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Advancing the measurement of quality for early childhood programs that support early language and literacy development
Neuman, Susan B., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 51-76). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A review of assessment tools for the measurement of the quality of children's language and literacy development in center-based and family child care settings

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Aligning measures of quality with professional development goals and goals for children's development
Pianta, Robert C., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 297-315). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

Arguments for the improvement of the quality of early childhood education and care through the alignment of measurable professional development goals for educators with developmental goals for children

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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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Basic measures of progress
Calkins, Julia, 2002
Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A table of survey instruments and measures that can be used as indicators of progress towards school readiness and its contributing conditions

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A birth cohort study: Conceptual design considerations and rationale
Moore, Kristin A., January 1999
(Working Paper No. 1999-01). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A discussion of issues related to the conceptualization and design of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort

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Child outcome measures in the study of child care quality
Zaslow, Martha, October 2006
Evaluation Review, 30(5), 577-610

An examination of methodological issues involved in the measurement of child outcome variables in 65 studies of child care quality published between 1979 and December 2005

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Defining and measuring quality in early childhood practices that promote dual language learners' development and learning
Castro, Dina C., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 257-280). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of elements of high quality early childhood education and care programs for dual language learners (DLLs), and an exploration of available quality measurement tools for the assessment of programs and practices to promote learning of DLLs

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Differing purposes for measuring quality in early childhood settings: Aligning purpose with procedures
Zaslow, Martha, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 389-410). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of the need to tailor quality assessments to address specific needs, including learning support, the identification of special needs children, program evaluation and monitoring, and high-stakes accountability standards

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Empirical approaches to strengthening the measurement of quality: Issues in the development and use of quality measures in research and applied settings
Bryant, Donna M., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 33-47). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of obstacles to the development and improvement of tools to assess and measure quality in early childhood education and care programs

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Ending with a beginning: Key themes and next steps
Zaslow, Martha, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 411-417). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A summary of arguments for the improvement of the measure of early childhood education and care quality

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Evaluating, developing, and enhancing domain-specific measures of child care quality
Forry, Nicole D., May 2009
(Publication No. 2009-16, OPRE Research-to-Policy Brief No. 2). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A discussion of measuring child care quality by identifying child care and early education practices and features associated with child development in specific domains, including language and literacy, math, science, and cognition, socioemotional competence, and health, safety, and nutrition

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How well do our measures of quality predict child outcomes?: A meta-analysis and coordinated analysis of data from large-scale studies of early childhood settings
Burchinal, Margaret, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 11-31). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An examination of the accuracy of quality assessments in the prediction of child outcomes, based on secondary analyses of 25 studies on the relation of child care environment to children's outcomes

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Measuring culturally responsive early care and education
Shrivers, Eva Marie, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 191-225). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A proposal of a framework for the service delivery and quality assessment of cultural responsiveness in early childhood education and care settings, including recommendations for the improvement of measurement strategies and a discussion of the role of cultural responsive care in children's school readiness

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Measuring father involvement in young children's lives: Recommendations for a fatherhood module for the ECLS-B
Greene, Angela D., 2001
(Working Paper No. 2001-02). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A report on the identification and measurement of aspects of father involvement affecting the outcomes of young children and on methodological challenges in measuring father involvement in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort

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Measuring health-related aspects of quality in early childhood settings
Hegland, Susan M., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 135-160). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An overview of research on the relationship between children's health status and their development, and a proposal of indicators to measure the health-related components of early childhood education and care settings

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Measuring the quality of early childhood math and science curricula and teaching
Brenneman, Kimberly, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 77-103). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An examination of the strengths and weaknesses of current quality measures of early childhood mathematics and science curricula, and recommendations for the development and improvement of these measures

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Measuring quality of ECE programs for children with disabilities
Spiker, Donna, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 229-256). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of the assessment of program quality in general early childhood education (GECE) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs for children with disabilities

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Measuring the quality of environmental supports for young children's social and emotional competence
Hyson, Marilou, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 105-134). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An inventory of current measures of environmental supports for social and emotional competence (ESSEC) in child care and early education programs, and a recommendation of measurable indicators of the quality of ESSEC for children in early childhood programs

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Multiple purposes for measuring quality in early childhood settings: Implications for collecting and communicating information on quality
Zaslow, Martha, May 2009
(Publication No. 2009-13, OPRE Issue Brief No. 2). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A discussion of the different purposes for measuring child care and early education quality, including the importance of distinguishing among different purposes when assessing quality and the need for care when assessments are to be used for multiple purposes

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Progress and prospects in the development of indicators of school readiness
Zaslow, Martha, 2001
Paper prepared for Meeting on Child and Youth Indicators: Accomplishments and Future Directions, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

A paper on the development of and data sources for state and national indicators of school readiness

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Promoting language and literacy in early childhood care and education settings: Analytical table
Halle, Tamara, 2003
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A table accompanying a literature review, summarizing research questions, methods and findings of studies assessing the impact of language and literacy programs for young children

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Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, November, 2007
Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A compendium, review, and comparison of over 20 instruments designed to measure the quality of early care and education settings

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Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 2010
(2nd ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Profiles of instruments designed to measure the quality of early care and education settings, including information on instrument program target age and setting, purpose, administration, key constructs and scoring, and reliability and validity

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Quality of Caregiver-Child Interaction for Infants and Toddlers (Q-CCIIT): A review of the literature
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, August, 2011
(OPRE 2011-25). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A review of research to identify measures of adult-child interactions in infancy and toddlerhood and measures of child care setting quality and interactions related to infants and toddlers

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Review and synthesis of selected research reports submitted to the Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Child Trends, 2006
Washington, DC: Child Trends

An overview of key findings, methodological developments, and policy implications from selected research projects funded by the Child Care Bureau, focusing on projects that study the use and effects of child care subsidies, parental choice of child care, improving and documenting child care quality, child care and early education partnerships, and characteristics of the child care workforce

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