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4-H Science Initiative: Youth Engagement, Attitudes, and Knowledge study An evaluation of 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, engineering, and technology program offerings, that examines: 4-H Science program characteristics and activities; the science-related attitudes, activities, and skills of participants; and the relationship of participant characteristics to their science-related attitudes, activities, and skills, based on survey responses from 182 4-H Science educators and from 486 children attending 4-H Science programs |
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Best practices in summer learning programs for middle and high school youth A study to identify best practices in high-quality summer learning programs serving middle school and high school students, based on a literature review, surveys from 25 programs, and follow-up interviews with some programs |
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California Afterschool Outcome Measures Project field test of the Online Toolbox Findings from a field test of the California Afterschool Outcome Measures Project Online Toolbox, an online survey of student behavior change and skill development for use in after school programs, that examines teacher and student survey administration experiences, student reports of after school program experiences, changes in student skill and behavior outcomes, and associations of student program experiences to their skill and behavior outcomes, based on data collected from students and teachers at 28 after school programs in fall 2010 and spring 2011 |
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California Head Start child outcomes 2011: Methodology and discussion of results An examination of the relationship of participation in Head Start as a 3-year-old to child developmental level, based on analyses of fall 2009 assessment scores for 10,215 children enrolled in 42 Head Start programs in California |
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California Head Start child outcomes bulletin 2010: California Head Start programs improve child development A comparison for fall 2008 of the developmental levels of newly enrolled Head Start children to the developmental levels of children with Head Start experience in the prior year, based on assessment scores for 6,600 children enrolled in 15 Head Start programs in California |
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California Head Start child outcomes bulletin 2011: California Head Start programs help children reach developmental milestones earlier An examination of the relationship of participation in Head Start as a 3-year-old to child developmental level, based on analyses of fall 2009 assessment scores for 10,200 children enrolled in 42 Head Start programs in California |
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Developmental and health services in Head Start preschools: A tiered approach to early intervention OBJECTIVE: To describe a tiered approach to identifying and addressing developmental and health concerns among low-income preschool children in Head Start. METHODS: Analytic sample consisted of 3- to 5-year-old Head Start students (n = 1171) from 14 centers in Los Angeles County serving predominantly Latino families during 2008-2009. All Head Start students were screened for developmental and health concerns and assigned to 1 of 3 tiers of intervention need: Tier 1 children needed only the usual Head Start curriculum, Tier 2 children needed targeted interventions (excluding special education), and Tier 3 students received special education services. Logistic regressions were used to analyze predictors of each tier, with screening results and socio-demographic variables as covariates. RESULTS: Sixty-nine percent of children were in Tier 1, 25% in Tier 2, and 6% in Tier 3. Tier 2 children most commonly needed mental health services and were less likely than those in Tier 1 to be from primarily English-speaking homes (odds ratio = 0.6, P < .01). Tier 3 children were significantly less likely to be female than Tier 2 children (odds ratio = 0.4, P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: More than one-quarter of low-income children not in special education may need targeted interventions, particularly mental health services. Although Head Start agencies are required to identify and address these needs, many other early education and clinical settings do not. Establishing screening and intervention guidelines for this intermediate-risk group represents a key policy gap for the child health and education systems. (author abstract) |
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Early Steps to School Success: Annual evaluation report An evaluation from August 2009 through June 2010 of Early Steps to School Success, a language and literacy development program for children from birth to age 5 and their families, that examines enrollment, retention, participant characteristics, community risk context, services delivered, and both child vocabulary and home literacy outcomes, based on data collected through the program's web-based system for tracking services, child characteristics, and outcomes indicators |
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Educational outcomes for Preschool for All participants in Redwood City School District: Update A comparison of the early elementary school educational outcomes of San Mateo County, California, children who did and did not participate in Preschool for All, a high-quality preschool program for at risk 3- and 4-year-old children, based on report cards and state achievement test data |
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Evaluation of the 4-H Science Initiative: Year 2 implementation study An evaluation of 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, technology, engineering, and applied math program offerings, that examines state-level implementation of 4-H Science and characteristics of successful 4-H Science programs, based on interviews with state and county 4-H leaders |
