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An analysis of the effectiveness of early intervention programs for high-risk children
Bryant, Donna M., 1987
In M.J. Guralnick & F.C. Bennett (Eds.), Effectiveness of early intervention for at-risk and handicapped children (pp. 33-78). New York: Academic Press

A review of seventeen studies on the impact of early educational intervention on intellectual development in children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families

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Early Childhood Education Programs
Currie, Janet, 2001
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 15(2), 213-238

A review of the evidence on the effects of center-based early childhood education programs for preschool children.

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Early childhood intervention programs: What do we know?
Currie, Janet, 2000
(JCPR Working Paper No. 169). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

An overview of the effectiveness of early intervention research conducted in the United States with implications for implementation

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Early language and literacy skills in low-income African American and Hispanic children
Vernon-Feagans, Lynne, 2001
In S. B. Neuman & D. K. Dickinson (Eds.), Handbook of early literacy research (Vol. 1, pp. 192-210). New York: Guilford Press

A discussion of the influences of multiple risk and protective factors in low income African American and Hispanic children in delaying early literacy skills

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Encouraging consumption of water in school and child care settings: Access, challenges, and strategies for improvement
Patel, Anisha I., August, 2011
American Journal of Public Health, 101(8), 1370-1379

A discussion of select policies related to drinking water access in schools and child care facilities, opportunities and practices to increase drinking water availability and consumption, and of funding opportunities for research, policy, and implementation efforts for improvements in access

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Fostering mathematical thinking through playful learning
Fisher, Kelly, 2012
In S. Suggate, & E. Reese (Eds.), Contemporary debates in childhood education and development (pp. 81-91). Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge

An argument that a playful learning approach can lead to an optimal early learning environment that fosters mathematical thinking, and that playful learning experiences are intrinsically motivating and allow children to develop conceptual and procedural knowledge through meaningful engagement and sense-making processes, with references to both select research and early learning theory

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The influence of parenting on emerging literacy skills
Landry, Susan H., 2006
In D. K. Dickinson & S. B. Neuman (Eds.), Handbook of early literacy research (Vol. 2, pp. 135-148). New York: Guilford Press

A review of research into the influence of parenting behaviors, as moderated by personal and social characteristics, on young children's early literacy development, and the effectiveness of parent intervention programs

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Literacy development: Insights from research on skilled reading
Ashby, Jane, 2006
In D. K. Dickinson & S. B. Neuman (Eds.), Handbook of early literacy research (Vol. 2, pp. 52-63). New York: Guilford Press

A discussion of the cognitive processes, particularly word recognition mechanisms, of skilled readers, as they relate to phonics and whole language approaches to reading instruction

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Reducing childhood obesity by eliminating 100% fruit juice
Wojcicki, Janet M., September, 2012
American Journal of Public Health, 102(9), 1630-1633

Recommendations that the United States Department of Agriculture's Child and Adult Food Care Program, which manages the meal patterns in child care centers such as Head Start, promote the elimination of fruit juice in favor of whole fruit for children

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School readiness: Are there social prerequisites?
Ladd, Gary W., 2006
Early Education and Development, 17(1), 115-150

A discussion of the social component embedded in the construct of school readiness, with a definition of the concept of social school entry tasks

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