Children’s Readiness Gains in Publically Funded, Community-Based Pre-kindergarten Programs for 4 Year Olds and Preschool for 3 Year Olds

[1] Abbott-Shim M(2003)A comparison of school readiness outcomes for children randomly assigned to a head start program and the program’s wait list Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk 8 191-214

[2] Lambert R(2008)Do child care centers benefit poor children after school entry? Early Childhood Research 6 211-231

[3] McCarty F(2011)Examining the black-white achievement gap among low-income children using the NICHD study of early child care and youth development Child Development 82 1404-1420

[4] Bassok D(2010)How does early childhood care and education affect cognitive development? An international review of the effects of early interventions for children from different social backgrounds Early Childhood Research Quarterly 25 140-165

[5] French D(2002)Early childhood education: Young adult outcomes from the Abecedarian Project Applied Developmental Science 6 42-57

[6] Fuller B(2006)Social–emotional competence as support for school readiness: What is it and how do we assess it? Early Education and Development 17 57-89

[7] Kagan S(2000)Precursors of literacy delay among children at genetic risk for dyslexia Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 41 203-213

[8] Burchinal M(2005)The effects of universal pre-k on cognitive development Developmental Psychology 41 872-884

[9] McCartney K(2008)Ready to learn? Children’s pre-academic achievement in pre-kindergarten programs Early Childhood Research Quarterly 23 27-50

[10] Steinberg L(2008)Quality of language and literacy instruction in preschool classrooms serving at-risk pupils Early Childhood Research Quarterly 23 51-68

[1] Abbott-Shim M(2003)A comparison of school readiness outcomes for children randomly assigned to a head start program and the program’s wait list Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk 8 191-214

[2] Lambert R(2008)Do child care centers benefit poor children after school entry? Early Childhood Research 6 211-231

[3] McCarty F(2011)Examining the black-white achievement gap among low-income children using the NICHD study of early child care and youth development Child Development 82 1404-1420

[4] Bassok D(2010)How does early childhood care and education affect cognitive development? An international review of the effects of early interventions for children from different social backgrounds Early Childhood Research Quarterly 25 140-165

[5] French D(2002)Early childhood education: Young adult outcomes from the Abecedarian Project Applied Developmental Science 6 42-57

[6] Fuller B(2006)Social–emotional competence as support for school readiness: What is it and how do we assess it? Early Education and Development 17 57-89

[7] Kagan S(2000)Precursors of literacy delay among children at genetic risk for dyslexia Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 41 203-213

[8] Burchinal M(2005)The effects of universal pre-k on cognitive development Developmental Psychology 41 872-884

[9] McCartney K(2008)Ready to learn? Children’s pre-academic achievement in pre-kindergarten programs Early Childhood Research Quarterly 23 27-50

[10] Steinberg L(2008)Quality of language and literacy instruction in preschool classrooms serving at-risk pupils Early Childhood Research Quarterly 23 51-68