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A case study of children's literacy development in a voluntary pre-kindergarten classroom
Sylvester, Ruth, January-March 2012
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 26(1), 122-140

A study of oral language and literacy development strategies and opportunities available to at risk 4-year-old children in a public voluntary pre-kindergarten, and a comparison of children's expressive and receptive vocabulary and early reading development both prior to and after one year in the program, based on data from 3 teachers and 13 children in one inclusive classroom

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Child, family, and childcare predictors of delayed school entry and kindergarten retention among linguistically and ethnically diverse children
Winsler, Adam, September, 2012
Developmental Psychology, 48(5), 1299-1314

A study of potential predictors of both delayed entry into kindergarten and kindergarten retention, including child characteristics, family characteristics, and child care participation, based on a sample of 13,191 ethnically and linguistically diverse at risk children that participated in The Miami School Readiness Project

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Educare implementation study findings--August 2012
Yazejian, Noreen, 2012
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

Findings from an implementation study of Educare, a full-day, full-year high-quality early care and education program for at risk children from birth to age 5, that examine children's school readiness, vocabulary, and socioemotional outcomes and classroom quality, based on data collected at 12 programs from the fall 2007 through spring 2011 school years

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Effect of early educational intervention on younger siblings: The Infant Health and Development Program
McCormick, Marie C., October, 2012
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 166(10), 891-896

A study of the relationship between participation of an older sibling in an early intervention program and the younger sibling's measures of intelligence, youth behavioral problems, and expectations of the future, based on data from the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP), an eight-site randomized trial of three years of early education for premature low-birth-weight infants who were followed up through age 18, and 229 siblings of participating children born within 5 years of the IHDP study participants

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Enhancing children's learning in family childcare homes: 2011-12 annual report
Florida Institute of Education, October, 2012
Jacksonville: Florida Institute of Education.

A study of the school readiness and early literacy achievement gains of children attending family child care homes that participated in the pilot implementation of a set of supplemental literacy-focused instructional units, based on pre- and post-program assessments for 48 children in 16 family child care homes

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Evaluation of a personal safety program with Latino preschoolers
Kenny, Maureen C., July/August 2012
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 21(4), 368-385

A study of the impact of a personal safety educational program designed for Latino families on Latino children's knowledge of general safety and sexual abuse, on their ability to better distinguish between inappropriate and appropriate touching, to learn the correct names of their genitals, and to understand that potential abusers can be people they know and like, based on data from 78 children in Miami-Dade County in Florida

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Florida 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Statewide summary of 2011-12 formative reports
Fedler, Tony, 02 April, 2012
Tallahassee: Florida, Department of Education, Division of Family and Community Outreach.

An analysis of the extent to which Florida 21st Century Community Learning Center programs meet reporting requirements in four areas, based on evaluations submitted by 119 programs

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Moving from afterschool training to the workplace: The second year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate Program
Baker, Stephen, 2012
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

An evaluation of the second year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate (PBC-AEC) Program, which provides after school program staff with courses on youth development and after school practice, that examines participant knowledge, skills, and job retention, as well as after school program support for PBC-AEC, based on participant surveys and focus groups and on PBC-AEC staff interviews

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The state of preschool 2012: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2012
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An annual review of access to, quality standards in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2011-2012 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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VPK teachers' education level does not substantially influence kindergarten readiness scores; program and provider differences affect readiness rates
Florida. Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, February, 2012
(Report No. 12-06). Tallahassee: Florida, Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability.

A study of the relationship of Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten Program teacher education levels and program characteristics to children's kindergarten readiness, based on an analysis of program data

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