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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
Meisels, Samuel J., 2007
In Pianta, R. C., Cox M. J., & Snow K. L. (2007). School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the age of accountability (pp. 31-47). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An inquiry into the role of high-stakes testing in early childhood programs in the adoption of early childhood policies, with a suggestion of an alternative method for the assessment of children to inform the decisions of public policymakers

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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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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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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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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

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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

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Analysis of Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning, Third Edition (DIAL-3) information: Participants in South Carolina four-year-old kindergarten programs: 2006-2007 school year
DiStefano, Christine,
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.

An analysis of kindergarten students' performance on a school readiness assessment, and a comparison of results between students that attended public prekindergarten programs in South Carolina and those who did not

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An analysis of early literacy assessments used for instruction
Meisels, Samuel J., 2001
(CIERA Report No. 2-013). Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.

A literature review analyzing assessments used to obtain instructionally relevant information about the literacy performance of children in kindergarten through third grade

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Analysis of individual child assessment for a sample of children who are receiving Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP) services: Spring 2007 and fall 2007
Greer, Fred,
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.

An assessment of the progress of children receiving Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP) services, based on data for 150 children receiving CDEPP services in public school and private center classrooms in South Carolina

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Approaches to assessing the language and literacy skills of young dual language learners: A review of the research
Aikens, Nikki, 2012
(Research Brief No. 10). Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners.

A summary of a review of the procedures used to assess the language and literacy development of young dual language learners, based on 80 studies from Canada and the United States

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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: 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 all children
Van Hemel, Susan B., 2008
In C.E. Snow & S. B. Van Hemel (Eds.), Early childhood assessment: Why, what, and how? (pp. 134-140). Washington, DC: National Academies Press

An overview of research on select appropriateness and bias issues surrounding the use of national assessments with young children from racial or language minority groups or who have special needs

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Assessing children's needs
Enz, Billie, 2010
In Promoting early reading: Research, resources, and best practices (pp. 105-123). New York: The Guilford Press

A discussion of select issues central to assessment in early care and education that includes conventional testing as a complement of informal assessment practices and a case study of one teacher's efforts to coordinate the results of multiple assessments for planning decisions

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Assessing integration in early childhood education: Clique analysis of social interactions
Storey, Keith, May 1995
Education and Treatment of Children, 18(2), 158-183

A study of social interactions amongst preschool students using clique analysis methodology, the analysis depicting social structures and grouping patterns reflecting levels of social integration, with data collected through training and observation sessions of a elementary classroom of 17 students and 3 adults

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Assessing the literacy for young children: The case for multiple forms of evidence
Salinger, Terry, 2001
In S. B. Neuman & D. K. Dickinson (Eds.), Handbook of early literacy research (Vol. 1, pp. 390-418). New York: Guilford Press

A review of the issues in assessing young children’s literacy and strategies to improve classroom based assessments

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Assessing the mathematical thinking of young children in New Zealand: The initial school years
Young-Loveridge, Jenny, February 2011
Early Child Development and Care, 181(2), 267-276

An overview of assessment policy and practice in mathematics in the first 10 years of schooling in New Zealand, with selected findings from the Numeracy Development Projects

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Assessing peer relations: A guide for out-of-school time program practitioners
Terzian, Mary, October, 2012
(Publication No. 2012-32). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A discussion of factors associated with positive peer relations and examples of measures to assess peer relations

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Assessing preschool dual language learners: Traveling a multiforked road
Pena, Elizabeth D., March 2011
Child Development Perspectives, 5(1), 28-32

A discussion of linguistic, cultural, and contextual challenges to the accurate assessment of preschool dual language learners, the need for valid and reliable measures for both monolingual and bilingual children, and the need for norming samples representative of the diversity of the early childhood population in the United States

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Assessing Readiness
Meisels, Samuel J., September 1998
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 3).

A discussion of the definition and assessment of children’s school readiness, including recommendations for the components of efficient performance assessments

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Assessing readiness
Meisels, Samuel J., 1998
(CIERA Report No. 3-002). Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.

A report presenting four approaches to defining readiness and the methods used by each perspective to assess children entering formal schooling

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Assessing readiness
Meisels, Samuel J., 1999
In R.C. Pianta & M.J. Cox (Eds.), The transition to kindergarten (pp. 39-66). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

A review of the literature on the Assessment of School Readiness

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