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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded for the 2003-04 school year
Texas Education Agency, January, 2005
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.

An examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories

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Evaluation of effectiveness of subsidized child care program: Report to the 79th Texas Legislature
Texas Workforce Commission, 2005
Austin: Texas Workforce Commission.

An study of Texas labor code 302.0043 and the impacts of its subsidy policies on maintaining parental employment

Reports & Papers


Fifth year evaluation: Fort Worth After School
Witt, Peter A., 2005
College Station: Texas A & M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences.

An evaluative study of the effectiveness of the Fort Worth After School Program in improving students’ academic and social skills

Reports & Papers


Language of instruction and literacy talk in bilingual and English immersion prekindergarten classrooms: Contributions to the early literacy development of Spanish-speaking children
Freedson, Margaret J., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

An investigation of the impact of preschool teachers' differing patterns of language use in bilingual and English immersion classrooms on Spanish-speaking preschool children's emergent literacy skills

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Leveling the playing field: Fostering literacy after-school
Armendariz, Patricia G., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Texas at El Paso

An evaluation of the development and implementation of an after school reading program designed to improve the literacy skills of low income, bilingual elementary school students

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Mathematics knowledge of entering preschoolers
Clements, Douglas H., 2005
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Two studies describing the mathematics knowledge and competencies of low-income preschool children, using a theoretically-based direct child assessment

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Parent involvement in pre-school settings including: Child care, pre-kindergarten, and Head Start programs
Casares, Nora E., 2005
Unpublished master's thesis, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

A survey-based study of Texan parents to examine facilitators and barriers to parental involvement in different types of preschool settings (child care, prekindergarten, Head Start) as well as an investigation into the benefits of parental involvement

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Readiness beliefs of parents of kindergarten age-eligible children enrolled in NAEYC-accredited programs
Hatcher, Vinnie Beth Gill, 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas Women's University, Denton

An interview-based study of parents of young children enrolled in NAEYC-accredited preschool programs in terms of their beliefs about school readiness, how these beliefs influence kindergarten entry decisions, and the impact of social/cultural contexts on their beliefs

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