The effect of maternal language on bilingual children's vocabulary and emergent literacy development during Head Start and kindergarten
An examination of the relationships between maternal English and Spanish language use and both vocabulary and emergent literacy development over 2 years in Head Start and kindergarten, and an examination of differences by child gender, based on data from 72 mothers and their bilingual children in English immersion programs
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Strengthening Latino parental involvement forming community-based organizations/school partnership
A discussion of the use of partnerships between schools and Latino community-based organizations to improve the involvement of Latino parents in children’s schooling
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Practices for promoting young children's learning in QRIS standards
An analysis of child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) standards in 23 states to identify practices for supporting children's early learning in eight areas, based on coding of state QRIS standards and early learning guidelines
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Child voice: How immigrant children enlightened their teachers with a camera
A qualitative exploration of child-teacher communication in an exercise in which photographs are taken by students, based on observations of 14 foreign-born or first generation 3- through 5-year old preschool children and 6 preschool teachers from a private preschool in an upper-middle class neighborhood in Central Pennsylvania
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The state of preschool 2010: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2009-2010 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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The state of preschool 2009: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2008-2009 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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The state of preschool 2012: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality standards in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2011-2012 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2010-2011 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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Inside the content of infant-toddler early learning guidelines: Results from analyses, issues to consider, and recommendations
An analysis of the organization and content of state early learning guidelines (ELGs) for infants and toddlers, based on coding ELG documents
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The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for three- and four-year-old children in all 50 states during the 2007-2008 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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National evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: Report on Migrant Even Start projects
An evaluation of Migrant Even Start projects in order to increase knowledge of the projects, identify unique program management issues, describe best practices, and assess the appropriateness of implementing Even Start Information System (ESIS) for the projects, based on three site visits in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Arizona
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The state of preschool 2007: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state-funded preschool programs for children ages three and four, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2006-2007 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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Classroom observations of teacher-child relationships among racially symmetrical and racially asymmetrical teacher-child dyads
A study of racial bias in teacher interactions with children, patterns in interactions with children from different racial groups if teachers are racially biased, and an explanation of children's misbehavior under the racially asymmetrical situation, based on data from 8 teachers and 41 children from 4 racially- and linguistically-diverse Head Start classrooms in western Pennsylvania
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Preparing early childhood teachers to successfully educate all children: The contribution of four-year undergraduate teacher preparation programs
A study of whether early childhood teacher bachelor's degree requirements meet the developmental and educational needs of children with special needs, racial and ethnic minority children, children from low-income families, immigrant children, and second language learners
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Moderators in the academic development of migrant Latino children attending after-school programs
A study of the factors, such as age, acculturation, family functioning, and parental involvement, that influence the academic outcomes of Latino elementary school children who participated in an academically-oriented after school program, based on parent and child questionnaires and child assessments
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An integrated curriculum to improve mathematics, language, and literacy for Head Start children
A report on the development and field trial of the Evidence-Based Program for Integrated Curricula (EPIC) for Head Start that focuses on comprehensive mathematics, language, and literacy skills, based on data from EPIC or the Developmental Learning Materials Early Childhood Express curriculums randomly assigned to 70 classrooms with 1,415 children
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Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts: A strategy to equalize learning preparation among preschool age children
A study of differences between school districts in Pennsylvania that offer Pre-K Counts, a program that provides high-quality prekindergarten services to 3- and 4-year-old children, and those that do not, in terms of the prevalence of individual education plans among kindergarten children, based on an analysis of administrative data
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The state of preschool: 2003 state preschool yearbook
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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Best practices in summer learning programs for middle and high school youth
A study to identify best practices in high-quality summer learning programs serving middle school and high school students, based on a literature review, surveys from 25 programs, and follow-up interviews with some programs
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The state of preschool: 2004 state preschool yearbook
An annual review 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 2002-2003 program year
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In the neighborhood: Programs that strengthen family day care for low-income families
A study designed to seek strategies to increase the availability and improve the quality of family day care homes in poor, stressed communities based on a survey of best practice from 10 programs in nine states
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Third national Even Start evaluation: Program impacts and implications for improvement
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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Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Final report
An examination of the extent to which state kindergarten through third grade (K-3) reading standards and assessments address five components essential to effective reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension), based on an analysis of a stratified, random sample of states' reading standards and on the content of reading assessments in states with statewide assessments
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State administration of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: Structure, process and practices
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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The state of preschool: 2005 state preschool yearbook
An annual review 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 2003-2004 program year
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