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Prediction of first-grade reading in Spanish-speaking English-language learners
Lindsey, Kim A., 2003
Journal of Educational Psychology, 95(3), 482-494

A longitudinal study of English as a Second Language kindergarteners investigating cross-language transfer abilities of variables that are strong predictors of later reading skills in native English speakers

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Early bilingual lexical development among low-income Latino children
Barrueco, Sandra, 2003
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Denver, Denver, CO

A study using a sample of Latino Head Start children to examine the relationship between bilingualism and lexical development, specifically examining the impact of the dominant language

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The development of reading in children who speak English as a second language
Lesaux, Nonie K., 2003
Developmental Psychology, 39(6), 1005-1019

A longitudinal study comparing the development of reading patterns in children who speak English as a second language to reading patterns in native English speaking children

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Discriminant validity of a community-level measure of children's readiness for school
Murphey, David A., 2003
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 5(2)

A study assessing the school readiness of 3,370 kindergarten-age students in relation to group care experience, identified learning-related disabilities, and a community-level measure of poverty in Vermont

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Early learning and care survey results: School districts find innovative ways to expand programs
Brown, Jen, 2003
Seattle, WA: Economic Opportunity Institute.

An overview of a survey of the involvement in early education and kindergarten models and policies in Washington State by individual school districts

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Current status of parent education programs in Kentucky at the state and local level
Rous, Beth, July 2003
Lexington: University of Kentucky, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute.

A study of the characteristics and program activities of early childhood programs in Kentucky that offer services and education to parents, based on interviews with program representatives

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Child care program and teacher practices: Associations with quality and children's experiences
Wishard, Alison, 2003
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 18(1), 65-103

An examination of associations between teacher and program practices and quality and observed child behaviors, based on a sample of 260 children from 22 child care programs designed to serve low income children and families of color in Los Angeles and rural North Carolina

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Report on the second round of the Quality Child Care Initiative (QCCI): Final report
Quality Child Care Initiative, 01 October, 2003
Oakland, CA: Social Policy Research Associates.

A history of the history, implementation, and funding activities of the second round of the Quality Child Care Initiative, a Bay Area, California, collaborative of funders whose grantmaking efforts aimed to improve child care quality, based on document analysis and review and interviews with funders and grantees

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Young children's access to computers in the home and at school in 1999 and 2000
Rathbun, Amy, 2003
(NCES 2003-036). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A longitudinal study of kindergarten and first grade children's access to and use computers in their schools and homes, looking at the relation between computer use and children's gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status

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Assessing school readiness in Santa Mateo County 2002: Results from the 2002 School Readiness Assessment Project
Peninsula Community Foundation (Menlo Park, Calif.). Peninsula Partnership for Children, Youth and Families, 2003
San Mateo, CA: Peninsula Community Foundation, Peninsula Partnership for Children, Youth and Families.

A study of children's skills at kindergarten entry and family and early childhood education factors associated with those skills in San Mateo County, California, based on kindergarten teacher surveys and child assessments

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The state of preschool: 2003 state preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2003
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

The first of a series of annual reviews of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2001-2002 program year

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Healthy Steps: Affiliate evaluation final report
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 2003
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center.

An evaluation of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program, a pediatric primary care intervention, at six selected affiliate sites whose participants differed from the families in the national evaluation in terms of age, education, socioeconomic status, and Hispanic origin

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Head Start FACES 2000: A whole-child perspective on program performance
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Child Outcomes Research and Evaluation, 2003
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Child Outcomes Research and Evaluation.

A longitudinal study of the academic and social outcomes of Head Start children during the Head Start years and in kindergarten, based on data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES)

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Third national Even Start evaluation: Program impacts and implications for improvement
United States. Department of Education. Planning and Evaluation Service, 2003
(Doc No. 2005-05). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Planning and Evaluation Service.

Findings from the third national evaluation of the federal Even Start family literacy program, including a description of the program and its participants, and a discussion of program impacts based on data from an experimental study of Even Start's effectiveness in 18 projects

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State administration of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: Structure, process and practices
United States. Department of Education. Office of the Under Secretary, 2003
(Doc No. 2003-14). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of the Under Secretary.

A description of all major areas of Even Start Family Literacy Program administration at the state level and the factors that facilitate or impede program improvement activities conducted by Even Start state coordinators

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A case study of Alameda County Child Development Corps: Year 2 qualitative implementation study (QIS)
Johnson, Laura R., 2003
(Working Paper Series 03-5). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A report describing the perspectives and experiences of stakeholders during the second year of the implementation of Alameda County's Child Development Corps as a child care retention-incentive program

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A case study of San Francisco County CARES: Year 2 qualitative implementation study (QIS)
Johnson, Laura R., 2003
(Working Paper Series 03-6). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

An account of the perspectives and experiences of stakeholders in San Francisco County's CARES child care retention-incentive program during the second year of implementation

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When housing and child care meet: Lessons learned from seven child care and community development partnerships
Meyer, Diana A., 2003
Columbia, MD: Enterprise Foundation.

A report documenting how seven home-based child care support programs in six cities operate

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The condition of education 2003
Wirt, John, 2003
(NCES 2003-067). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

An annual statistical report on the status and progress of education in the United States, including young children's achievement and classroom experiences, home literacy activities, and after school child care arrangements

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First Steps and further steps: Early outcomes and lessons learned from South Carolina's school readiness initiative: 1999-2002 program evaluation report
Child Trends, 2003
Columbia, SC: South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness.

A description and assessment of the fiscal and programmatic activities over the first three years of First Steps, a comprehensive state initiative aimed at improving early childhood development, with an evaluation of the program's progress toward developing collaborative methods to coordinate services for young children and families as mandated by sponsoring legislation

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Child care problems and work outcomes for low-skilled mothers
Press, Julie E., 2003
Philadelphia: Temple University, Center for Public Policy. http://unix.temple.edu/%7ejpress/Ford%20Final%20Report.pdf (no longer accessible since December 5, 2005)

A study of the child care problems and choices of urban, poor, and working mothers, and a study of the relationship between work-related outcomes and child care problems, broken down by a variety of household demographic measures and based on data collected from 1,072 mothers from a sample of low income Philadelphia neighborhoods

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Supporting adolescent mothers and their children through a high school-based child care center and parent support program
Sadler, Lois, 2003
Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 17(3), 109-117

A study of adolescent parents and their children at a high school-based child care center, focusing on the influence of the program on parental competence, parent-child interaction, and child development

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The comprehensive language approach to early literacy: The interrelationships among vocabulary, phonological sensitivity, and print knowledge among preschool-aged children
Dickinson, David K., 2003
Journal of Educational Psychology, 95(3), 465-481

An evaluation of Head Start preschool children's vocabularies, phonological sensitivities, and print knowledge to examine the relationship between oral language and developing literacy

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Sharing care and education: Parents' perspectives
Elliott, Roslyn, 2003
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 28(4), 14-21

A study using focus groups to investigate Australian parents' perceptions of their involvement with their child's care center and strategies they believed would be helpful to increase engagement with the center

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Using computers in family literacy programs
Nelson, Cindy, 2003
Louisville, KY: National Center for Family Literacy.

Discussion of the role of computer programs and learning software in child and family literacy development

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