Differential effects of high-quality child care
An analysis of data collected from the Infant Health and Development Program examining the differential causal effects of access to high quality child care for at risk children who would otherwise have participated in one of three child care options: no non-maternal care, home-based non-maternal care, and center-based care
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Effects of a preschool music and movement curriculum on children’s language skills
An examination of the influence of children’s receipt of a music curriculum on their language skills, based on a sample of 207 children and 27 teachers from 3 Head Start programs in a suburban area of North Carolina, a rural area of Kentucky, and an urban area of New York
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The longitudinal course of reading development from preschool through elementary school: An application of structural equation modeling
An investigation of the longitudinal relationship between code-related and oral language emergent literacy skills and reading achievement in low income children
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A picture book reading intervention in day care and home for children from low-income families
An article on the effects of an interactive reading intervention on preschoolers' language skills.
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Supporting social and cognitive growth among disadvantaged middle-grades students in TASC after-school projects
A study of the relationship of features of after school services, designed and implemented by The After-School Corporation (TASC) in New York City, to social and cognitive outcomes among disadvantaged elementary and middle school program participants, based on surveys of participants, site coordinators, program staff, and school principals; participant attendance and academic performance records; program observations; and TASC program cost data
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Young children's discourse strategies during block play: a Bakhtinian approach
An interpretation of findings from an observational study of nineteen 5-year old children’s communication strategies during block play, based on the theoretical framework of Russian language philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin
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