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Acceptability and importance of adaptations to early literacy learning practices for young children with disabilities
Trivette, Carol M., 2010
(CELLpapers Vol. 5, No. 4). Morganton, NC: Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, Center for Early Literacy Learning.

Findings from a study of early childhood intervention professionals' attitudes toward practices contained in parent guides to promote the early literacy development of young children that include adaptations for use with children with disabilities

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Addressing asthma management challenges in a multisite, urban Head Start program
Garwick, Ann W., July/August 2010
Public Health Nursing, 27(4), 329-336

A participatory action research project to develop an action plan to address asthma management challenges identified by Head Start teachers in a midwestern multisite urban program

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Advancing early literacy learning for all children: Implications of the NELP report for dual-language learners
Gutierrez, Kris D., May, 2010
Educational Researcher, 39(4), 334-339

A discussion of the implications of the findings of National Early Literacy Panel for the early education of children who are dual language learners

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After-school tutoring in the context of No Child Left Behind: Effectiveness of two programs in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
Zimmer, Ron W., February 2010
Economics of Education Review, 29(1), 18-28

An examination of the relationship between both student math and reading scores and participation in either the supplemental education services program or the educational assistance program, and a study of program features associated with academic achievement, from surveys and test scores of participating students from the Pittsburgh Public Schools

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Analyzing social experiments as implemented: A reexamination of the evidence from the High Scope Perry Preschool Program
Heckman, James J., July, 2010
Quantitative Economics, 1(1), 1-46

A reanalysis of data from the Perry Preschool Project, a longitudinal experimental study of the impact of a preschool education and home visitation intervention on over 715 measured outcome variables of disadvantaged children in preschool, based on data from participants from age 3 through age 40

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Arts enrichment and school readiness for children at risk
Brown, Eleanor D., Q1 2010
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 25(1), 112-124

A study of the growth of children's school readiness skills among low income and at risk children of different levels of development at a preschool using the Kaleidoscope arts enrichment curriculum, and a comparison of the vocabulary scores of children in this program with those of children in a nearby traditional preschool

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Assessing and creating effective preschool literacy classroom environments
Reutzel, D. Ray, 2010
In Promoting early reading: Research, resources, and best practices (pp. 175-198). New York: The Guilford Press

A discussion of approaches both to develop and to assess early literacy preschool classroom environments and advice to ensure that the physical surroundings exert a positive influence on literacy learning

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Assessing children's needs
Enz, Billie, 2010
In Promoting early reading: Research, resources, and best practices (pp. 105-123). New York: The Guilford Press

A discussion of select issues central to assessment in early care and education that includes conventional testing as a complement of informal assessment practices and a case study of one teacher's efforts to coordinate the results of multiple assessments for planning decisions

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'At a school like this': Implementing policy in a kindergarten reading program
Harris, Pauline, 2010
International Research in Early Childhood Education, 1(1), 50-59

A case study of the influence of early literacy policy on the practice of a teacher over the period of one year

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Banking time in Head Start: Early efficacy of an intervention designed to promote supportive teacher-child relationships
Driscoll, Katherine C., January 2010
Early Education and Development, 21(1), 38-64

An investigation of the effects of a pro-social teacher-child intervention on teacher-reported relationship quality, teacher-rated child behavioral outcomes, and observer-rated teacher–child interactions during two six-week intervention periods with 116 children and 29 Head Start teachers from video-taped observations of semi-structured interactions

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Barriers to obesity prevention in Head Start
Hughes, Cayce C., March 2010
Health Affairs, 29(3), 454-462

A description of obesity prevention practices and environments in Head Start, with a focus on both healthy eating and gross motor activity, from a survey of 1,583 Head Start directors

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Behavior mapping: A method for linking preschool physical activity and outdoor design
Cosco, Nilda G., March 2010
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 42(3), 513-519

A description of methods for the affordance of physical activity in outdoor space in organized child care from behavior mapping data on outdoor environmental characteristics and children's physical activity levels, with examples from two preschool centers in North Carolina

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Benchmarks Curricular Planning and Assessment Framework: Utilizing standards without introducing standardization
Feldman, Erika N., 2010
Early Childhood Education Journal, 38(3), 233-242

