Guidelines for preschool learning experiences
An overview of guidelines created by the Massachusetts Department of Education for teachers and program administrators for the evaluation and implementation of preschool curricula to bolster six aspects of child development: English language arts, mathematics, science and technology, history and social science, health education, and the arts; the resource further discusses adaptations for children with disabilities
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Delaware early learning foundations for school success
An instructional guide produced for early educators by the Delaware Department of Education focusing on the seven developmental domains- language development, mathematics, science, creative arts, emotional and social development, approaches to learning, and physical health and development- and the types of learning experiences that bolsters each domains’ successful development
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Reading First initiative in rural Pennsylvania schools
A description of the Pennsylvania Reading First initiative and how a school in rural Pennsylvania was affected by this legislation
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Strengthening Head Start: What the evidence shows
An evaluation of the reauthorization and coordination of Head Start programs
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Finding fortune in thirteen out-of-school time programs: A compendium of education programs and practices
A compendium of evaluations of thirteen Out-of-School education programs for children ages 6 through 13
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Vermont early learning standards: Guiding the development and learning of children entering kindergarten
An outline of the principles and structure of Vermont's early learning standards--a set of prekindergarten outcome goals in various domains--designed to guide early learning professionals and parents, with an emphasis on the role of play in early learning
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Early childhood education and school readiness: Conceptual models, constructs, and measures: Profiles of early childhood measures
A collection of profiles of instruments used to measure different developmental domains in early childhood
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Investment in after-school programs: Hearing before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First session, Special hearing, May 13, 2003, Washington, DC
The testimony from a hearing on investing in after school programs presented before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the US Senate
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Reconsidering when education begins: What happens before kindergarten matters
A presentation on the influence of prekindergarten programs on school success, particularly for minorities and children from low-income families
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The Head Start path to positive child outcomes
A document discussing Head Start Performance Standards and the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework
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State-funded prekindergarten: What the evidence shows
A report discussing the likelihood that states can provide high quality, comprehensive early childhood education and whether states would be dedicated to this effort
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Early Years and Childcare International Evidence Project: Child outcomes
A study commissioned by Great Britain’s Department of Education and Skills that reviewed cross-national evidence from 15 countries focusing on a number of issues related to child outcomes and considers the way early childhood education and child care services promote social inclusion, the respective contributions of curricula and pedagogical approaches, and the factors that influence child outcomes
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Head Start: Curriculum use and individual child assessment in cognitive and language development
A mix of resources presenting information about teacher mentors, child assessments, curricula changes and improvements, and overall progress in performance standards for cognitive and language development in Head Start programs
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Louisiana standards for programs serving four-year-old children
A presentation of the Louisiana Department of Education’s standards for programs serving four-year old children for utilization by teachers, administrators, policymakers, and caregivers as a framework for building a quality, developmentally appropriate pre-kindergarten program, including in-depth discussion on programs’ structure, workforce and curriculum standards, and several aspects of child development
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What does the No Child Left Behind Act mean to early childhood teacher educators?: A call for a collective professional rejoinder
An exploration of the new No Child Left Behind Act and its influence on early childhood educators and teacher preparation programs
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Leaving too many children behind: A demographer's view on the neglect of America's youngest children
An analysis of the economic, educational, health, and family status of children born in 2000, based on census data
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Governors' forum on quality preschool: Issue brief series
A series of briefs on research and strategies for governors to use in promoting high quality preschool
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Assessment in the early childhood classroom
An overview of the role that assessment can have in improving curricula and instruction in the early childhood classroom
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Lessons learned about effective policies and practices for out-of-school time programming
A review of Out-of-School child care program, administrative and funding models, as well as challenges and benefits to Out-of-School education program implementation
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Measuring children's school readiness: Options for developing state baselines and benchmarks
An inventory of the current thinking and work in the field of child care and early education on developing baselines and benchmarks for measuring a child’s readiness and options for states in developing such systems
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The growth in after-school programs and their impact
An assessment of the effectiveness of after-school programs in preventing negative child outcomes
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Connecting Brian Cambourne's conditions of learning theory to brain/mind principles: Implications for early childhood educators
A study linking Brian Cambourne’s Conditions of Learning to a constructivist philosophy of education and to established brain-based principles and research
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Professional development
A presentation of preparing students and faculty to become more effective early child care practitioners from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill magazine, Early Developments
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Standardized classroom observations from pre-k to third grade: A mechanism for improving quality classroom experiences during the p-3 years
A paper on the role of classroom observation research in early education policy and practice and on the development of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), a measure of classroom quality from prekindergarten to third grade
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Louisiana standards for infants and toddlers [Draft document]
A presentation by the Louisiana Department of Social Services on standards for infant and toddler programs for program trainers, directors, and caregivers, to insure quality care, including description of elements of quality programs’, infant and toddler developmental strands, Louisiana’s birth to three standards, social and emotional development, and communication standards
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