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An action plan: Assessing school readiness in Ventura County
Thompson, Lisa, March 2004
Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities.

A series of recommendations for establishing a school readiness assessment measure in Ventura County, California, and a survey of school administrators and teachers to determine existing school readiness assessment practices and future preferences for the selection of a measurement

Reports & Papers


California Afterschool Outcomes Measures Project instrument documentation
University of California, Irvine. Department of Education, August 2010
Irvine: University of California, Irvine, Department of Education

An overview of behavior change and skill development measures for students participating in California After School Education and Safety programs

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California After School Outcomes Measures Project: Phase I: Final report
Vandell, Deborah L., July 30, 2009
Irvine: University of California, Irvine, Department of Education

A summary of preliminary efforts to develop behavior change and skill development measures for students participating in California After School Education and Safety programs

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Corporal punishment as a determinant of developmental outcomes: Longitudinal and process models
Mulvaney, Matthew K., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of New Hampshire, Durham

A two-part study examining the influence of corporal punishment across infancy and early childhood using longitudinal analyses performed on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Childhood Care and Youth Development (NICHD-SECCYD) , and, this time using a college sample, the intervening role of individuals' subjective experiences of their parents' use of corporal punishment

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Data for community planning: 1998 Oregon population estimates & survey findings
Oregon Childhood Care and Education Data Project, 2000
Albany, OR: Linn-Benton Community College, Family Resources and Education Division.

A presentation of statistical data for policy makers from the Community Planning Oregon Childhood Care and Education Data Project

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Diversity or disparity?: Early childhood education and care in Canada (ECEC): Community Indicators project report
Campaign 2000, October, 2002
Toronto, Canada: Campaign 2000.

An overview of child care and early education services in Canada in 2001, based on indicators related to availability, affordability, and quality

Fact Sheets & Briefs


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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Follow-up of children from academic and cognitive preschool curricula at 12 and 16
Dale, Philip S., 2005
Exceptional Children, 71(3), 301-317

A longitudinal study comparing the effects of two different early intervention preschool curricula (Direct Instruction and Mediated Learning) on participants' cognitive and academic achievements at ages 12 and 16

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Growing up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children: 2004 annual report
Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2005
Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies.

An overview of findings from the first wave of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), a long term study examining how Australian society, economy, and culture impact the development of the country's children

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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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Home-education: Comparison of home- and school-education children on PIPS baseline assessments
Rothermal, Paula, 2004
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2(3), 274-299

A study comparing the academic performance of home-educated children to school-educated children, using the Performance Indicators in Primary Schools (PIPS) assessment

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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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Inequality at the starting gate: Social background differences in achievement as children begin school
Lee, Valerie E., 2002
Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute.

Reports & Papers


Outcomes for children of poverty
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2001
(Research Report No. 158). Leeds, United Kingdom: Corporate Document Services.

An investigation into the long-term effects of poverty on children, based on a sample of over 1,600 adolescents and young adults from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS)

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Preschool competency in context: An investigation of the unique contribution of child competencies to early academic success
McWayne, Christine M., 2003
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

An investigation of various dimensions of Head Start children's preschool classroom competencies to determine which might be the most reliable predictors of their future academic performance

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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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Relations between nursery school attendance and teachers' ratings of some aspects of children's adjustment in kindergarten
Brown, Ann W., 1961
Child Development, 32(3), 585-596

A study of kindergarten students to determine the effect of preschool programs on kindergarten performance

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[Review of the book Inequality at the starting gate: Social background differences in achievement as children begin school]
Schutz, Dick, 2003
Teachers College Record, 105(7), 1248-1255

Book Reviews


School readiness and social-emotional development
Bowman, Barbara T., 2006
In B. T. Bowman & E. Moore (Eds.), School readiness and social-emotional development: Perspectives on cultural diversity (pp. 3-6). Washington, DC: National Black Child Development Institute

An exploration of the relationship between children’s socioemotional development and school readiness

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Shared features of high-performing after-school programs: A follow-up to the TASC evaluation
The After-School Corporation, November, 2005
New York: The After-School Corporation.

A comparative examination, based on interviews and observational data, of the program structures and practices shared by 10 New York City after school projects identified as high-performing in the area of student gains in academic achievement

Reports & Papers


Shared features of high-performing after-school programs: A follow-up to the TASC evaluation [Executive summary]
The After-School Corporation, November, 2005
New York: The After-School Corporation.

A summary of a comparative examination, based on interviews and observational data, of the program structures and practices shared by 10 New York City after school projects identified as high-performing in the area of student gains in academic achievement

Executive Summary


Special education and school success at third grade: Does Head Start make a difference?
Newton, Janet F., 2006
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN

An examination of the differing effects of Head Start attendance, other preschool attendance, or lack of early education on special education placements, social competence, and academic achievements of low income third grade students

Reports & Papers


Young children and the rural information gap: The weaknesses of major data sources for examining the well-being of rural children
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2004
Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.

A study that analyzed data sets regarding the welfare of rural children and determined current data sources were not accurately identifying indicators of child well-being

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