100 children turn 10: A longitudinal study of literacy development from the year prior to school to the first four years of school
Hill, Susan, 2002
(2 Vols.). Canberra: Australia Department of Education, Science and Training.
A longitudinal study into the development of children’s literacy skills from the year prior to school entry through fourth grade, based on a sample of 100 children followed for five years from four sites across Australia
Reports & Papers
10 years post-Neurons to Neighborhoods: What's at stake and what matters in child care?
Phillips, Deborah A., October 19, 2010
Paper presented at the Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of CCDBG
A discussion of the relationship between the quality of child care environments and child stress, health, and developmental outcomes, and a call for an increase in compensation and training for child care workers
Other
15 by 15: A comprehensive policy framework for early human capital investment in BC
Kershaw, Paul, August 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: University of British Columbia, Human Early Learning Partnership.
An argument for reducing the percentage of developmentally vulnerable children in British Columbia, Canada, to 15 by 2015, including a policy framework to achieve the goal
Other
15 by 15: A comprehensive policy framework for early human capital investment in BC [Executive summary]
Kershaw, Paul, August 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: University of British Columbia, Human Early Learning Partnership.
A summary of an argument for reducing the percentage of developmentally vulnerable children in British Columbia, Canada, to 15 by 2015, including a policy framework to achieve the goal
Executive Summary
2007-08 evaluation report: Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Summary report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, 01 January, 2008
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
An examination of the implementation and expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood initiative to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2007-2008 program year
Reports & Papers
2007-2008 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, 01 January, 2008
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
Findings from an evaluation of the second year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2007-2008 program year
Reports & Papers
2008-09 kindergarten screening results and voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) education program: 2009-10 fact sheet
Florida. Department of Education, 2010
Tallahassee: Florida, Department of Education.
A presentation of results from an assessment of children’s school readiness, with a focus on children’s emergent literacy skills, based on data on children who attended, voluntary prekindergarten, non-voluntary prekindergarten, or did not attend prekindergarten
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2008-2009 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, 01 January, 2009
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
Findings from an evaluation of the third year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2008-2009 program year
Reports & Papers
2008-2009 Maryland school readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2008
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.
A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2008
Reports & Papers
2009-10 evaluation report: Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP)
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, February, 2010
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
Highlights of findings from an evaluation of the fourth year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of children in poverty
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2009-2010 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, 01 January, 2010
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
Findings from an evaluation of the fourth year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2009-2010 program year
Reports & Papers
2009-2010 Maryland school readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2009
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.
A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2009
Reports & Papers
2010-2011 LA 4 prekindergarten annual report: Final
University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning,
Lafayette: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning.
An examination of participant characteristics and of changes in participant test scores during the 2010-2011 program year of LA 4, a publicly-funded Louisiana prekindergarten program for at risk 4-year-olds, based on pre- and posttest assessments from 12,685 children
Reports & Papers
The 2010-2011 Maryland school readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2011
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.
A summary of a survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2010
Executive Summary
2010 Maine Children’s Growth Council report: School readiness
Maine Children's Alliance, 2010
Augusta: Maine, Children's Growth Council.
A profile of families, communities, early childhood education and care programs, and schools in Maine and their influence on children’s school readiness
Reports & Papers
The 2011-2012 Maryland Model for School Readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2012
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.
A summary of findings from teacher assessments of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2011
Executive Summary
2011 District of Columbia early childhood risk and reach assessment
Moodie, Shannon,
Washington, DC: District of Columbia, Office of Early Childhood Education.
An examination of the geographic distribution in the District of Columbia of family risk indicators, children's reading and math proficiency, and early childhood programs
Other
The 2012-2013 Maryland school readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
Maryland. State Department of Education,
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.
A summary of a presentation of findings from teacher assessments of the school readiness of Maryland kindergarteners during the fall of 2012
Executive Summary
The 30-second effect: An experiment revealing the impact of television commercials on food preferences of preschoolers
Borzekowski, Dina L. G., 2001
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 101(1), 42-46
A study of the influence of televised food commercials on preschool children's food preferences among a sample of 40 Head Start children in northern California
Reports & Papers
Aboriginal young children's language and literacy development: Progress, promising practices, and needs
Ball, Jessica, April 2007
London, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.
A compendium of information on the speech and language development of aboriginal children under six years old living in Canada, and a proposal for a national strategy to support the language and literacy development of these children
Reports & Papers
Aboriginal young children's language and literacy development: Progress, promising practices, and needs [Executive summary]
Ball, Jessica, April, 2007
London, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.
A summary of a compendium of information on the speech and language development of aboriginal children under six years old living in Canada, and a proposal for a national strategy to support the language and literacy development of these children
Executive Summary
Academic competence in preschool: Exploring the role of close relationships and anxiety
Wood, Jeffrey J., 2007
Early Education and Development, 18(2), 223-242
A discussion of preschool children’s psychosocial pathway to school readiness and the importance of primary caregiver attachment as it relates to children’s anxiety, peer relationships and academic success, based on parent and teacher interviews and evaluations of 31 preschool children
Reports & Papers
Academic performance of subsequent schools and impacts of early interventions: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Head Start settings
Zhai, Fuhua, May, 2012
Children and Youth Services Review, 34(5), 946-954
A comparison of the impact of exposure to the Chicago School Readiness intervention during the Head Start year on children's language, literacy, and math and behavioral outcomes between kindergarteners in both high and low performing schools, based on secondary analysis of data from 361 children who were participants in the Chicago School Readiness Program
Reports & Papers
Accelerating the early numeracy development of kindergartners with limited working memory skills through remedial education
Toll, Sylke W.M., February, 2013
Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(2), 745-755
A comparison of the impact of a remedial numeracy education program on the early numeracy development of two groups of kindergarteners with either limited or typical working memory skills, based on data from 933 children in the Netherlands followed over a period of 1.5 years
Reports & Papers
Accelerating language development through picture book reading: A systematic extension to Mexican day care
Valdez-Menchaca, Marta C., 1992
Developmental Psychology, 28(6), 1106-1114
A study evaluating children's language abilities after the completion of a six to seven week dialogic reading program
Reports & Papers