Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Final report
United States. Department of Education. Policy and Program Studies Service, December 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Policy and Program Studies Service.
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
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool: 2005 state preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2005
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
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
Reports & Papers
Book reading interactions between African American and Puerto Rican Head Start children and their mothers
Hammer, Carol Scheffner, December 2005
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 5(3), 195-227
An observational study examining and comparing the interaction styles between African American and Puerto Rican mothers and their Head Start children during shared book reading
Reports & Papers
Formative evaluation of Bark Park Place: Home visit report
Linebarger, Deborah L., 05 December, 2005
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab. (Not accessible as of October 11, 2012).
An inquiry into the influence of exposure to Bark Park Place on parents? reading practices with children, based on home visits with 13 families from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Kansas City, Missouri
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The "Generacion Diez" after-school program and Latino parent involvement with schools
Riggs, Nathaniel R., November 2005
Journal of Primary Prevention, 26(6), 471-484
An examination of ways in which the quality and quantity of parent-teacher involvement and parent engagement in children's school activities may be influenced by: (a) children's attendance in the Generacion Diez (G-10) after school failure prevention program; and (b) the number of direct contacts between parents and home educators; based on a sample of 60 predominantly Mexican immigrant children over two years in one rural Pennsylvania county
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Pathways to reading: The role of oral language in the transition to reading
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
Developmental Psychology, 41(2), 428-442
A study of the relationship between preschool oral language skills and reading performance in early elementary school, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
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