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			Afterschool: A key to successful parent engagement Afterschool Alliance, October, 2012 (Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 57). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A discussion of the role that after school programs can play in supporting parental engagement with their middle school-age children	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Approaches for promoting early literacy First 5 California, September 2005 Menlo Park, CA: SRI International. An overview of approaches to early literacy instruction and parental involvement in the literacy initiatives of center-based and home-based child care centers, based on data from 10 case studies on participating programs in the First 5 School Readiness Initiative in California	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Assessing the media environment and parental activities in the homes of young children: A national parent survey Taylor-Piotrowski, Jessica L., April, 2008 (Research Brief Vol. 2, No. 7). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab. A research update of a study of the media habits and literacy and education practices in families with young children, based on a national survey	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Barriers to participation: The experiences of disadvantaged young children, their families and professionals in engaging with early childhood services New South Wales. Community Services, July, 2011 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia: New South Wales, Department of Community Services. A summary of a study in disadvantaged communities in New South Wales, Australia, of children's and parents' experiences of participation in early childhood settings and parents' and early childhood workers' perspectives on barriers to accessing early childhood services, based on questionnaires and in-depth interviews with 101 parents, interviews with 60 children, and focus groups with 40 early childhood workers	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Beyond the head count: Evaluating family involvement in out-of-school time Caspe, Margaret, 2002 (Issues and Opportunities in Out-of-School Time Evaluation Brief No. 4). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project. A brief on methods used in the evaluation of family involvement in out-of-school-time programs	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Building community systems for young children: Early childhood education Bassok, Daphna, 2004 (Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 11). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy. A discussion of the importance of early care and education quality, access and parenting education	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Building, engaging, and supporting family and parental involvement in out-of-school time programs Horowitz, Allison, June, 2007 (Publication No. 2007-16). Washington, DC: Child Trends. An examination of the importance of family involvement for out-of-school time programs	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Building relationships between parents and carers in early childhood Wise, Sarah, 2007 (AFRC Briefing No. 5). Melbourne, Victoria: Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse. An overview of aspects of the parent-caregiver relationship where conflicts may arise, with recommendations for practices to reduce these conflicts	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Childcare and early years provision: A study of parents� use, views and experiences Bryson, Caroline, March 2006 (Research Brief No. RB 723). London, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills. Highlights from a study on parents� utilization and experiences early childhood education and care services, based on data from almost 8,000 parents randomly selected from the Child Benefit records in England	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Child-Parent Centers fact briefs: Parent involvement Human Capital Research Collaborative, Minneapolis, MN: Human Capital Research Collaborative. A discussion of parent involvement in early education and its relationship to student achievement and behavioral outcomes	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			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	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			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.	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Early intervention affects families' quality of life FPG Child Development Institute, January, 2006 (FPG Snapshot No. 27). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute. A summary of an interview-based investigation using nationally representative data to examine the outcomes of families with children with special needs who participated in early intervention programs	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			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	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Effective strategies for engaging parents: Real-life experiences that make a difference Osterhaus, Loras, Flint, MI: Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project. A discussion of the family engagement efforts of an out-of-school time program in Iowa	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Engaged families, effective pre-k Pre-K Now (Washington, D.C.), February, 2010 Washington, DC: Pre-K Now. A discussion of the importance of parental engagement in children's prekindergarten education to achieve optimal children's outcomes, and an overview of states' policies to encourage parental engagement	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Evaluation highlights: Client feedback from October 2006 - September 2009 National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (U.S.), December 2009 Chapel Hill, NC: National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center. An overview of an evaluation of the services provided by the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), based on client feedback and satisfaction surveys collected from October 2006 through September 2009	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			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	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Families: Children's first educators Start Strong, August, 2012 Dublin, Ireland: Start Strong. A discussion of parents' role in supporting children's early learning, with an overview of supports for families in Ireland	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Family engagement and family-sensitive caregiving: Identifying common core elements and issues related to measurement United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October, 2011 (Issue Brief OPRE 2011-26b). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. A summary of a meeting on the identification of core elements of and methods to measure family engagement and family-sensitive caregiving in early care and education settings	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Family involvement in early childhood education Weiss, Heather B., Spring 2006 (Family Involvement Makes a Difference No. 1). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project. A summary of research on the relationship between family involvement in the home and early childhood programs to child outcomes	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Family involvement & support: Essential components for effective early childhood care and education programs Ferris, Maureen A., 2005 Cambridge, MA: Schott Foundation for Public Education. A set of recommendations to promote family involvement and support in child care and early education programs, based on reviews of the literature, interviews with stakeholders in Massachusetts, and the author's professional experiences and expertise	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Family support and parent involvement in Head Start: What do Head Start Program Performance Standards require? Schumacher, Rachel, 2002 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A brief on aspects of the Head Start Program Performance Standards that require providing services to and involving parents.	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Family support: Fostering leadership and partnerships to improve access Thompson, Lisa, 2005 (Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 14). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy. A discussion of the critical role of family support and how family support programs can help to improve care for young children	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			First 5 helps parents be their children's first teacher First 5 California, Menlo Park, CA: SRI International. An overview of the influence of parents' participation in First 5 California programs on their ability to promote their children's school readiness	Fact Sheets & Briefs

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