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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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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 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 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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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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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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Design options for the assessment of Head Start quality enhancements: Final report. Volume II: Measurement options for the assessment of Head Start quality enhancements
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.

Proposed measures of quality enhancements for Head Start programs

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Early childhood education as risky business: Going beyond what's ''safe'' to discovering what's possible
New, Rebecca S., 2005
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 7(2)

A study of the effectiveness of risk-rich curricula involving mutual exploration of topics unfamiliar to both teachers and students

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Early childhood education: Improvement through integration: 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 21, 2005
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Education Reform, 2005
(Serial No. 109-9). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

An examination by the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Education Reform of the Committee on Education and the Workforce discussing the removal of barriers that may impede the successful integration of the Head Start program with other programs that serve to prepare disadvantaged children for success

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Early childhood education of Hispanics in the United States [Working draft]
Garcia, Eugene E., October 2005
Tempe, AZ: National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics.

An overview of the enrollment of Hispanic children in early childhood education programs in the United States, with recommendations for expanding and improving early childhood education for Hispanic children

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Effects of preschool on educational achievement
Laosa, Luis M., 2005
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A proposal that high-quality universal preschool is a promising strategy for closing the academic achievement gap that exists between low-income, minority children and higher-income, non-minority children

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Enhancing opportunities for Australian Aboriginal literacy learners in early childhood settings
Simpson, Lee, 2005
Childhood Education, 81(6), 327-332

A cultural-historical study of young Australian Aboriginal learners’ experiences with early childhood literary practices

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Family outcomes of early intervention and early childhood special education: Issues and considerations
Bailey, Don, January 2005
Menlo Park, CA: Early Childhood Outcomes Center.

A discussion of the importance of the assessment and consideration of family outcomes in early childhood special education and intervention programs

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Financial accountability in the Head Start early childhood program: Hearing before the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First session, April 5, 2005
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce, 2005
(Serial No. 109-6). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

A presentation of findings about the financial situation of Head Start, including items such as flawed assessment metrics for the awarding of grants and recommendations for improvement

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Getting it right: Strategies for after-school success
Raley, Rebecca, 2005
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

An exploration of goals and strategies necessary for implementing after school programs that improve children’s academic performance

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Head Start: Ensuring dollars benefit the children: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First session, On examining Head Start, focusing on ensuring dollars benefit children relating to the effectiveness of the oversight by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families in identifying and resolving financial management weaknesses in Head Start grantees, April 5, 2005
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development, 2005
(Senate Hearing 109-119). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

An examination of the federal government’s Head Start program and the content and recommendations of the Government Accountability Office’s report, Head Start: Comprehensive Approach to Identifying and Addressing Risks Could Help Prevent Grantee Financial Management Weaknesses

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Helping young children succeed: Strategies to promote early childhood social and emotional development
Cohen, Julie, September 2005
(Early Childhood Research and Policy Report). Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.

A description of early childhood socioemotional development, with recommendations for state and community-level interventions to promote children’s healthy socioemotional development

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