A pilot implementation of the Benchmarks Curricular Planning and Assessment Framework (BCPAF) in the measurement of the success of curricular activities designed to advance children's development in a sample of 237 children participating in The Family Connection program at a children's museum in Seattle

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Both/and: Reflections on recent Anglo/Western early childhood curriculum statements
Pence, Alan R., November, 2010
International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 4(2), 15-24

An identification of curriculum work undertaken in New Zealand in the 1990s as inspiration for early childhood care and education (ECCE) frameworks in Australia and parts of Canada, an argument for a more complex, reflective, and contextually situated ECCE practitioner, and a description and analysis of its influence on the British Columbia Early Learning Framework in Canada

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Bright Futures Early Reading First: Year three summary evaluation report
Caverly, Sarah L., September 30, 2010
Austin, TX: SEDL.

An evaluation of the Bright Futures Early Reading First project, which provides professional support to teachers implementing early literacy curricula in Madison Parish, Louisiana, that examined children's literacy outcomes, professional development and classroom quality, and parent involvement

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The case for inclusion: A study of the development of inclusive preschool programs for children with disabilities
Cox, Kathy M., March 2010
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of La Verne, CA

A qualitative study of strategies and barriers in the implementation and maintenance of inclusive preschool programs in California, based on interviews with representatives of 4 local education agencies in Northern, Southern, and in the Central Valley, California

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Case study of a successful rural Early Reading First implementation
McKenna, Michael C., 2010
In Promoting early reading: Research, resources, and best practices (pp. 219-231). New York: The Guilford Press

A case study of the implementation of an Early Reading Frist program in rural Twiggs County

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Case study of a successful urban implementation
Hutchinson, Cynthia W., 2010
In Promoting early reading: Research, resources, and best practices (pp. 199-215). New York: The Guilford Press

A select account of the implementation of Early Reading First in 3 urban settings

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Challenging ethnocentric literacy practices: (Re)positioning home literacies in a Head Start classroom
Souto-Manning, Mariana, November 2010
Research in the Teaching of English, 45(2), 150-178

An account of select observed classroom literacy activities, designed to relate to the home literacy environments of minority children, over the course of one academic year in the classroom taught by 2 participants in Freirean culture circle professional development activities

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Child developmental perspectives in engineering education
Evangelou, Demetra, Fall 2010
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 12(2)

A discussion of the nature of early engineering curricula and principles involved to sufficiently integrate them into early years education, with recommendations for implementation

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Classroom academic and social context: Relationships among emergent literacy, behavioural functioning and teacher curriculum goals in kindergarten
Massetti, Greta M., April 2010
Early Child Development and Care, 180(3), 359-375

A study of the relationship between both the literacy skills and behavior of kindergarteners and the level of emphasis of each skill in the classroom curricula, based on data from a longitudinal study of 162 former Head Start children attending 54 kindergarten classrooms on Long Island

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Class-wide positive behavior support in preschool: Improving teacher implementation through consultation
Carter, Deborah Russell, December 2010
Early Childhood Education Journal, 38(4), 279-288

An experimental study of the impact of a professional consultation on teachers' implementation of universal Positive Behavior Support (PBS) practices and children’s academic engagement, based on observations and teacher questionnaires in 4 preschool classrooms in one early childhood education center in southern Nevada

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Closing the gap early: Implementing a literacy intervention for at-risk kindergartners in urban schools
MacDonald, Colleen, February 2010
The Reading Teacher, 63(5), 404-419

An examination of the impact of a kindergarten tutoring program on the oral-language and emergent-literacy skills of children over course of the kindergarten school year for 51 children in the treatment compared to 45 children in the comparison group in a bilingual kindergarten in central Canada

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Collaboration of teacher education and child disability health care: Transdisciplinary approach to inclusive practice for early childhood pre-service teachers
Silverman, Katie, April 2010
Early Childhood Education Journal, 37(6), 461-468

A description of collaborative efforts between an early childhood teacher education program and a child disability health care program to incorporate a transdisciplinary model in the preparation of early childhood teachers for practice in inclusive classrooms

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Connecting literacy and science to increase achievement for English language learners
Huerta, Margarita, 2010
Early Childhood Education Journal, 38(3), 205-211

An account of the use of science notebooks to aide kindergarten English language learners in the development of English science vocabularies

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