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Addressing disruptive behaviors in the preschool classroom: An adaptation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for Head Start teachers
Collett, Brent R., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Utah State University, Logan

A study describing the development, implementation, and evaluation of an early intervention program designed to improve teaching strategies and practices for Head Start children with behavioral problems

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Advocating for after-school programs
Friedman, Lucy N., 2002
Ideas for an Open Society, 2(2).

A review of the benefits of after-school programs for school-age children

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Afterschool and healthy lifestyles
Afterschool Alliance, 2002
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 8). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

An issue brief that discusses how afterschool programs with a physical fitness component can promote health, improve children's eating habits, and encourage self esteem

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Afterschool, community service and volunteerism
Afterschool Alliance, 2002
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 10). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

An issue brief discussing a variety of afterschool programs that encourage students' involvement in public and community service

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Are we leaving them behind?: The case for helping childcare providers and parents address behavioral problems in very young children
Jewish Healthcare Foundation, 2002
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh, School of Education, Office of Child Development.

A study of the status of behavioral health services available to children from birth to age five in early care and education settings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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Best practices in assessment of intervention results with infants and toddlers
Greenwood, Charles R., 2002
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development.

A study on the skills and resources a school psychologist should have when evaluating disabled children and recommending intervention treatments or courses of study, as well as guidelines from the Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development (ECRI-MGD) on the monitoring, adjusting or changing of courses of study or treatment

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Between the Lions: Mississippi Literacy Initiative
Prince, Debra L., July 15, 2002
Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, The Early Childhood Institute.

An investigation of the effect of an early literacy program based on the “Between the Lions” television series on the reading skills of children from low-income communities (including Native American communities) in Mississippi

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Between the Lions: Mississippi Literacy Initiative [Executive summary]
Prince, Debra L., July 15, 2002
Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, The Early Childhood Institute.

A summary of an investigation of the effect of an early literacy program based on the “Between the Lions” television series on the reading skills of children from low-income communities (including Native American communities) in Mississippi

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The Boots Books for Babies project: Impact on library registrations and book loans
Bailey, Mary, April 2002
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2(1), 45-63

An overview of the Boots Books for Babies project, which was designed to increase awareness with parents and caregivers of infants of the importance of shared book reading with infants and an evaluation of the impact of the project on the number of infants registering as members of participating libraries

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Case study of research to practice
Lifter, Karin Nelson, 2002
NHSA Dialog, 5(2&3), 256-282

A case study of the translation to practice of a research program entitled Project Play, focusing on intervention studies in children’s play activities in an Early Care and Education Center serving children with and without disabilities

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A comparison of two phonological awareness techniques between samples of preschool children
Maslanka, Phyllis, 2002
Reading Psychology, 23(4), 271-288

A study comparing the methods of Sound Box and Sound Sort instruction their impact on the development of phonological awareness skills among preschool children

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Consulting in a school: A new meaning for early intervention
Hunter, Teri, 2002
Early Child Development and Care, 172(4), 375-383

A description of one private New Orleans school's addition of a preschool learning specialist to a program supporting preschool children's learning

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A curriculum-based approach for social-cognitive skills training: An intervention targeting aggression in Head Start preschoolers
Carpenter, Erika M., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maine, Orono

An evaluation of the effectiveness of a puppet-facilitated early intervention program designed to target aggression in Head Start preschoolers by teaching basic individual social-cognitive skills

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Decodable texts for beginning reading instruction: The year 2000 basals
Hoffman, James V., 2002
(CIERA Report No. 1-016). Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.

A 2000 study of the nature and effect of changes in the texts used for beginning reading instruction in Texas

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Demonstration programs: Model programs that document positive outcomes for children from low-income neighborhoods
Barnard, Wendy, 2002
In C. J. Groark, K. E. Mehaffie, R. B. McCall, M. T. Greenberg, & Universities Children's Policy Collaborative (Eds.), From science to policy: Research on issues, programs and policies in early care and education. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Education. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012).

A summary of the social, cognitive and academic impacts of comprehensive early education programs for preschool-aged children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families

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Developing pre-literacy skills via shared book reading: Assessment of a family intervention program for pre-school children at risk of becoming reading disabled
Fielding-Barnsley, Ruth, 2002
Australian Journal of Learning Disabilities, 7(3), 13-19

A study investigating the effects of a low-cost family intervention program aimed at Australian preschool children at risk for reading failure

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Early care and education collaborative: Evaluation report
Harvard Family Research Project, 2002
Paper presented at a meeting of the Early Care and Education Collaborative, Kansas City, Missouri.

An evaluation of the design and implementation of strategic communications collaborative aimed at creating the public will and investments needed for quality and comprehensive state early care and education systems in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

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Early childhood curriculum: A constructivist perspective
Branscombe, N. Amanda, 2002
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company

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Early childhood interventions: Knowledge, practice, and policy
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2002
Focus, 22(1), 112-117

A review of the effectiveness of early childhood intervention programs and services

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Early childhood mathematics: Promoting good beginnings
National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2002
Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

A study on the value of mathematical education and recommendations for educators, instruction methods and curriculum by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

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Education matters in the nurturing of the beliefs of preschool caregivers and teachers
McMullen, Mary B., 2002
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 4(2)

A study examining the relationship between educational background and the philosophical orientation of early childhood caregivers and teachers of preschool-age children in Indiana

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The effects of an expressive arts curriculum as an early childhood intervention in a Head Start program
Barnett, Jennifer R., 2002
Unpublished master's thesis, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

A study of the effects of an expressive arts curriculum paired with traditional teaching methods on preschool children's emergent literacy and socioemotional development as compared with the effects of only using traditional teaching strategies

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The effects of parent program involvement and mathematics enrichment on preschooler's mathematics readiness skills
Waller, Rhonda R., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Howard University, Washington, DC

An investigation of how preschool children's mathematics readiness skills are affected by parent involvement in prekindergarten programs and a mathematics enrichment intervention

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Effects of a preschool mathematics curriculum: Summary research on the Building Blocks project [Executive summary]
Clements, Douglas H., 2002
Buffalo: State University of New York at Buffalo, Graduate School of Education.

A summary of a description and experimental evaluation of Building Blocks, a research-based, technology-enhanced mathematics curriculum for use in prekindergarten through second grade, in preschool classrooms serving low-income children, based on individual child assessments

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The effects of responsive caregiver communication on the language development of at-risk preschoolers
Stock, Carol D., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Oregon, Eugene

An examination of the impact of a responsive interaction language intervention on caregivers' use of contingent feedback strategies and the impact of these strategies on Head Start children's language acquisition

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