Dual language learners: Research informing policy
Castro, Dina C., 2013
Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners.
An overview of research on dual language learner children, and a discussion of its implications for early care and education policies to support their development
Other
Intervention dosage in early childhood care and education: It's complicated
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April, 2013
(Research Brief OPRE 2013-15). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A discussion of the concept of dosage in early childhood care and education interventions and its role in their implementation
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Key elements of a QRIS validation plan: Guidance and planning template
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, February, 2013
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A guide and tools to ensure that child care quality rating and improvement systems accurately measure and rate quality
Methods
Measuring implementation of early childhood interventions at multiple system levels
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April, 2013
(Research Brief OPRE 2013-16). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A discussion of measuring the implementation of early childhood interventions within multiple-level service delivery systems, with examples of tools for multiple-level assessments
Methods
Measuring the quality and quantity of implementation in early childhood interventions
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, April, 2013
(Research Brief OPRE 2013-12). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A discussion of the concepts of quality and quantity in the implementation of early childhood interventions, and an examination of the use of implementation data in early childhood intervention research, based on a review of 57 journal articles
Literature Review