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Addressing the needs of Latino children: A national survey of state administrators of early childhood programs [Executive summary]
Buysse, Virginia, 2004
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A summary of a report on strategies to address the needs of Latino children in early childhood education programs

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Carolina Abecedarian Project and the Carolina Approach to Responsive Education (CARE), 1972-1992
Ramey, Craig T., 2004
Ramey, Craig T., James J. Gallagher, Frances A. Campbell, Barbara H. Wasik, and Joseph J. Sparling. CAROLINA ABECEDARIAN PROJECT AND THE CAROLINA APPROACH TO RESPONSIVE EDUCATION (CARE), 1972-1992 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina [producer], 2002. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004.

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Collaborative teaming to support preschoolers with severe disabilities who are placed in general education early childhood programs
Hunt, Pam, 2004
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 24(3), 123-142

An examination of the impact of a general education/special education collaborative effort on the engagement skills, development, and academic achievements of young children placed in general early childhood programs

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Early learning and school readiness: Can early intervention make a difference?
Ramey, Craig T., 2004
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 50(4), 471-491

A longitudinal study investigating whether exposing low income, at risk children to high quality early childhood education can encourage cognitive development, school readiness, and long term academic achievement

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Early learning standards: Changing the parlance and practice of early childhood education?
Kagan, Sharon Lynn, January 2004
Phi Delta Kappan, 85(5), 388-396

An discussion of early learning standards and the status of their adoption by states in 2002

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Enhancing young children's mathematical knowledge through a pre-kindergarten mathematics intervention
Starkey, Prentice, 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(1), 99-120

A study which implemented a specialized mathematics intervention in the classrooms of pre-kindergarteners from different socioeconomic backgrounds to improve their math skills

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The homelife interview from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods: Assessment of parenting and home environment for 3- to 15-year-olds
Leventhal, Tama, 2004
Parenting: Science and Practice, 4(2-3), 211-241

A description of the development of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods Homelife Interview using aspects of the Home Observation for the Measurement of the Environment inventory

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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997
Ohio State University. Center for Human Resource Research, 2004
Ohio State University. Center for Human Resource Research. National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 [Computer file]. ICPSR03959-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-06-04. doi:10.3886/ICPSR03959

A national longitudinal study of the life experiences of the generation of Americans born between 1980 and 1984 including data on fertility and child care.

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Screening early reading skills in preschool children: Get Ready to Read
Molfese, Victoria J., June 2004
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 22(2), 136-150

A validity study of Get Ready to Read, a preschool screening tool of the phonological, oral language, and print knowledge skills in a sample of 73 3 year olds and 79 4 year old children from low-income families attending a federally funded preschool

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Shared book reading and children's language comprehension skills: The moderating role of parental discipline practices
Gest, Scott D., 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(2), 319-336

An analysis of the relationship between parental discipline practices, shared book reading and children's emergent literacy skills around the time of entry into Kindergarten

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The two worlds of welfare reform in Illinois
University Consortium on Welfare Reform, 2004
Evanston, IL: Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research.

An examination of welfare reform programs in Illinois, with considerations on efficient use of limited state resources

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Two worlds of welfare reform in Illinois: Fourth annual report from the Illinois Families Study
University Consortium on Welfare Reform, 2004
Evanston, IL: Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research.

A fourth year report of the Illinois Families Study examining the overall effectiveness of welfare reform in Illinois and attempting to determine which are the most effective supports and services

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Using television as a teaching tool: The impacts of Ready to Learn workshops on parents, educators, and children in their care: Final report
Boller, Kimberley, June 14, 2004
Alexandria, VA: Public Broadcasting Service.

An experimental, random assignment component of the comprehensive evaluation of Ready to Learn--a program in which Public Broadcasting Service member stations broadcast a mandated number of hours of children's programming and coordinators at each station engage in outreach activities (including parent and early childhood educator workshops) to facilitate the use of this programming as an educational tool--that focused on the short- and long-term impacts of outreach activities on parents' and early childhood educators' behaviors and on children's school readiness, based on comparing assessments of workshop participants and nonparticipants

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When paths diverge: ''Errors of prediction'' from preschool test scores to later cognitive and academic measures
Dale, Philip S., 2004
The Journal of Special Education, 37(4), 237-248

A study considering potential influences on the academic achievement of 13-year-old special needs children who diverged from their original academic performance level in preschool

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Young children and the rural information gap: The weaknesses of major data sources for examining the well-being of rural children
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2004
Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.

A study that analyzed data sets regarding the welfare of rural children and determined current data sources were not accurately identifying indicators of child well-being

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