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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

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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

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Accountability in early childhood: No easy answers
Meisels, Samuel J., 2006
(Occasional Paper No. 6). Chicago: Herr Research Center.

A critical discussion of accountability testing in early childhood education with recommendations for more effective early childhood program evaluation

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Accountability in early childhood: No easy answers [Executive summary]
Meisels, Samuel J., 2006
(Occasional Paper No. 6). Chicago: Herr Research Center.

A summary of a critical discussion of accountability testing in early childhood education, with recommendations for more effective early childhood program evaluation

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Active hours afterschool: Childhood obesity prevention & afterschool programs
Afterschool Alliance, April 2006
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 24). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

An overview of the role afterschool programs can play in reducing childhood obesity

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Adjustment to the first year in school: A Singapore perspective
Yeo, Lay See, 2006
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 14(2), 55-68

An examination of adjustment to school by 90 first graders from different ethnic, language, and socioeconomic backgrounds entering a school in western Singapore

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African American preschoolers' language, emergent literacy skills, and use of African American English: A complex relation
Connor, Carol McDonald, August 2006
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 49(4), 771-792

An examination of the relation between Head Start African American preschoolers' use of African American English and their language and emergent literacy skills

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Age 2: Findings from the 2-year-old follow-up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
Mulligan, Gail M., 2006
(E.D. TAB, NCES 2006-043). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A description of the demographic characteristics, early childhood development, maternal attachment, nonparental care experiences, and father involvement of two-year-old children, based on data from the nationally representative 2-year-old follow-up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)

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All children ready for school: Communication, language, and literacy
Dixon, Susan D., 2006
(Early Childhood Briefing Paper Series). Bloomington, IN: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Early Childhood Center.

A discussion of children's outcomes associated with cognitive development and early literacy skills, including information on best practices in early childhood to promote optimal outcomes

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All children ready for school: Health and physical well-being
Cole, Patricia S., 2006
(Early Childhood Briefing Paper Series). Bloomington, IN: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Early Childhood Center.

A discussion of children's outcomes related to physical health and development, including information on physical indicators of school readiness

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All children ready for school: Social-emotional development
Hutter-Pishgahi, Lois, 2006
(Early Childhood Briefing Paper Series). Bloomington, IN: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Early Childhood Center.

A discussion of the importance of children's socioemotional development in their preparation for school

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The answer is readiness: Now what is the question?
Graue, M. Elizabeth, 2006
Early Education and Development, 17(1), 43-56

A discussion of problems with common definitions and models of school readiness, measuring readiness, and systems of policy and practice to support readiness

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Approaches to learning in kindergarten: Associations with child and family background variables
Bundy, Maria Pelzer, 2006
Unpublished master's thesis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

An analysis of the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of kindergarteners, such as race, ethnicity, poverty status, maternal education and child care experience, and the way young children approach learning, using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten class of 1998-99

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Are children ready for kindergarten and how much does it matter?: An examination of Des Moines public schools kindergarten assessment and later reading scores: 2001-02 and 2004-05 school years
Bruner, Charles, 08 May, 2006
Des Moines, IA: Child & Family Policy Center.

An examination of the influence of children's school readiness at kindergarten entry on children's later reading scores, based on data from the assessments of children in Des Moines, Iowa at kindergarten entry and at third grade

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Are children ready for school?: Assessment of kindergarten readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties: Comprehensive report 2005
Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness, 2006
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 San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California, based on parent and early childhood education teacher surveys and kindergarten teacher surveys and child assessments

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Are children ready for school?: Assessment of kindergarten readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties: Special issue report on preschool 2005
Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness, 2006
San Jose, CA: Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness.

Findings from a study of school readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California, that focus particularly on children's preschool experiences and children's skills at kindergarten entry associated with those experiences

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Are children ready for school?: Assessment of kindergarten readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties: Special issue report on self-regulation
Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness, 2006
San Jose, CA: Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness.

Findings from a study of school readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California, that focus particularly on the importance that early childhood education and kindergarten teachers place on self-regulation for children's school readiness

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Are children ready for school?: Assessment of kindergarten readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties: Summary report 2005
Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness, 2006
San Jose, CA: Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness. (No longer accessible as of October 12, 2012).

A summary of a study of children's skills at kindergarten entry and family and early childhood education factors associated with those skills in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California, based on parent and early childhood education teacher surveys and kindergarten teacher surveys and child assessments

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Are teachers' education, major, and credentials related to classroom quality and children's academic gains in pre-kindergarten?
Early, Diane Marie, 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 174-195

An investigation using data from the NCEDL Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten, 2001-2003, to examine if early educators' education, early childhood major, and credentials are related to classroom quality and preschool children's academic achievements

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Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential information for parents, taxpayers and policymakers
Olsen, Darcy, 2006
(Policy Study 344). Los Angeles: Reason Foundation.

An analysis of proposals for the universal provision of preschool in California and Arizona, with recommendations for the improvement of the present quality of early childhood education and care services

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Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential information for parents, taxpayers and policymakers [Executive summary]
Olsen, Darcy, 2006
(Policy Study 344). Los Angeles: Reason Foundation.

A summary of a critique of proposals that encourage the adoption of universal, full-day preschool programs in the state of Arizona

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An assessment of a home-visiting intervention on rural, low-income children's school readiness
Schull, Christine P., May 2006
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park

An examination of the relationship between infant and family participation in a home visiting program and later school readiness and parental knowledge of infant development

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Availability of childcare support and nutritional status of children of non-working and working mothers in urban Nepal
Nakahara, Shinji, 2006
American Journal of Human Biology, 18(2), 169-181

An examination of the effects of child care and maternal employment on young children's nutritional status in urban Nepal, comparing the nutritional status of children with working mothers with those of children whose mothers did not work

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Blackwell handbook of early childhood development
McCartney, Kathleen, 2006
Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing

A comprehensive summary of research into child development from age 2 to 7, covering biological, physiological, cognitive, language and literacy, and social, emotional, and regulatory development

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Book reading styles in dual-parent and single-mother families
Blake, Joanna, September 2006
British Journal of Educational Psychology, 76(3), 501-515

An observational study of shared book reading to determine if there are variations in reading methods between mothers without a partner and mothers and fathers from dual-parent families

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