Super Why Summer Camp assessment findings: Summer 2008
An evaluation of the emergent literacy outcomes of participation in Super WHY! Reading Camp, a week-long summer literacy program for preschool-age children, based on pre- and post-test assessments of 454 children who participated in 2008
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Multiple case studies of the relationship between prekindergarten teachers' literacy knowledge, literacy instruction, and classroom behaviors
A study of the responses of expert researchers and teachers to items on the Language and Literacy Assessment (LLA), a presentation of the Language and Literacy Assessment - revised (LLA-r), an item analysis of LLA-r, and validity study of the revised instrument from teachers' responses from across Iowa to an online version of the instrument
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Mother-child bookreading in low-income families: Correlates and outcomes during the first three years of life
An investigation of the impact of mother-child book reading on low income young children's cognitive and language development as well as an examination of book reading in relation to the Early Head Start intervention using data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project
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NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment
An examination of states’ definitions of children’s school readiness and states’ uses of information on school readiness, based on data from 23 states that require universal or near-universal assessment by stature
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Iowa Department of Education kindergarten literacy assessment preliminary report
Findings from an assessment of Iowa children's literacy skills in kindergarten, including a comparison of the proficiency of children who did and did not attend the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program, based on assessment data for 20,060 children who attended kindergarten in the 2011-2012 school year
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Kindergarten literacy assessment report
Findings from an assessment of children's literacy skills in kindergarten, based on assessment data for 18,923 children who attended kindergarten in Iowa between the 2006-2007 and 2010-2011 school years
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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research?
An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness
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Coaching and quality assistance in quality rating improvement systems: Approaches used by TA providers to improve quality in early care and education programs and home-based settings
A study of the features of on-site technical assistance and coaching provided by state child care quality rating and improvement system technical assistance providers, based on interviews with 34 technical assistance providers in 17 states
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State pre-k assessment policies: Issues and status
A discussion of considerations for and approaches to the assessment of young children and a study of state prekindergarten child assessment policies in the 2011-2012 school year, based on a survey of state prekindergarten program personnel
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Making a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families: The impacts of Early Head Start: Vol. I. Final technical report
A report of the findings from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, a
large-scale, random-assignment evaluation of the impact of Early Head Start programs on the development of infants and toddlers, and the parenting and family development of low-income
families across the US
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NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment
An examination of states' kindergarten assessment practices and use and reporting of school readiness information, based on data from the 25 states that perform kindergarten assessments
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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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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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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 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 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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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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Teaching children of immigrants: A multi-sited ethnographic study of preschool teachers in five U.S. cities
An ethnographic multi-site study of teachers' work with children of immigrants and immigrant families in five U.S. cities, from 10 video-cued focus groups with a diverse set of preschool teachers in different preschool settings
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Starting early: Kindergarten entry assessments and addressing the achievement gap in Des Moines public schools
A comparative examination of children's achievement in kindergarten as a predictor for their academic achievement later in life, based on assessments of children in kindergarten, third, eighth, and eleventh grades from Des Moines, Iowa, with a focus on children who qualify for free or reduced price lunch (FRPL), speak English as a second language (ESL), are in special education, or who live in a disadvantaged neighborhood
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Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Iowa
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Iowa
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Poised for shaping results-based early learning systems: A report on child care resource and referral in the United States
A national study of child care resource and referral agencies, including services provided to parents and providers, sources and levels of agency funding, and agency data collecting activities, based on a survey of state child care resource and referral agencies
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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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Supporting family, friend and neighbor caregivers: Findings from a survey of state policies
An examination of state regulatory policies for kith and kin child care providers receiving government subsidies
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Bringing transmedia to expanded learning settings: Emerging practices
An examination of efforts by 11 public television stations to incorporate transmedia storytelling, which links interactive games, television series, and websites to established children's educational characters, into out-of-school time programs serving young children, based on site visits, progress reports, and interviews with television station staff
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Infant-Toddler early learning guidelines: The content that states have addressed and implications for programs serving children with disabilities
A categorical analysis of the contents of the infant and toddler early learning guidelines (ELGs) published by 21 states, and a discussion of their implications for programs serving children with disabilities
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