Contributions of emergent literacy skills to name writing, letter writing, and spelling in preschool children
A study of the relationship between preschool children's emergent literacy skills and their name writing, letter writing, and spelling skills, based on data from 296 children 4- and 5-years-old at 30 private preschools and both public and private child care centers in north Florida
Reports & Papers
Promoting the development of preschool children's emergent literacy skills: A randomized evaluation of a literacy-focused curriculum and two professional development models
A study of the impact of a literacy-focused preschool curriculum and two types of professional development on the emergent literacy skills of at-risk children, based on data from teachers and 739 children in 48 preschools
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Role of children's interests in early literacy and language development
A synthesis of 31 research studies on the relationship between children's personal and situational interests and their early literacy and language development
Literature Review
Profiles of emergent literacy skills among preschool children who are at risk for academic difficulties
A first study to identify reliable profiles of emergent literacy among preschoolers and a second study of the predictive validity of the profiles on mid-year teacher ratings of emergent literacy and end-of-kindergarten literacy assessments, based on data from 492 at risk children in 93 publically-funded preschool programs in a Midwest state
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Emergent literacy skills of preschool students with autism: A comparison of teacher-led and computer-assisted instruction
A comparison of traditional teacher led group instruction with alphabet books to multimedia computer-assisted instruction on gains in alphabetic skills acquisition and maintenance, student attentive behavior, and engagement in problem behavior, based on data from 17 preschool students with autism in a large urban school district in the Southwestern United States
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Towards ecologically valid assessment in early literacy
A study of the relationships among oral language vocabulary, phonological awareness, and reading book levels, based on data from 23 5-year-old children at kindergarten entry, and a description of the development of a play-based program for oral language development
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Effective behavior management in preschool classrooms and children's task orientation: Enhancing emergent literacy and language development
A study of relationships among preschool teachers' behavior management, children's task orientation, and both children's emergent literacy and language development, as well as the extent task orientation moderates the relationship between teachers' behavior management and children's emergent literacy and language development, based on data from 398 children from low-income backgrounds and 67 preschool teachers
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Cognitive and environmental predictors of early literacy skills
A study of the relationship between home literacy environment (HLE) and both vocabulary and letter knowledge, a second study of the mediating influence children's book cover recognition on the relationship between HLE and literacy outcomes, and a third study of the moderating influence of cognitive control on the relationship between HLE and literacy outcomes, based on data from 228 native Dutch junior kindergarten children in the Netherlands
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Effectiveness of a coordinated community effort to promote early literacy behaviors
A comparison of changes in family literacy behavior between the 2001 and 2003 cohorts of a coordinated multi-level community early literacy behavioral intervention that includes book distribution programs in clinical settings, child care centers, and home visitation programs for low income and mono-lingual Spanish speaking families in San Mateo County, California
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Schooling effects on preschoolers' self-regulation, early literacy, and language growth
An examination of the influence of preschool attendance on children's self-regulation and early language and literacy skills, based on assessments of 76 children assessed in the fall and spring of either their first or second years of preschool
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Knowing what to teach provides a roadmap for early literacy intervention
An overview of promising early literacy intervention approaches appropriate for use in early childhood special education for children with intellectual and other significant developmental disabilities, from a review of selected literature on the topic
Other
Family child care learning environments: Caregiver knowledge and practices related to early literacy and mathematics
A study of the relationship between the structural quality of early learning environments and both the academic knowledge and professional backgrounds of carers, a second study of the relationship between caregivers' allocation of time and stated teaching goals, and a profile of the background characteristics and teaching goals of the sample, based on the questionnaire responses of 170 family child care home providers in Florida
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Family literacy in Europe: Using parental support initiatives to enhance early literacy development [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of research findings, policies, initiatives, and programs in Europe related to assisting parents of disadvantaged families to support their young children's literacy development, based on a literature review, case studies, and interviews with policymakers, stakeholders, and experts
Executive Summary
A window to the world: Early language and literacy development
An overview of and policy recommendations to support early literacy and language development
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Conventional and piecewise growth modeling techniques: Applications and implications for investigating Head Start children's early literacy learning
An overview of the mechanics of conventional and piecewise growth models, an examination of predictors of children's early literacy learning during the transition from preschool through first grade using these techniques, and a comparison of model findings, based on data from a longitudinal study of 945 Head Start children followed through first grade
Reports & Papers
Family literacy in Europe: Using parental support initiatives to enhance early literacy development
An examination of research findings, policies, initiatives, and programs in Europe related to assisting parents of disadvantaged families to support their young children's literacy development, based on a literature review, case studies, and interviews with policymakers, stakeholders, and experts
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Trajectories of the home learning environment across the first 5 years: Associations with children's vocabulary and literacy skills and prekindergarten
A categorical study of the home learning environments associated with children's vocabulary and emergent literacy skills in prekindergarten, based on data collected from a sample of 1,852 mothers and their children participating in Early Head Start programs
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Examining the dimensionality of effortful control in preschool children and its relation to academic and socioemotional indicators
A study of effortful control (EC) in preschool children and an exploration of the relationship between EC dimensions and both emergent literacy and socioemotional competence, based on data from 234 preschool children in 16 preschools in Northern Florida
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Early literacy and early numeracy: The value of including early literacy skills in the prediction of numeracy development
A study of the relationship between the early preschool measures of print knowledge, vocabulary, and phonological awareness, and the measures of numeracy skills a year later, in a sample of 69 children enrolled in 10 Florida preschools
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Curriculum guidelines for early literacy: A comparison of New Zealand and England
A comparison of literacy-related learning outcomes as well as both formative and summative assessment issues in New Zealand's Te Wha-riki and in England's Early Years Foundation Stage curricula
Other
Improving early literacy promotion: A quality-improvement project for Reach Out and Read
An evaluation of the implementation of a Reach Out and Read (ROR) quality improvement project as measured by the rates of age-appropriate book giving and the delivery of ROR guidance, based on data from 6 pediatric clinics and parent surveys
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Family involvement and educator outreach in Head Start: Nature, extent, and contributions to early literacy skills
Measures of both educator outreach to families and family involvement in both Head Start and their children's early education, and a study of these measures' relationships to reading, cognitive, and social outcomes of children, based on data from 3,100 children and families enrolled in the Head Start, 286 of their classroom teachers, and 222 center directors
Reports & Papers
Relationship between young children's nursery rhyme experiences and knowledge and phonological and print-related abilities
A synthesis of 12 research studies on the relationship between young children's nursery rhyme knowledge, experiences, and awareness and their early literacy skills
Literature Review
Nursery rhymes and the early communication, language, and literacy development of young children with disabilities
A synthesis of 13 research studies on the relationship between the nursery rhyme knowledge and experiences and the early literacy, language, and communication development of young children with disabilities
Literature Review
Findings from Ready to Learn: 2005-2010
A review of research and evaluation studies of media and television programming funded through Ready to Learn, an initiative to promote early literacy through educational television
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