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			Language as resource for peace: Critical reflections on bridging two cultures in a dual-language immersion program in Macedonia Tankersley, Dawn, December 1999 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of San Francisco, San Francisco An ethnographic study of the relationship between the equal use of the Macedonian and Albanian languages in the first dual-language immersion kindergarten program in Macedonia, and the ability of the participants in the program to build community among themselves during the same time frame as the war in Kosovo	Reports & Papers
			Issues of language and culture impacting the early care of young Latino children Sanchez, Sylvia Y., 1999 Fairfax, VA: George Mason University, Graduate School of Education. A discussion of the social, historical, and political influences on views held about bilingualism and Latino children and misconceptions about language acquisition	Other
			Smoothing the way: An evaluation of a transition to school program Howard, Peter, 1999 Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Australian Association for Research in Education, Melbourne, Australia. An overview of the CARES (Children Almost Ready to Enter School) program, which was designed to prepare bilingual children for the transition to kindergarten	Reports & Papers
			Success for all: Effects of prevention and early intervention on elementary students' reading Slavin, Robert E., 1999 In L. Eldering (Ed.), Effective early education: Cross-cultural perspectives (Vol. 11, pp. 305-332). New York: Falmer Press A description and evaluation of the literacy intervention program Success for All�s influence on the reading skills and development of disadvantaged children attending preschool and primary school	Other
			The new faces of Head Start: Learning from culturally diverse families Quintero, Elizabeth, 1999 Early Education and Development, 10(4), 475-197 A discussion of reasons for Head Start Programs to support culturally diverse families� child-rearing beliefs, including social, emotional and cognitive development, based on data collected from two literacy projects: Project FIEL (Family Initiative for English Literacy) for Mexican and Mexican-American families in Texas, and Poj Niam Thiab Meyuam (Mother/Child Shool) for Hmong women and their children in Minnesota	Reports & Papers
			Kindergarten teachers and classrooms: A transition context Early, Diane Marie, 1999 Early Education and Development, 10(1), 25-46 An examination of demographic and structural features of kindergarten teachers and classrooms using data from the National Center for Early Development and Learning's (NCEDL) Transition Practices Survey, a nationally representative survey of kindergarten teachers	Reports & Papers
			Literacy and schooling in a multilingual society Verhoeven, Ludo, 1999 In L. Eldering (Ed.), Effective early education: Cross-cultural perspectives (Vol. 11, pp. 213-232). New York: Falmer Press A discussion of the efficacy and appropriateness of second language instruction for minority group children, based upon the outcomes of studies completed in the Netherlands	Other
			Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing Wagner, Richard K., 1999 Austin, TX: Pro-Ed	Instruments
			Authorization of Head Start: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second session, Hearing held in McAllen, Texas, July 7, 1998 United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, 1999 (Serial No. 105-126). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. A hearing on the reauthorization of Texas Head Start programs, questioning if increased funding will permit Head Start to reach more children and maintain quality services	Other
			Start early, finish strong: How to help every child become a reader America Reads Challenge (Program), 1999 Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. A compendium of material designed as an overview of practical strategies designed to help children learn to read	Other
			Instructional Environment Observation Scales Stipek, Deborah J., January 1999 Unpublished instrument	Instruments
			Behavior problems among young children in low-income urban day care centers Gross, Deborah, 1999 Research in Nursing & Health, 22(1), 15-25 A description of the frequency and correlation of behavior problems, the degree to which parents and teachers agree about the children�s behavior problems in their respective contexts, and family characteristics that distinguish toddlers with behavior problems both at home and at day care from the rest of the sample, based on a sample of parents of 2- and 3-year-old children from low-income families	Reports & Papers
			Literature anthologies: The task for first-grade readers Menon, Shailaja, 1999 (CIERA Report No. 1-009). Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement. An evaluation of the literature components of a Literature-Core, a mixed Literature/Phonics, and a Phonics-Core beginning reading program, examining if each program's texts are engaging, accessible, and generalizable	Reports & Papers
			Promising practices: New York State universal prekindergarten: Expanded edition Hicks, Susan A., 1999 Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program. A discussion of the implementation of universal prekindergarten (UPK) in New York State, based on a questionnaire of 29 districts in upstate New York	Reports & Papers
			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	Other
			Promoting educational equity and excellence in kindergarten Zill, Nicholas, 1999 In R.C. Pianta & M.J. Cox (Eds.), The transition to kindergarten (pp. 67-105). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. A summary of survey findings about the state of American kindergarten programs and the experiences of children in those programs	Other
			Leading the way: Characteristics and early experiences of selected Early Head Start programs: Volume II: Program Profiles United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, December 1999 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. A detailed overview of each of the 17 center-based, home-based, and mixed approach programs participating in the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project in fall 1997, with information about enrollment, services, program improvement efforts, and local research studies	Reports & Papers
			Child care in King County: 1999 [Executive summary] Child Care Resources, June 1999 Bellevue, WA: Child Care Resources. A summary of a profile of child care in King County, Washington that analyzes the availability, affordability, and quality of child care available to families from the 1996 welfare reform to 1999	Executive Summary
			Testimony of the Child Care Action Campaign Wohl, Faith A., 1999 In Are our children ready to learn?: Hearing of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate. 105th Cong., 2nd Sess. Testimony on school readiness by a prominent child care activist	Other
			An analysis of the child and adult care food program in child care centers Kapur, Kanika, 1999 Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation. An analysis of the characteristics of three types of child care centers: centers that choose to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), centers that are eligible for CACFP but do not participate, and centers that are not eligible for CACFP, focusing on a center�s propensity to participate in CACFP conditional on being eligible	Reports & Papers
			Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey Kindergarten Teacher Self-Administered Survey (FACES 1997): Spring 1999 FACES Research Team, Spring 1999 Unpublished instrument	Instruments
			[Review of the book Critical perspectives on Project Head Start: Revisioning the hope and the challenge] Hardman, Teresa R., 01 February, 1999 Education Review: A Journal of Book Reviews, A review of a group of critical discussions evaluating Head Start's effectiveness in working with low income families of diverse backgrounds, with examinations of program history, parental involvement, and cultural diversity	Book Reviews
			Using new information technologies in the creation of sustainable afterschool literacy activities: Evaluation of cognitive outcomes Mayer, Richard E., 1999 University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Psychology. An independent evaluation of the cognitive consequences of children's participation in the Fifth Dimension program, an informal afterschool computer club emphasizing literacy activities in 3 locations in the United States	Other
			A birth cohort study: Conceptual design considerations and rationale Moore, Kristin A., January 1999 (Working Paper No. 1999-01). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. A discussion of issues related to the conceptualization and design of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort	Other
			Strengthening the preschool-to-kindergarten transition: A community collaborates Meier, Daniel, 1999 Young Children, 54(3), 40-46 A study of the preschool-to-kindergarten transition process for teachers, children, and families, discussing the Berkeley Unified School District�s Early Childhood Program�s partnership with Berkeley�s YMCA Head Start program in implementing a pilot transition project, which featured three components: a kindergarten registration drive, a series of parent information nights, and kindergarten school visits	Reports & Papers

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