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Peer Reviewed JournalCurrent Filters: Pub Year:2003 [remove]; Classification:Parent, School, & Community School Readiness/Child School Success & Performance [remove];
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4C4K 21st century community learning center: The second year evaluation report Findings from the second year evaluation of the Four Counties for Kids (4C4K) 21st Century Community Learning Center program, a comprehensive after school/community project located in four rural counties in western Illinois, with a focus on the areas of youth development, academic performance, and the program’s impact on parents |
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Adjustment difficulties in preschool education: Greek educators' aspects An investigation into views of early childhood educators on children’s adjustment to preschool, based on a survey of 100 teachers in Thessaloniki, Greece |
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Afterschool and the building of character An outline of after school program benefits for students and society, in terms of reduced risky behavior, improved academic performance, and enhanced habits and values |
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Afterschool: The natural platform for youth development A report on successful after school programs located throughout the United States that focus on youth development |
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All children ready for school success: Closing the ''preparation'' gap A summary of the implementation of the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, a public-private coalition of organizations and individuals which serves as a catalyst for policy change necessary to improve the health, safety, learning and economic security of its state's children and their families |
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Attending kindergarten and already behind: A statistical portrait of vulnerable young children An analysis of vulnerable kindergarten students during the 1998-1999 school year using data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort. |
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At what age should children enter kindergarten?: A question for policy makers and parents A review of findings of research on the effects of school entrance age on academic achievement |
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Business and early care and education: A review of engagement strategies and a Connecticut case example An overview of business engagement in school readiness and early child care education in Connecticut |
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Children entering school ready to learn: School readiness information: School year 2002-03 by state and county A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2002 |
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Children's collective activities and peer culture in early literacy in American and Italian preschools An observational examination of Italian and American preschool children's spontaneous literacy activities and early literacy awareness and a study of the Italian children's transition from early to advanced literacy activities as they move from preschool to elementary school |
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Children's readiness for school: Issues in assessment A discussion of the purpose, content, and process of assessing children's readiness for school |
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Children starting school: What should children, parents and school teachers do? A presentation of the outcomes of an ongoing study in New South Wales (NSW) about what is seen by students, parents, school teachers and prior-to-school educators to be important in children's transition to school |
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Comment on Marcon (ECRP, Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring 2002): ''Moving up the grades: Relationship between preschool model and later school success An article commenting on the analyses and interpretations of a study that suggested an academically oriented preschool model had negative effects in later school years |
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The common ground: Challenges across cities An overview of the collaboration, coordination and networking of after-school programming between organizations and community stakeholders |
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A comparison of school readiness outcomes for children randomly assigned to a Head Start program and the program's wait list A study on the effect of Head Start program participation on school readiness, based on a sample of 132 four year old children from three Head Start Centers in a southern urban setting |
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Do after-school programs help students succeed? A discussion of the potential academic and social benefits of after-school care for children, based on a comparison of two reports |
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Do children from welfare families obtain less education? A longitudinal study of the influence of a parents’ reception of welfare on their children’s educational attainment through the first 15 years of life |
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Does adjustment at preschool predict adjustment in the first year of schooling? A study to identify whether measures of adjustment at preschool predict adjustment to the first year of schooling in the same measures, after allowing for the possible influence of children's personal characteristics, family demographics, and outside school-hours care in the first year of schooling, and transition experience |
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Do you believe in magic?: What can we expect from early childhood intervention programs A brief on the development of vulnerable children and the efficacy of early intervention program for altering their development |
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Early childhood education: A call to action from the business community A summary of the business community investing in quality early childhood education |
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Early education experiences & school-to-work program participation An assessment of the relationship between Head Start participation and adolescents' subsequent enrollment in school-to-work (STW) programs, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) |
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The effectiveness of out-of-school-time strategies in assisting low-achieving students in reading and mathematics: A research synthesis A summary of all research conducted since 1984 on the impact of out-of-school time (OST) strategies in improving reading and mathematics achievement of low-achieving or at-risk students. |
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The effects of developmentally appropriate practices on academic outcomes among former Head Start students and classmates, grades 1-3 An examination of the impact of developmentally appropriate practices on former Head Start students' language development and academic achievements in grades one through three |
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Effects of a Head Start to elementary school transition service program on children's behavioral and cognitive outcomes: Direct, mediated, and moderated pathways A study using longitudinal data of a sample of Head Start children to investigate the impact of a transition service program on children's behavioral and cognitive developmental outcomes in third grade |
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Expanded learning opportunities programs: A review of research and evaluations on participant outcomes in school readiness and after-school programs A review of the research and literature associated with two types, school readiness initiatives and after-school programs, of Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) programs, which provide care and learning opportunities for children before kindergarten or outside the school day |
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