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McDermott, Paul A.; Rikoon, Samuel H.; Fantuzzo, John W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
This article reports on the study of differential change trajectories for early childhood approaches to learning. A large sample (N = 2,152) of Head Start children was followed through prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade. Classroom learning behaviors were assessed by teachers through the Preschool Learning Behaviors Scale twice in Head…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Kindergarten
Guernsey, Lisa – New America Foundation, 2011
As the 112th Congress gets to work, its members face an important opportunity to make lasting changes to public education. With the pending reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, also currently known as No Child Left Behind) lawmakers could enact significant improvements to strengthen early learning, as they also…
Descriptors: Legislators, Federal Government, Public Education, Early Childhood Education
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McMaster, Kristen L.; Kung, Shu-Hsuan; Han, Insoon; Cao, Marisa – Exceptional Children, 2008
This study determined the effectiveness of Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (K-PALS) for English Learners (ELs). We compared 20 K-PALS ELs to 20 Control ELs and to 20 K-PALS non-ELs on early reading skill acquisition, using a pretest-posttest control group design with matched samples. We also compared proportions of ELs unresponsive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Early Reading, Learning Strategies, Phonemic Awareness