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Evaluation of The Electric Company Summer Learning Program A study of the implementation of The Electric Company Summer Learning Program, a transmedia curriculum for summer programs with a focus on math and literacy skills, and of the relationship of participation in the program to teaching outcomes and to children's math and literacy outcomes, based on surveys from and interviews with 152 6- to 8-year-old children and 16 teachers at 12 summer programs |
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Examining California's afterschool movement post Proposition 49 An examination of the implementation of California's Proposition 49, which funds school-based after school programs, and the current status and needs of the after school field in California, based on a document review and key informant interviews |
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First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission School Readiness Initiative: 2011 Pre-Kindergarten Academies evaluation report An evaluation of Pre-Kindergarten Academies, kindergarten readiness programs in Solano County, California, that examines characteristics of participating children and teachers, as well as changes in children's school readiness skills, based on survey responses from 15 teachers and on pre- and post-program school readiness assessments for 309 children |
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Independent statewide evaluation of ASES and 21st CCLC after school programs May 1, 2008-December 31, 2011 Findings from a four-year longitudinal evaluation of two publicly-funded California after school programs, After School Education and Safety (ASES) and 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), that examine program characteristics and implementation, local program partnerships, the relationship of program participation to student behavior and academic outcomes, and stakeholder satisfaction with the programs, based on analyses of four separate study samples that variously comprise longitudinal administrative data, program observations, student surveys and focus groups, and program staff surveys, interviews, and focus groups |
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Instructional practices that support ELL children in Los Angeles Universal Preschool classrooms A study to identify instructional practices that support young English-language learner (ELL) children and to examine the practices' prevalence in Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) classrooms, based on a literature review, questionnaires sent to 1,000 LAUP teachers, and observations of 124 LAUP classrooms |
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Measuring quality in pre-kindergarten classrooms: Assessing the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale An examination of alternative scoring methods for and the psychometric properties of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition (ECERS-R), and a discussion of ECERS-R content and its implications for policy, based on secondary analyses of observation data for 261 early childhood classrooms from three studies and on survey responses from 16 experts |
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Power of Preschool: Program evaluation report: December 2011 An evaluation of Power of Preschool (PoP), a California demonstration program to provide free, high-quality early education services to infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children, that examines participant characteristics and developmental outcomes, program quality, staff characteristics, and parent satisfaction, based on a review of county PoP reports, analysis of county administrative data, and semi-structured interviews with PoP staff |
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Preventing alcohol use with a voluntary after-school program for middle school students: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial of CHOICE A study of the impact of the CHOICE voluntary after school program that targets substance use on the initiation of alcohol use, past month use of alcohol, and beliefs related to alcohol, based on data from sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in 16 middle schools across three school districts in southern California |
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The state of preschool 2012: State preschool yearbook 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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Summer Bridge key findings report summer 2011 Findings from an evaluation of Summer Bridge, a five-week summer kindergarten readiness program for children in Marin County, California, that examine child characteristics and developmental outcomes, as well as family and teacher program experiences, based on program administrative data, student developmental assessments, and family and teacher surveys |
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Summer Matters: How summer learning strengthens students' success An evaluation of summer learning programs in Fresno, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, California, that examines program quality and the social skills and academic outcomes of participants, based on program observations, parent surveys and focus groups, and student surveys and assessments |
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Supporting methodology: Supplement to the child outcomes bulletin 2010 A comparison for fall 2008 of the developmental levels of newly enrolled Head Start children to the developmental levels of children with Head Start experience in the prior year, based on assessment scores for 6,619 children enrolled in 15 Head Start programs in California |
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Voluntary after-school alcohol and drug programs for middle school youth: If you build it right, they will come A description of both participants and nonparticipants and initial and further attendance patterns of the CHOICE voluntary after school alcohol and drug use prevention program for middle school students, based on a survey of 4,000 students from 80 schools, 15% of whom participated in the program |
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