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Academic and cognitive functioning in first grade: Associations with earlier home and child care predictors and with concurrent home and classroom experiences
Downer, Jason T., March 2006
School Psychology Review, 35(1), 11-30

A study of the association between academic and cognitive development of first graders and the quantity and quality of child care, home learning environment, family demographics, and maternal characteristics of a sample of 832 children from 9 states

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Access, participation, and supports: A framework for improving inclusive early education opportunities for children with disabilities
Buysse, Virginia, 2012
In R.C. Pianta (Ed.), Handbook of early childhood education (pp. 480-506). New York: Guilford Press

A summary of research literature and information from the joint Division for Early Childhood/National Association for the Education of Young Children (DEC/NAEYC; 2009) position statement identifying specific educational practices that promote access, participation, and supports for young children with disabilities and their families

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Accountability and program evaluation in early education
Gilliam, Walter S., 2012
In R.C. Pianta (Ed.), Handbook of early childhood education (pp. 73-91). New York: Guilford Press

A discussion of research design options for the measurement of the outcomes of early education programs

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Accountability in early childhood: No easy answers
Meisels, Samuel J., 2007
In Pianta, R. C., Cox M. J., & Snow K. L. (2007). School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the age of accountability (pp. 31-47). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An inquiry into the role of high-stakes testing in early childhood programs in the adoption of early childhood policies, with a suggestion of an alternative method for the assessment of children to inform the decisions of public policymakers

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Adult-child processes and early schooling
Pianta, Robert C., 1997
Early Education and Development, 8(1), 11-26

A discussion on the relationship of school outcomes to social processes

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Aligning measures of quality with professional development goals and goals for children's development
Pianta, Robert C., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 297-315). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

Arguments for the improvement of the quality of early childhood education and care through the alignment of measurable professional development goals for educators with developmental goals for children

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An approach to enhance kindergarten transition
Kraft-Sayre, Marcia E., 1999
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 17). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.

A descriptive summary of an approach to enhancing kindergarten transition through a series of activities connecting principals, teachers, parents, children and peers

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Are teachers' education, major, and credentials related to classroom quality and children's academic gains in pre-kindergarten?
Early, Diane Marie, 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 174-195

An investigation using data from the NCEDL Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten, 2001-2003, to examine if early educators' education, early childhood major, and credentials are related to classroom quality and preschool children's academic achievements

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Assessing readiness
Meisels, Samuel J., 1999
In R.C. Pianta & M.J. Cox (Eds.), The transition to kindergarten (pp. 39-66). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

A review of the literature on the Assessment of School Readiness

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Assessing the school readiness needs of a state
Schultz, Tom, 2009
In R.C. Pianta & C. Howes (Eds.), The promise of pre-k, (pp. 31-50). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A description and analysis of 6 states' efforts to assess young children and the programs and settings in which they are prepared for schooling

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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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Beginning school for children at risk
Ramey, Craig T., 1999
In R.C. Pianta & M.J. Cox (Eds.), The transition to kindergarten (pp. 217-251). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

A review of why the transition to school is considered an important period for scientific inquiry, educational improvement, and societal concern

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Building a science of classrooms: Application of the CLASS framework in over 4,000 U.S. early childhood and elementary classrooms
Hamre, Bridget, 2007
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

An assessment of the extent to which the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Framework, a theoretical model of classroom practice, can be applied to a broad spectrum of early childhood and elementary settings, based on data from four large-scale national research projects conducted from 1998 to 2005 in over 4,000 preschool to fifth grade classrooms

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The changing nature of the transition to school: Trends for the next decade
Pianta, Robert C., 1999
In R.C. Pianta & M.J. Cox (Eds.), The transition to kindergarten (pp. 363-379). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

A book chapter addressing research, policy, and practical issues surrounding transition from home to school, from child care to school, and from early childhood to elementary programs

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Changing schools for changing families
Melton, Gary B., 1999
In R.C. Pianta & M.J. Cox (Eds.), The transition to kindergarten (pp. 179-213). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

A review of why the transition to school is considered an important period for scientific inquiry, educational improvement, and societal concern

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Child-Parent Relationship Scale
Pianta, Robert C., 1992
Charlottesville: University of Virginia.

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Children enrolled in public pre-K: The relation of family life, neighborhood quality, and socioeconomic resources to early competence
Barbarin, Oscar, 2006
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76(2), 265-276

An examination of the relations of young children's sociodemographic characteristics, parental well-being, family functioning, and neighborhood quality to their early academic achievements and socioemotional competence

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Children's classroom engagement and school readiness gains in prekindergarten
Chien, Nina C., September/October 2010
Child Development, 81(5), 1534-1549

A study of the relationship between child engagement in public prekindergarten classrooms and school readiness gains, based on data from 2,751 children from the Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and the State-Wide Early Education Programs Study (SWEEP)

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Children with disabilities in early elementary school
Wolery, Mark, 1999
In R.C. Pianta & M.J. Cox (Eds.), The transition to kindergarten (pp. 253-280). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

A chapter overview of research surrounding transition to Kindergarten drawn for children with disabilities

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Can instructional and emotional support in the first-grade classroom make a difference for children at risk of school failure?
Hamre, Bridget, 2005
Child Development, 76(5), 949-967

An examination of ways children’s risk of school failure may be reduced by support from teachers, based on a national study of 910 children, ages 5-6, identified as at risk on the basis of demographic characteristics and their kindergarten teachers’ observations of behavioral, attention, academic, and/or social difficulties

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The Classroom Assessment Scoring System: Findings from the prekindergarten year
La Paro, Karen M., 2004
Elementary School Journal, 104(5), 409-426

An observational study evaluating the reliability and validity of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), an instrument designed to evaluate prekindergarten classroom quality focusing on emotional and instructional classroom elements

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Classroom Assessment Scoring System Pre-K
Pianta, Robert C., 2008
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing

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Classroom Assessment Scoring System: Toddler Version
Pianta, Robert C., 2009
Unpublished instrument

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Co-constructing the transition to school: Reframing the novice versus expert roles of children, parents, and teachers from a cultural perspective
Doucet, Fabienne, 2007
In Pianta, R. C., Cox M. J., & Snow K. L. (2007). School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the era of accountability (pp. 307-328). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of the transition to school as a cultural experience for children and families

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Collaboration in building partnerships between families and schools: The National Center for Early Development and Learning's Kindergarten Transition Intervention
Pianta, Robert C., 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(1), 117-132

A report on the results of the National Center for Early Development and Learning's Kindergarten Transition Intervention in terms of parent-teacher relationships and parent, teacher, and preschool staff perceptions of transition practices

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