Educational effectiveness of a Vygotskian approach to preschool education: A randomized trial
Barnett, W. Steven, 2006
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
A random assignment experimental evaluation of the effects of Tools of the Mind, a Vygotskian-based curriculum, on the cognitive, linguistic, and socioemotional development of preschool children based on direct assessment and classroom observation
Reports & Papers
Educational effects of the Tools of the Mind curriculum: A randomized trial
Barnett, W. Steven, Q3 2008
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(3), 299-313
An evaluation of the impact of the Tools of the Mind curriculum on the cognitive, self-regulation, and language skills of preschoolers at a public preschool in a low-income neighborhood
Reports & Papers
The effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program on young children's school readiness
Hustedt, Jason T., January 2007
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
A study of the effects of Arkansas Better Chance, a state-funded child care and early education program for preschool-age children from low-income families, on the literacy, language, and math development of children entering kindergarten
Reports & Papers
The effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program on young children's school readiness [Executive summary]
Hustedt, Jason T., January 2007
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
A summary of a study of the effects of Arkansas Better Chance, a state-funded child care and early education program for preschool-age children from low-income families, on the literacy, language, and math development of children entering kindergarten
Executive Summary
Preschool program improves cognitive control
Diamond, Adele, November 30, 2007
Science, 318, 1387-1388
An experimental study of the effect of Tools of the Mind, a curriculum designed to increase social and emotional self-regulation, on the executive function of a sample of 147 low-income preschool children
Reports & Papers
Supporting online material for: Preschool Program Improves Cognitive Control
Diamond, Adele, November 30, 2007
Science, 318
Supplemental material to an experimental study of the effect of Tools of the Mind, a curriculum designed to increase social and emotional self-regulation, on the executive function of a sample of 147 low-income preschool children
Other
Two-way and monolingual English immersion in preschool education: An experimental comparison
Barnett, W. Steven, Q3 2007
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 22(3), 277-293
A comparison of the effects of dual language versus monolingual English immersion preschool education programs on children's learning, comparing data from 20 classrooms taught in both English and Spanish, and 16 classrooms taught only in English
Reports & Papers
Two-way and monolingual immersion in preschool education: An experimental comparison
Barnett, W. Steven, 2006
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
An experimental study comparing the numeracy, language and literacy proficiency impacts of dual language and monolingual English immersion preschool programs on children
Reports & Papers