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Assembly Bill 553: Limited english proficient pre-kindergarten pilot program: 2008 evaluation report
Leitner, David, December, 2008
Carson City: Nevada, Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs.

An evaluation of the Limited English Proficient (LEP) Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Program in Nevada in 2008, based on data on program funding, the population served, implementation, and participant outcomes

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Assembly Bill 553: Limited english proficient pre-kindergarten pilot program: 2008 evaluation report [Executive summary]
Leitner, David, December, 2008
Carson City: Nevada, Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs.

An evaluation of the Limited English Proficient (LEP) Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Program in Nevada in 2008, based on data on program funding, the population served, implementation, and participant outcomes

Executive Summary


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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Children with special needs in North Carolina child care programs: October 1, 2007?June 30, 2008
Wesley, Patricia W., 2008
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, Partnerships for Inclusion. (No longer accessible as of January 18, 2013).

A study of the enrollment of children with special needs in licensed child care programs in North Carolina as of October 31, 2007, with statewide and county analyses by child's age and provider type, based on a survey of child care providers

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Contextual factors affecting inclusion during children’s transitions from preschool to school
Rietveld, Christine M., September 2008
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 33(3), 1-9

An examination and comparison of social roles and social inclusion among Down Syndrome and typically-developing boys during their transitions from child care to school, based on qualitative observations of four boys and interviews with their parents and teachers at several stages of the transition process

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Early literacy for English language learners
Espinosa, Linda M., 2008
In DeBruin-Parecki, A. (2008) Effective early literacy practice: Here's how, here's why (pp. 71-86). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co. ; [Ypsilanti, Mich.]: High/Scope Press

An overview of research on language and literacy development in young English language learners (ELLs), and a discussion of effective classroom strategies to nurture bilingualism in young children who speak languages other than English at home

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Practical tips and tools: Dual language learners in early care
Zero to Three (Organization), November 2008
Zero to Three, 29(2), 52-53

A discussion of the ways in which early childhood professionals can support families with children who are dual language learners

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[Review of the book Young bilingual learners at home and school]
Connor, Jenni, June 2008
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 33(2), 57

A review of an ethnographic study of the learning environments at nursery, school, and home, of three bilingual four-year-old girls of Kashmiri descent in the United Kingdom

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[Review of the book Young bilingual learners at home and school: Researching multilingual voices]
Eaude, Tony, March 2008
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 28(1), 109-110

A study of the experience at nursery and school in Watford, UK of three young girls whose families come from Azad Kashmir

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[Review of the book Young bilingual learners at home and school: Researching multilingual voices]
Chawla-Duggan, Rita, October 2008
International Journal of Early Years Education, 18(3), 259-261

A review of an ethnographic study of the learning environments at nursery, school, and home, of three bilingual four-year-old girls of Kashmiri descent in the United Kingdom

Book Reviews


State infrastructures to support young children with disabilities
Harbin, Gloria, December, 2008
(Technical Report #4).

A discussion of the role and importance of a state supported early childhood system to aid with the transition of children with disabilities into kindergarten

Reports & Papers


Study IX: Parent perceptions of competence & confidence of practitioners working with children with disabilities
University of Connecticut. A. J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, December, 2008
(At a Glance Series Volume 9, No. 2). Farmington, CT: University of Connecticut, Center to Inform Personnel Preparation Policy and Practice in Early Intervention and Preschool Education.

Highlights of findings from an exploration of parental perceptions of early childhood special education teachers who work in programs covered by Section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Study IX: Parent perceptions of competence & confidence of practitioners working with children with disabilities
University of Connecticut. A. J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, December, 2008
(At a Glance Series Volume 9, No. 1). Farmington, CT: University of Connecticut, Center to Inform Personnel Preparation Policy and Practice in Early Intervention and Preschool Education.

Highlights of findings from an inquiry into parental perceptions of the competence of teachers of children with disabilities

Fact Sheets & Briefs


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Teaching literacy in English language in Singaporean preschools: Exploring teachers' beliefs about what works best
Lim, Christina, June 2008
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 9(2), 95-106

An exploration of the perceptions of kindergarten teachers from Chinese, Indian, and Malay backgrounds, influenced by Western and Eastern teaching methods, on effective practices for teaching English to children learning the language as a second language, based on interviews with 8 teachers in 3 kindergartens

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