Acculturation, weight status, and eating habits among Chinese-American preschool children and their primary caregivers: A pilot study
Demory-Luce, Debby K., 2005
Nutrition Research, 25(3), 213-224
An examination of the association between acculturation and health outcomes of Chinese-American students and their primary caregivers, based on a sample of 53 children and their caregivers selected from two child care centers in Houston, Texas
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
Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of afterschool programs' impact on behavior, safety and family life
Afterschool Alliance, August, 2005
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A review of evaluations of the impact of after school programs on student safety, behavior, and discipline, and on parents' concerns about their children's safety
Other
Age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic patterns in early computer use: A national survey
Calvert, Sandra L., 2005
American Behavioral Scientist, 48(5), 590-607
A study of computer use patterns in children 6 months to 6 years of age focusing on the influences of age, gender, ethnicity, income, parental education, and family structure and the relationship between computer screen time and reading skills
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
America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 2005
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 2005
Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
A demographic study of family and child well-being in terms of health and achievement statistics in the United States in 2005
Reports & Papers
American Indian and Alaska Native children: Findings from the base year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
Flanagan, Kristin Denton, 2005
(E.D. TAB, NCES 2005-116). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
Compiled statistics from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) on child care arrangements and characteristics of American Indian and Alaskan Native children in the United States in 2005
Reports & Papers
American Indian and Alaska Native young children: Findings from the ECLS-K and ECLS-B baseline data
Mississippi State University. National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, 2005
(Rural Early Childhood Brief No. 4). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.
A summary focusing on the school readiness of American Indian and Alaska Native children in rural and non-rural areas
Fact Sheets & Briefs
An analysis of classroom environment and child outcomes across three models of early childhood intervention
Shiflett, Marion R., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Texas at Arlington
An analysis using longitudinal data to compare children's developmental outcomes and classroom environments from Head Start and state-mandated prekindergarten with Ready Start, a program combining a half day of prekindergarten with a half day of Head Start
Reports & Papers
Arizona PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.
A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Arizona Early Childhood State Block Grant program as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Arkansas PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.
A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Arkansas Better Chance program, as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing school readiness in Santa Clara County: Results from the 2004 School Readiness Assessment Project
Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness, 2005
San Jose, CA: Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness.
A study of children's skills at kindergarten entry and family and early childhood education factors associated with those skills in Santa Clara County, California, based on parent and early childhood education teacher surveys and kindergarten teacher surveys and child assessments
Reports & Papers
Assessment and early instruction of preschool children at risk for reading disability
Hindson, Barbara, 2005
Journal of Educational Psychology, 97(4), 687-704
An evaluation of an intervention to detect developmental delays of emergent literacy skills in preschool students, based on a sample of 169 students in Sydney, Australia
Reports & Papers
Assessment issues in the testing of children at school entry
Rock, Donald A., 2005
The Future of Children, 15(1), 15-34
An article discussing potential reasons for performance discrepancies among white and minority students on the assessment tests commonly used to evaluate children's school readiness
Reports & Papers
An assessment of students in a content-based English language development curriculum for an after-school program
Parks, Molly C., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of the Pacific, San Francisco
An evaluation of an after school program curriculum designed to improve students' English language development
Reports & Papers
At a loss for words: How America is failing our children and what we can do about it
Bardige, Betty, 2005
Philadelphia: Temple University Press
An argument for the importance of raising awareness, among parents, policy makers, and child care providers, of the role of early literacy skills in reducing the achievement gap
Other
Attachment, temperament, and preschool children's peer acceptance
Szewczyk-Sokolowski, Margaret, 2005
Social Development, 14(3), 379-397
An analysis of the interplay between preschool children's attachment security, temperament, and peer acceptance using the Waters Attachment Behavior Q-set, mother observations, and Standard Picture-Sociometric Nominations and paired comparisons
Reports & Papers
Attention in preschoolers: Associations with effortful control and motivation
Chang, Florence, 2005
Child Development, 76(1), 247-263
A study to determine whether characteristics of effortful control and motivation can promote attention skills in low income preschool children
Reports & Papers
Attention in preschoolers: Associations with temperament and motivation
Chang, Florence, 2005
(FPG Snapshot No. 23). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
An overview of findings from a study determining whether characteristics of effortful control and motivation can promote attention skills in low income preschool children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Becoming literate in the city: The Baltimore Early Childhood Projects
Serpell, Robert, 2005
New York: Cambridge University Press
A longitudinal study examining the literacy development of African American and European American children with low-income and middle-income backgrounds between prekindergarten and third grade
Reports & Papers
Behavioral inhibition as a precursor of peer social competence in early school age: The interplay with attachment and nonparental care
Bohlin, Gunilla, 2005
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 51(1), 1-19
A comparison of statistical models examining links between behavioral inhibition, attachment security, and experiences of nonparental care in the development of social competence, in a sample of 90 school age children in Uppsala, Sweden
Reports & Papers
Beliefs about the importance of use of developmentally appropriate practices among early childhood teachers in India
Jambunathan, Saigeetha, 2005
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 26(3), 275-281
Results of a survey of 178 early childhood teachers in Southern India about their beliefs on the importance of using developmentally appropriate teaching practices, as defined by Western notions
Reports & Papers
Big Jobs: Planning for competence
Jones, Nancy N., 2005
YC: Young Children, 60(2), 86-93
A description of the Big Jobs curriculum used at the Children’s Farm School in St. Paul, Minnesota, in which preschool children participate in teams performing practical outdoor tasks, with a focus on the cognitive, social, and emotional developmental benefits gained through these activities
Reports & Papers