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Afterschool advantage: Powerful new learning opportunities
Peterson, Terry, 2007
Moorestown, NJ: Foundations, Inc.

A book that argues for the evolution and expansion of after school programs to include more engaging and supportive content for children's learning and development

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Afterschool must no longer be an afterthought
Lauer, Rhonda H., 2007
In Afterschool advantage: Powerful new learning opportunities (pp. 62-66). Moorestown, NJ: Foundations, Inc.

A conclusion to a book that argues for the evolution and expansion of after school programs to include more engaging and supportive content for children's learning and development

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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: First interim report
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 12 December, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.

A longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee’s prekindergarten program; based on a comparison of annual assessments of 5 cohorts of children who attended prekindergarten programs between 1999-2000 and the 2003-2004 school year with the annual assessments of children who did not

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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: First interim report [Executive summary]
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 12 December, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.

A summary of a longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee’s prekindergarten program; based on a comparison of annual assessments of 5 cohorts of children who attended prekindergarten programs between 1999-2000 and the 2003-2004 school year with the annual assessments of children who did not

Executive Summary


Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Preliminary report
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 04 September, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.

An investigation into the academic achievement of participants in Tennessee’s prekindergarten program, and an exploration of program characteristics that promote participants’ short- and long-term academic achievement, based on a comparison of assessments of prekindergarten participants from the 1998-1999 through 2000-2001 program years with assessments of a random sample of children who did not participate in a prekindergarten program

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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Preliminary report [Executive summary]
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 04 September, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.

A summary of an investigation into the academic achievement of participants in Tennessee’s prekindergarten program, and an exploration of program characteristics that promote participants’ short- and long-term academic achievement, based on a comparison of assessments of prekindergarten participants from the 1998-1999 through 2000-2001 program years with assessments of a random sample of children who did not participate in a prekindergarten program

Executive Summary


The early childhood disaster risk index 2007: Vulnerability and emergency preparedness needs of the early childhood sector in eleven states at high risk of hurricanes, earthquakes, or both
Shores, Elizabeth F., 2007
(Mississippi State University Early Childhood Report No. 4). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Early Childhood Institute.

Indicators of child care and other early childhood services' vulnerability to and preparedness for risks posed by disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and volcanos and emergency preparedness in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

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Early school success: Equity and access for diverse learners: Executive summary
Buysse, Virginia, 2007
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A summary of papers presented at a symposium dedicated to effective and promising educational practices for diverse learners from prekindergarten to third grade

Executive Summary


Health and nutrition as a foundation for success in school
Pascoe, John M., 2007
In Pianta, R. C., Cox M. J., & Snow K. L. (2007). School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the era of accountability (pp. 99-120). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of the influence of children’s nutrition and health on their development and academic success

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National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study, 1991-1999
United States. Department of Health and Human Services, 2007
United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Head Start Bureau. NATIONAL HEAD START/PUBLIC SCHOOL EARLY CHILDHOOD TRANSITION DEMONSTRATION STUDY, 1991-1999 [Computer file]. ICPSR04712-v1. Rockville, MD: Westat, Inc. [producer], 2002. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

The National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study data contain information about the Transition Demonstration Programs and their impact on children, families, schools, and communities. Schools were randomly assigned to either a Transition Demonstration group or to a Comparison group with a total of 7,515 former Head Start children and families enrolling in the study during 1992/93 and 1993/94 school years. Thousands of other children and families, however, participated in the Transition Demonstration Program, since supports and educational enhancements were offered to all children and families in the classrooms.

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National Household Education Survey, 2005
National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD EDUCATION SURVEY, 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR04599-v1. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Education, Institute of Education Sciences [producer], 2006. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-03-13.

The National Household Education Survey (NHES) reports on the condition of education in the United States by collecting data at the household level rather than using a traditional, school-based data collection system. The surveys attempt to address many current issues in education, such as preprimary education, school safety and discipline, adult education, and activities related to citizenship.

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Racial and ethnic gaps in school readiness
Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, 2007
In Pianta, R. C., Cox M. J., & Snow K. L. (2007). School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the era of accountability (pp. 283-306). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of underlying factors causing the racial and ethnic achievement gaps between White and non-White students, with recommendations of strategies and social programs for narrowing the achievement gap

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School readiness: A multifaceted, developmental approach
Williams, Shannon, 2007
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Davis

A study of patterns of children's school readiness, the relationship of children's early child care experiences to their school readiness and success, the relationship of children's school readiness to their school success, and the role of family risk factors in children's school readiness, based on analysis of data for 1,364 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

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