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Cottingham, Benjamin W. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2020
California districts were forced to shift to distance learning models in the spring of 2020 and the transition to distance learning for students in the early grades--transitional kindergarten through third grade (TK-3)--has proved difficult for students, parents, and teachers alike. As distance learning persists, administrators and teachers can…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, School Closing
Ladd, Helen F.; Muschkin, Clara G.; Dodge, Kenneth A. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2015
This study examines the community-wide effects of two statewide early childhood policy initiatives in North Carolina. One initiative provides funding to improve the quality of child care services at the county level for all children between the ages of 0 to 5, and the other provides funding for preschool slots for disadvantaged four-year-olds.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Preschool Education, At Risk Students, Disadvantaged Youth
Augustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan – State Education Standard, 2015
The Wallace Foundation is funding a multiyear demonstration project to determine whether voluntary, district summer learning programs can stem summer learning loss for low-income students. Six districts--Boston, Cincinnati, Dallas, Duval County (Florida), Pittsburgh, and Rochester, New York--were selected for the demonstration project and…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Low Income Groups, At Risk Students, Program Effectiveness
Margetts, Kay – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2009
Researchers have made convincing arguments for the benefits of a smooth transition to school. The passage through this significant social change may have a lasting influence on children's progress. For example, social, emotional and academic difficulties in the early years of schooling have been shown to persist through school and into…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Financial Support, Student Development, Elementary School Students
Timpone, Cathy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Educational leaders struggle with how to develop and sustain an effective, current and affordable educational technology program that meets the needs of the 21st Century learner and increases teaching and learning effectiveness. Thus, this study aimed to extend the research and provide practical guidelines to assist leaders in sustaining an…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Public Schools
Utah State Office of Education, 2012
Utah has successfully implemented a variety of endeavors to ensure literacy for all students. Proficiency rates in language arts in Utah have improved in all grade levels since 2005. Emphasis has been placed on grades K-3 and early intervention for students at risk. Resources available to these students include optional extended-day kindergarten,…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Early Intervention
Lynch, Karen E. – Congressional Research Service, 2014
Head Start is a federal program that has provided comprehensive early childhood development services to low-income children and their families since 1965. The comprehensive nature of the program includes educational, health, nutritional, and social services. These services are intended to prepare children to enter kindergarten and to improve the…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Federal Programs, Young Children, Low Income Groups
Gamse, Beth C.; Horst, Megan; Boulay, Beth; Unlu, Fatih – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
The Reading First Program is a central element of the No Child Left Behind legislation (No Child Left Behind Act, 2001). It builds on findings reported in a national consensus report (NICHD, 2000), about proven strategies to reduce the prevalence of reading difficulty in the early grades in order to help children read at or above grade level by…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Federal Legislation, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement
McLaughlin, Brenda; Pitcock, Sarah – Wallace Foundation, 2009
This report identifies the different settings in which summer programs for disadvantaged youth most commonly take place--schools, parks and recreation departments, community--and faith-based organizations, and child-care programs-- and examines the limitations and opportunities presented by each in building better programming. It reviews broadly…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Summer Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Urban Youth
Nash, Vickie Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The diverse population of students in grades 1- 3 at a suburban elementary school has created a challenge for teachers when differentiating instruction in reading. The purpose of this doctoral project study was to explore the lived experiences of these teachers as they have acquired research-based instructional strategies in reading that support…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Social Change, Grade 1, Individualized Instruction
Fairchild, Ron; Smink, Jeff; Stewart, Ashley B. – Wallace Foundation, 2009
The National Summer Learning Association is the only national organization that focuses exclusively on learning during the summer months. It works to ensure that children and youth in high-poverty communities have access to quality summer learning opportunities that support their academic performance and healthy development through hands-on…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Enrichment Activities, Partnerships in Education, Educational Change
Huang, Denise; La Torre, Deborah; Duong, Nikki; Huber, Lindsay Perez; Leon, Seth; Oh, Christine – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2009
Afterschool programs offer an important avenue for enhancing educational opportunities. Federal, state, and local educational authorities increasingly see them as environments to improve attitudes toward school, achievement, and academic performance (Fashola, 2002; Hollister, 2003) with higher levels of student participation and engagement in…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Urban Schools, At Risk Students
NALEO Educational Fund, 2008
On September 23, 2008, Latino state legislators from throughout the United States participated in a Legislative Hearing on Pre-K and the Early Grades on Capitol Hill. The nation's leading experts on Latinos and early childhood education presented new research and information on programs and policies that work. Their testimony provided an in-depth…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Early Childhood Education, Boards of Education, School Readiness
Children Now, 2010
Throughout history, societal investments in children have resulted in increased prosperity for individuals, communities, states and nations. This proved to be the case for California in the 1950s and 1960s, when the state strongly supported children's futures. Despite once following this path to prosperity, California has de-prioritized children…
Descriptors: Children, Well Being, College Graduates, Adolescents
Hayes, Latisha L.; Robnolt, Valerie J. – Reading Research and Instruction, 2007
The purpose of this article is to describe the professional development plan for an elementary school receiving federal funding through the Reading Excellence Act (REA). The Reading Excellence Act provided the school with a two-year plan for literacy improvement. During the first year of the grant, assessment-driven instruction and flexible…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Elementary School Teachers, Grants, Reading Fluency