Relationships among preschool English language learner’s oral proficiency in English, instructional experience and literacy development
A comparison of the gains in English proficiency and comprehension among low-income preschoolers attending 16-weeks of English instruction in either a comprehension-based or letter/rhyme decoding-based program, based on a population of 38 native English, Spanish, and Hmong speakers
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Enhancing young children's mathematical knowledge through a pre-kindergarten mathematics intervention
A study which implemented a specialized mathematics intervention in the classrooms of pre-kindergarteners from different socioeconomic backgrounds to improve their math skills
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Teacher-articulated perceptions & practices with families: Examining effective teaching in diverse high quality child care settings
An observational study of high quality child care centers, examining effective teaching strategies through researching associations among teachers' perceptions about families, their involvement with the families, and their background characteristics
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Measuring teachers' perceived interactions with children: A tool for assessing beliefs and intentions
An examination of the relationship between teachers' beliefs and intentions about the importance of teacher-child interactions, based on measures of depth of training, perceived ability to practice beliefs, and teaching beliefs and intentions among 71 early childhood educators
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First 5 School Readiness (SR) Initiative evaluation: Kindergarten Entry Profiles (KEP): Overview and initial statewide results, Fall 2003
An examination of children's academic competencies and school readiness, based on an assessment of 5,640 children from 84 schools in 37 counties in California
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Collaborative teaming to support preschoolers with severe disabilities who are placed in general education early childhood programs
An examination of the impact of a general education/special education collaborative effort on the engagement skills, development, and academic achievements of young children placed in general early childhood programs
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Kids can't wait to learn: Achieving voluntary preschool for all in California
A report summarizing previous research on preschool education and child care outcomes as part of a campaign to help California establish voluntary preschools for all young children
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Does class size in first grade relate to children's academic and social performance or observed classroom processes?
An assessment of the amount that first grade class size predicted child outcomes and observed classroom processes using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Two years in early care and education: A community portrait of quality and workforce stability: Alameda County, California
A report profiling child care quality and the center-based, licensed family, and license-exempt child care workforce in Alameda County, California, from 2001 to 2003
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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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