Accelerating language development through picture book reading: A systematic extension to Mexican day care
A study evaluating children's language abilities after the completion of a six to seven week dialogic reading program
Reports & Papers
Acceptability and importance of adaptations to early literacy learning practices for young children with disabilities
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
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Access to print for children in poverty: Differential effects of adult mediation and literacy-enriched play settings on environmental and functional print tasks
An article on the effects of adult interaction and literacy environment on literacy development in Head Start children.
Reports & Papers
Adapting Western pedagogies for Chinese literacy instruction: Case studies of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Singapore preschools
A comparison of the amounts of both Eastern and Western cultural teaching practices in Chinese-language literacy instruction at 18 preschools in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore, all serving middle-class families
Reports & Papers
Addressing early learning standards for all children within blended preschool classrooms
Examination of intensive instruction embedded into classroom activities and routines on the acquisition and maintenance of prewriting skills for children with various abilities across blended preschool classrooms examined across 3 studies with a total of 9 children
Reports & Papers
Advancing early literacy learning for all children: Implications of the NELP report for dual-language learners
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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America's early childhood literacy gap
An overview of children's early literacy development, the early literacy skills gap between children from low-income and middle-income families, and the role of early interventions in reducing the gap
Fact Sheets & Briefs
America reads in Head Start classrooms: Partners in literacy
A study of a Head Start intervention program to enhance children’s literacy knowledge, utilizing collaborations between University faculty and interns
Reports & Papers
Analysis of Federal Even Start expenditures and selected comparisons
A study of the federal expenditures of the Even Start Family Literacy Program as of 1995-1996, addressing the amount spent per year, per project, the amount funds vary by region, state, urban/rural status, and comparing Even Start funds to other similar federal expenditures such as Head Start
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Analysis of Federal Even Start expenditures and selected comparisons: Executive summary
A summary of the federal expenditures of the Even Start Family Literacy Program as of 1995-1996, addressing the amount spent per year, per project, the amount funds vary by region, state, urban/rural status, and comparing Even Start funds to other similar federal expenditures such as Head Start
Executive Summary
Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Executive summary
A summary of an examination of the extent to which state kindergarten through third grade (K-3) reading standards and assessments address five components essential to effective reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension), based on an analysis of a stratified, random sample of states' reading standards and on the content of reading assessments in states with statewide assessments
Executive Summary
Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Final report
An examination of the extent to which state kindergarten through third grade (K-3) reading standards and assessments address five components essential to effective reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension), based on an analysis of a stratified, random sample of states' reading standards and on the content of reading assessments in states with statewide assessments
Reports & Papers
Applying a response-to-intervention model for early literacy development in low-income children
A description of the design and implementation and a preliminary evaluation of the Exemplary Model of Early Reading Growth and Excellence (EMERGE) early literacy program in 15 preschool classrooms in low-income areas of Milwaukee
Reports & Papers
Approaches for promoting early literacy
An overview of approaches to early literacy instruction and parental involvement in the literacy initiatives of center-based and home-based child care centers, based on data from 10 case studies on participating programs in the First 5 School Readiness Initiative in California
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Approaches to family literacy: Exploring the possibilities
A description of the Intergenerational Literacy Project, a family literacy program where parents attend classes to develop their own English literacy and to support their children's literacy development
Other
Assessing and creating effective preschool literacy classroom environments
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
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
Reports & Papers
Assessing the content and quality of commercially available reading software programs: Do they have the fundamental structures to promote the development of early reading skills in children
An analysis of the features of 30 commercially-available software programs designed to teach emergent literacy or literacy-specific skills for children in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade, and the development of a taxonomy to assess the presence of activities relevant to dozens of early reading skills in early reading software packages
Reports & Papers
Assessing the impact of Between the Lions and literacy manipulatives on the literacy skills of young children
An exploration of the impact of Between the Lions and generic literacy manipulatives on children's early literacy skills, based on assessments of a sample of 236 children in prekindergarten through second grade
Reports & Papers
Assessing the role of book reading practices in Indian bilingual children's English language and literacy development
An examination of the impact of Indian bilingual parents’ book reading practices on the development of their children’s English oral language, narrative, and literacy skills, testing the skills of 24 bilingual children from two preschools in Bangalore, India
Reports & Papers
Assessment of the design efficacy of a preschool vocabulary instruction technique
A study of the effect of the say-do-tell technique as part of supplemental vocabulary instruction on children's vocabulary scores and a study of the intervention's implementation, based on data from 27 staff and 36 children in 12 full day public preschool classrooms engaged in Year 2 of an Early Reading First (ERF) program and 38 children in a comparison group
Reports & Papers
An assessment of Early Steps: A program for early intervention of reading problems
An examination of Early Steps an early intervention program for first graders at risk for poor reading acquisition
Reports & Papers
Assessment of three-and-a-half year-old children's emerging phonological awareness in a computer animation context
An examination of Finnish preschool children's emerging literacy skills through the use of computer animation tasks as methods of assessment
Reports & Papers
'At a school like this': Implementing policy in a kindergarten reading program
A case study of the influence of early literacy policy on the practice of a teacher over the period of one year
Reports & Papers
Barbie, the Wiggles,and Harry Potter: Can popular culture really support young children's literacy development?
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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