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21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) analytic support for evaluation and monitoring: An overview of the 21st CCLC program: 2003-04
United States. Department of Education, 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.

A description of the state-administered 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) programs, 2003-2004

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ABCs of early mathematics experiences
Hansen, Laurie E., 2005
Teaching Children Mathematics, 12(4), 208-212

A discussion of how concepts in mathematics can be introduced through life experiences in preschool classrooms and at home, such as in activities involving nature, money, playing, bathing, and cooking

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Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of the academic impact of afterschool programs
Afterschool Alliance, July, 2005
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A summary of data and findings from evaluations of the impacts of various after school programs on academic achievement

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Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of afterschool programs' impact on behavior, safety and family life
Afterschool Alliance, August, 2005
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A review of evaluations of the impact of after school programs on student safety, behavior, and discipline, and on parents' concerns about their children's safety

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Assessment in a continuous improvement cycle: New Jersey's Abbott Preschool Program
Frede, Ellen, September 2005
Philadelphia: National Early Childhood Accountability Task Force.

A discussion of efforts to implement an assessment system for New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts

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Barbie, the Wiggles,and Harry Potter: Can popular culture really support young children's literacy development?
Ashton, Jean, 2005
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 13(1), 31-40

An argument for building on children's existing interests when creating literacy curricula and for recognizing existing literacy skills gained by children in their exposure to popular culture and media

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Beginning reading: A balanced approach to teaching literacy during the first three years of school
Center, Yola, 2005
London: Continuum

A research-based guide to teaching reading in the first three years of school

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Beginning with names: Using children's names to facilitate early literacy learning
Kirk, Elizabeth W., 2005
Childhood Education, 81(3), 139-145

A discussion of developmentally appropriate activities using beginning readers’ and writers’ names to develop phonemic awareness, conventions of print, the alphabetic principle, letter/word recognition, and writing skills with young children

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The benefits of prekindergarten for middle-income children
Schulman, Karen, 2005
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A policy report discussing the need for more research on middle income children's risk of being denied quality child care due to eligibility ceilings and if this risk affects their potential for school readiness

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The best of Head Start: Learning from model programs: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Education Reform of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First session, April 14, 2005
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Education Reform, 2005
(Serial No. 109-7). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

A presentation of evidence supporting the continuation of the Head Start program

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Between school & home: A report to the field
Proscio, Tony, 2005
New York: The After School Project.

Profiles of developments in three afterschool programs in Boston, San Francisco, and Chicago

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Beyond listening: Children's perspectives on early childhood services
Clark, Alison, 2005
Bristol, United Kingdom: Policy Press

A description of the complex nature of a responsive pedagogy of listening to young children

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Beyond safe havens: A synthesis of 20 years of research on the Boys & Girls Clubs
Arbreton, Amy, September, 2005
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

A review of findings from evaluations of Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) programs over the past 20 years, including a description of a planned longitudinal evaluation of Club members to measure a wide range of outcomes

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The birth of Head Start: Preschool education policies in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations
Vinovskis, Maris A., 2005
Chicago: University of Chicago Press

An analysis of the politics of poverty and early childhood education, from the development of Head Start in the Kennedy administration, through its development in Johnson’s War on Poverty, to its movement into the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Nixon years, based on documents from the federal government, private foundations, researchers, the media, and oral history interviews

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Birth to three matters: Supporting the framework of effective practice
Abbott, Lesley, November 2005
Maidenhead, United Kingdom: Open University Press

An overview of the Birth to Three Matters framework for Sure Start, part of the Government’s strategy to increase childcare provision and is intended to support practitioners concerned with the care and education of babies and young children from birth to three

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Build it right!: Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care response to the Best Start plan
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, 2005
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care.

A presentation of a long term plan proposed by the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care to improve Ontario's Best Start plan for early childhood education

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Caring for the children of teen parents
Flanagan, Patricia, 2005
Zero to Three, 25(4), 31-34

An article describing the Teen Tot Clinic, an early intervention program that offers comprehensive services to teenage parents

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Child care and its impact on young children (0-2)
Belsky, Jay, October 06, 2005
In R.E. Tremblay, R.G. Barr, & R. DeV. Peters (Eds.), Encyclopedia on early childhood development [online]. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.

An overview of research results as of October 2005 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and implications for child care policies and services

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Child interventions that may lead to increased economic growth: A report to the Pew Charitable Trusts
Wolfe, Barbara, 2005
University of Wisconsin--Madison, Department of Economics.

An overview of preschool intervention programs and their different potential impacts on regional economic growth

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Children's reading comprehension and assessment
Paris, Scott G., 2005
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

An examination of critical issues and cutting-edge research in assessing children's reading comprehension

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Complementary learning
Harvard Family Research Project, 2005
The Evaluation Exchange, 11(1)

An exploration of a framework of complementary learning, with a description of a support system for children’s learning across various settings

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Connecticut's guidelines for the development of early learning for infants and toddlers: Draft
Figueroa, Anna, 2005
Hartford: Connecticut Department of Social Services.

An informative guide for child care providers, parental and professional, describing infants' development stages from birth to three years of age and outlining a framework for developmentally appropriate activities

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Cost of meeting House and Senate proposed Head Start teacher qualification requirements
Ewen, Danielle, 2005
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A study examining the cost of further educating current teachers to a bachelor degree level, as well as associated costs such as competitive salary raises in order to attract teachers that already have bachelor degrees in order to meet a new Head Start standards proposal

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The curriculum as means to raise the quality of ECE: Implications for policy
Laevers, Ferre, 2005
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 13(1), 17-30

A discussion of early childhood curriculum-related policy issues, such as core curriculum content, curriculum as a paradigm for program quality, and curricular implications for assessment and teacher training

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Design options for the assessment of Head Start quality enhancements: Final report. Volume I
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A study of quality enhancement and assessment designs for Head Start programs

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