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Creating paths to father involvement: Lessons from Early Head Start
Burwick, Andrew, 2005
(Issue Brief No. 1). Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

An overview of lessons learned from the design, implementation, and operation of 21 programs intended to involve low-income fathers in intervention programs for young children

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The early catastrophe: The 30 million word gap by age 3
Hart, Betty, 1995
American Educator, 27(1), 4-9

A summary of the results from a longitudinal study observing young children in their homes from 7-9 months to 3 years to determine which factors in early experience might account for the development of vocabulary skills.

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Early literacy: Policy and practice in the preschool years
Strickland, Dorothy, 2006
(Preschool Policy Brief Issue 10). New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A synthesis of research on early literacy, with early literacy policy recommendations

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Families and expanded learning opportunities: Working together to support children's learning
Harris, Erin, April, 2012
(Brief No. 2). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project.

An overview of strategies to support family engagement with expanded learning opportunities, which include before and after school, summer, and extended day, week, and year programs

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A matter of class: Educational achievement reflects family background more than ethnicity or immigration
Lara-Cinisomo, Sandraluz, 2004
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A discussion of the influence of socioeconomic factors, such as neighborhood poverty, parental education levels, parental occupational status, and family income, on the educational achievement of children

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Parents participating in family literacy programs show positive changes in home literacy practices
First 5 LA, April 2010
Los Angeles: First 5 LA.

A summary of a study of changes in parents' home literacy practices after participating in a family literacy program for a year, based on surveys from 577 who participated in the 2007-2008 program year of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative

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Perspectives from Washington State parents: Family literacy practices
Washington (State). Department of Early Learning, 2008
Olympia: Washington State, Department of Early Learning.

Findings on family literacy practices from a study in Washington State of parent's child care and early education beliefs, experiences, and preferences, based on a survey of a representative sample of Washington State parents

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Preschool issues concerning English language learners and immigrant children: The importance of family engagement
Naughton, Sandra, 2004
Oakland, CA: Children Now.

A review of research on the benefits of parents' involvement with their preschool children's education, focusing on families who speak English as a second language; strategies for engaging families in preschools are highlighted

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Supporting parents in promoting early learning: The evaluation of the Early Learning Partnership Project
Evangelou, Maria, June 2008
(Research Brief DCSF-RB039). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A summary of an evaluation of the Early Learning Partnership Project, in which 9 voluntary sector service agencies in the United Kingdom offered combinations of 12 interventions designed to increase parents' involvement in their one through three-year-old children's learning, based on interviews with agency staff, interviews with staff and managers at 20 sites, and interviews with and observations of more than 100 parents

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Understanding the Head Start Impact Study
National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs, 2010
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Center on the Developing Child.

A summary of a longitudinal study of the effect of Head Start participation on both children's school readiness and the practices of parents, based on data collected from more than 4,600 applicants, randomly assigned to either Head Start or alternate programs, from a nationally representative sample of 378 Head Start centers

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