach Shjegstad, Brinn, 2009 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Iowa State University, Ames A study of the influence of child problem behaviors and maternal risk factors on low-income mothers� ability to access and afford child care, an examination of family income as a mediator of the relationships between child problem behaviors, maternal risk factors and low-income mothers� ability to access and afford child care, and an examination of the relationships between low-income mothers� ability to access and afford child care and family income, child problem behaviors, maternal risk factors, and ability to obtain and maintain employment	Reports & Papers
			Access to print for children in poverty: Differential effects of adult mediation and literacy-enriched play settings on environmental and functional print tasks Neuman, Susan B., 1993 American Educational Research Journal, 30(1), 95-122 An article on the effects of adult interaction and literacy environment on literacy development in Head Start children.	Reports & Papers
			Accountability in early childhood: No easy answers Meisels, Samuel J., 2007 In Pianta, R. C., Cox M. J., & Snow K. L. (2007). School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the age of accountability (pp. 31-47). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes 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	Other
			Achieving equitable education for all students: Legal, institutional and activist strategies Gruendel, Janice M., 2004 Paper presented at the National Conference for Community and Justice Quarterly Forum, Hartford, CT. A discussion of the association between child development and economic development among business and higher education professionals in Connecticut	Other
			The acquisition of literacy: Reframing definitions, paradigms, ideologies, and practices Jalongo, Mary Renck, 2004 In Contemporary perspectives on language policy and literacy instruction in early childhood education (pp. 57-78). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. A discussion of a contextual theory of literacy acquisition, which views literacy as related to an individual's construction of self and environment	Other
			The acquisition of literacy skills in 4 and 5 year olds Smith, Teri L., May 2009 Unpublished master�s thesis, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall An examination of literacy skills acquisition in 16 4 and 5 year old preschoolers in a School Readiness program in a medium sized school district in southwestern Minnesota	Reports & Papers
			Addressing disruptive behaviors in the preschool classroom: An adaptation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for Head Start teachers Collett, Brent R., 2002 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Utah State University, Logan A study describing the development, implementation, and evaluation of an early intervention program designed to improve teaching strategies and practices for Head Start children with behavioral problems	Reports & Papers
			Addressing social-emotional development and infant mental health in early childhood systems Zeanah, Paula D., 2005 (Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 12). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy. A policy report addressing several issues associated with infant mental health (IMH), including organization; delivery of services; and funding and training opportunities	Reports & Papers
			Addressing socio-emotional development and infant mental health in early childhood systems: Executive summary Zeanah, Paula D., 2005 (Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 12). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy. A study of the necessity to focus child care and early education efforts on infant mental health and development, with policy recommendations and strategies for implementation, the meaning of infant mental health, and the development of systems for delivering infant mental health services	Executive Summary
			Adult-child relationships in early childhood programs Elicker, James, 1995 Young Children, 51(1), 69-78 A discussion of research on the impact of the caregiver-child relationship on healthy child development during the preschool and early elementary school years.	Other
			Advancing the measurement of quality for early childhood programs that support early language and literacy development Neuman, Susan B., 2011 In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 51-76). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes A review of assessment tools for the measurement of the quality of children's language and literacy development in center-based and family child care settings	Other
			Advantages of gardening as a form of physical activity in an after-school program Phelps, Joshua, December, 2010 Journal of Extension, 48(6), 1-7 A study of the relationship between participation in a Cooperative Extension Service after school gardening program and the self-reported physical activity levels of children, based on data from 31 children in third through fifth grade in Oklahoma	Reports & Papers
			The affective bond between preschool aged children and mentors Moffatt, Michael J., 1997 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, New School University, New York A study on the effects of mentoring relationships on preschool age children�s behavior within the context of Head Start programs	Reports & Papers
			African American and Puerto Rican American parenting styles, paternal involvement, and Head Start children's social competence Fagan, Jay, 2000 Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 46(4), 592-612 A comparison of African-American and Puerto Rican-American parenting styles and paternal involvement, and an examination of the relationship of mother�s and father�s parenting styles and child care involvement on Head Start participating children�s social competence	Reports & Papers
			Aggression: Is it stimulated by daycare? Finkelstein, Neal W., 1982 Young Children, 37(1), 3-9 A description of the child care program, Carolina Abecadarian Project, and its effective social development remedies on aggressive peer interactions	Reports & Papers
			Alabama PK expulsion fact sheet Gilliam, Walter S., 2005 New York: Foundation for Child Development. A fact sheet detailing statistics on Alabama's preschool children, including comparing the state's expulsion rate with the nation's expulsion rate	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Alaska PK expulsion fact sheet Gilliam, Walter S., 2005 New York: Foundation for Child Development. A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Alaska State Funded Head Start program as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Aligning early childhood visual art education with socio-cultural theory and practice: A personal pedagogical stance in the relationship between theory and visual arts education practice in New Zealand early childhood education Terreni, Lisa, 2009 Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 16(1), 63-71 An examination of ideas emerging from sociocultural theory as it relates to visual arts education within the Te Whariki curriculum	Reports & Papers
			All children ready for school success: Closing the ''preparation'' gap Gruendel, Janice M., 2003 New Haven: Connecticut Voices for Children. A summary of the implementation of the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, a public-private coalition of organizations and individuals which serves as a catalyst for policy change necessary to improve the health, safety, learning and economic security of its state's children and their families	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			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

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