Advantages of gardening as a form of physical activity in an after-school program
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
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Child care providers' beliefs about and reactions to children's negative emotions
An examination of the relation between preschool teachers' beliefs about children's emotions and how the teachers react to emotional situations in their classrooms
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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research?
An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness
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Educare implementation study findings--August 2012
Findings from an implementation study of Educare, a full-day, full-year high-quality early care and education program for at risk children from birth to age 5, that examine children's school readiness, vocabulary, and socioemotional outcomes and classroom quality, based on data collected at 12 programs from the fall 2007 through spring 2011 school years
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The effects of Oklahoma's Early Childhood Four-Year-Old Program on young children's school readiness
A study on the effects of attending Oklahoma's Early Childhood Four-Year-Old Program on language, early literacy and early math skills in children entering kindergarten, part of a larger study on school readiness
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The effects of Oklahoma’s pre-K program on Hispanic children
An assessment of the effects of Oklahoma’s universal prekindergarten program on the learning gains of Hispanic students in Tulsa, based on an experimental group of 274 students who have completed prekindergarten and a control group of 333 students about to enter prekindergarten
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The effects of state prekindergarten programs on young children's school readiness in five states
A study on the effects of state-funded preschool programs on the school readiness of children from New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West Virginia
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The effects of universal pre-k in Oklahoma: Research highlights and policy implications
A discussion of the policy implications of findings from an Oklahoma-based study regarding the effects of universal pre-kindergarten programs on child outcomes
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The effects of universal pre-k on cognitive development
An evaluation of Oklahoma's universal prekindergarten program's impact on children's school readiness; standardized test scores of kindergarten children who completed the program were compared to the scores of preschool children just beginning the program
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Fostering the socio-emotional adjustment of low-income children: The effects of universal pre-kindergarten and Head Start in Oklahoma
A study of the relationship between socioemotional adjustment at kindergarten entry and public prekindergarten or Head Start attendance, gender, race-ethnicity, half-day or full-day attendance, and number of years in the program for 2,158 kindergartners and a study of socioemotional adjustment at kindergarten entry and teacher and classroom characteristics in public prekindergarten or Head Start of 1,100 children
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Head Start's comparative advantage: Myth or reality?
A comparison of the cognitive, socioemotional, and health effects of two high-quality early childhood education programs in the same city based on assessments, a survey of parents and teachers, and administrative data from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Head Start's comparative advantage: Myth or reality?
A comparison of the cognitive, socioemotional, and health effects of Head Start and public prekindergarten programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, based on child assessments, a survey of parents and teachers, and administrative data
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High-quality school-based pre-k can boost early learning for children with special needs
A comparison of letter word, spelling, and applied problems scores for both children with and without special needs upon entrance into kindergarten after participation in the Tulsa public prekindergarten program, and to children with and without special needs upon entrance into the program the following year, based on data from the 2006-2007 school years from 1,367 Tulsa public prekindergarten entrants and 1,385 Tulsa prekindergarten alumni children upon entrance into kindergarten in 2005-2006
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Inside the content: The breadth and depth of early learning standards
A study of the content and development of state-level early learning standards for kindergarten through twelfth grade in 2004
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Kindergarten reading readiness: Effects of full day prekindergarten attendance
A study of the relationship between reading performance of kindergarten students and full day public prekindergarten attendance and a related study of kindergarten staff perceptions of reading readiness, based on data from 250 kindergarteners and interviews with professional staff in a rural school district
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National evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1994-1997 final report
The second national evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program, examining what has changed and what has remained stable over its first eight years, specifically addressing who and what is served by the program, federal funding methods, participant's developmental and educational gains, best practices, and the success with which the program is reaching its target population
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NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment
An examination of states' kindergarten assessment practices and use and reporting of school readiness information, based on data from the 25 states that perform kindergarten assessments
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NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment
An examination of states’ definitions of children’s school readiness and states’ uses of information on school readiness, based on data from 23 states that require universal or near-universal assessment by stature
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Potential for misclassification of micronutrient status in children participating in a Head Start program
A correlational study of measures of iron and zinc status, C-reactive protein (CRP), and leukocytes among low-income children attending Head Start programs
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Preschool programs can boost school readiness
A comparison of the academic skills of experimental groups of 1,264 children completing public prekindergarten and 327 children completing Head Start programs and control groups of 1,492 children entering public prekindergarten and 483 children entering Head Start programs in Tulsa
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Promising results: Educare implementation study data--June 2012
Findings from an implementation study of Educare, a full-day, full-year high-quality early care and education program for at risk children from birth to age 5, that examine children's school readiness, vocabulary, and socioemotional outcomes and classroom quality, based on data collected at 12 programs during the 2010-2011 school year
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Promoting school readiness in Oklahoma: An evaluation of Tulsa's pre-k program
A study comparing the Early Childhood Skills Inventory (ECSI) test outcomes of children entering pre-kindergarten to those entering kindergarten who had attended an Oklahoma universal pre-kindergarten program the previous year, to assess the short-term effects of early childhood education
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Promoting school readiness in Oklahoma: An evaluation of Tulsa's pre-k program
An analysis of the effects of Oklahoma’s universal pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) program for four-year-olds on the cognitive, motor, and language development of children attending Pre-K in Tulsa Public Schools
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Relation of Head Start attendance to children's cognitive and social outcomes: Moderation by family risk
An analysis of the effects of four variables of family risk--low income, low cognitive stimulation, intrusiveness, and depression--on the regularity of young children's Head Start attendance, as well as on their receptive vocabulary and social competence
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Relation of maternal cognitive stimulation, emotional support, and intrusive behavior during Head Start to children's kindergarten cognitive abilities
A study of the influence of parental cognitive stimulation, emotional support, and intrusive behavior, measured during the prekindergarten year, on verbal and non verbal abilities one year later, based on a sample of 110 children
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