Access, participation, and supports: A framework for improving inclusive early education opportunities for children with disabilities
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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Early education in the United States: Programs and access
An overview of the types, use, quality standards, and availability of early education in the United States, as well as overviews of public subsidies and policy issues related to several major early education programs
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Enhancing teachers' intentional use of effective interactions with children: Designing and testing professional development interventions
A description of the concept of intentional teaching and examples of its use in professional development programs targeting improvement in teachers' daily interactions with children
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Higher education for early childhood educators and outcomes for young children: Pathways toward greater effectiveness
A discussion of key features and relative quality of higher education programs for the preparation of early childhood professionals, the role of professional standards and accreditation for the preparation of future teachers, the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of early childhood faculty, and of the relationship between professional preparation of both faculty and future teachers and child developmental outcomes
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Improving language and literacy outcomes in child care
A description of Project Great Start, a coaching model for early childhood educators' language and literacy instruction, a discussion of aspects of the model that promote teachers' implementation of best practices in early literacy, and highlights of key findings and remaining questions about the use of coaching as a professional development approach in early childhood
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Interventions that promote social-emotional learning in young children
An overview of literature regarding select evidence-based interventions that promote school readiness in young children by focusing on the enhancement of children's socioemotional skills either directly with explicit classroom curricula, or indirectly through interventions with teachers
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Investments in early education: Resources at the federal and state levels
An overview of both federal and state funding for early education programs and services, and state-by-state estimates of the funding necessary for both the provision of universal prekindergarten and the expansion of Head Start for all eligible children
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Language, culture, and early education in the United States
An overview of programs and best practices that have been shown to enhance overall development and early academic achievement of dual language cultural learner (DLCL) children and families in the United States who reside in a family culture in which a language other than English serves as the major mode of communication, including issues related to instruction, programs, teachers, and family engagement
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Making the case: Why credentialing and certification matter
An overview of early childhood education (ECE) issues surrounding credentialing and certification and a discussion of the role of credentialing and certification in improving the quality of ECE teacher performance, and consequently, children's learning and development
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Mathematics learning, assessment, and curriculum
A discussion of what teachers should know about mathematics learning, assessment, and curriculum to develop children's interest and competence in mathematics, based on a select but substantial body of research on young children's learning of mathematics
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More than teachers: The early care and education workforce
An overview of select large-scale studies of the characteristics, work environments, and practices of early childhood professionals, and a discussion of the workforce issues impeding a vision for the improvement of the professional status and qualifications of early childhood workers
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Poverty is a knot, and preschool is an untangler
A discussion of the potential of high-quality early childhood programs to help children in poverty
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Prepared statement of Robert C. Pianta
A discussion of the role of professional development for the early education workforce in supporting the learning of young children
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Promoting early literacy and language development
An identification and discussion of select prekindergarten and kindergarten instructional practices and curricula for the promotion of code-related reading and oral language skills
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Promoting young children's mental health through early childhood consultation: Ecological advances and research needs
A discussion of early childhood consultation as a means to address challenges to positive socioemotional and mental health development, suggestions to advance in conceptualizing and delivering early childhood consultation from an ecological perspective, and a presentation of a model of early childhood consultation incorporating several empirically supported features for use in early childhood education settings
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Promoting young children's mental health through early childhood consultation: Ecological advances and research needs
A discussion of early childhood consultation as a means to address challenges to positive socioemotional and mental health development, challenges and suggestions for advances in conceptualizing and delivering early childhood consultation from an ecological perspective, and a presentation of a model of early childhood consultation incorporating developmentally appropriate and empirically supported features for use in early childhood education settings
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Restructuring and aligning early education opportunities for cultural, language, and ethnic minority children
A discussion of FirstSchool as a systems approach to early schooling for 3- through 8-year-old children, particularly those who are poor and come from cultural, language, and ethnic minority families, that focuses on collaboration across multiple systems, agencies, and people, the use of data and inquiry to guide and monitor progress and change, and a commitment to seamless education across the prekindergarten through third grade span
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Scaffolding self-regulated learning in young children: Lessons from Tools of the Mind
A description of the theoretical foundation of the Tools of the Mind curriculum, an illustration of the implementation of these principles using examples of instructional strategies from the curriculum, and a discussion of the curriculum's impact on the development of self regulation and executive functions in young children and their academic achievement
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Science and early education
An overview of science standards in early education, science teaching and learning in early childhood classrooms, and a discussion of the need for more research on science learning in the early years
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A transactional model of effective teaching and learning in the early childhood classroom
An introduction to a transactional model of teaching and learning in early childhood classrooms that includes the frequency, duration, and quality of the exchanges between teachers and children in a given skill domain
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