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
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
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
2008-2009 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
2009-2010 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Accelerating math development in Head Start classrooms
Arnold, David H., 2003
Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(4), 762-770
A study of the impact of participating in fun, diverse mathematics-related activities on math skills among Head Start preschool children
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 the general education curriculum for preschoolers with disabilities: Children’s school success
Lieber, Joan, 2008
Exceptionality, 16(1), 18-32
A study of the academic and social skill gains of 58 children with disabilities during their preschool year in classrooms using the Children’s School Success (CSS) curriculum
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
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
Accuracy of teacher judgments of preschoolers' math skills
Kilday, Carolyn R., April, 2012
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 30(2), 148-159
A study of the relationship between teachers' judgments of children's math skills using an indirect rating scale and children's performance on two direct assessments--number sense and geometry and measurement skills, that includes an examination of the alignment between the indirect assessment and the two direct assessments, based on data from 316 preschool children and their teachers, both enrolled in a field trial of a curriculum designed to enhance students' knowledge of math and science
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