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Samiei, Shahin; Bush, Andrew J.; Sell, Marie; Imig, Doug – Reading Psychology, 2016
This study evaluated participation in the "Imagination Library" early childhood literacy enrichment program and children's pre-literacy and pre-numeracy skills at kindergarten entry in an urban school district. Previous studies have demonstrated that program participation is associated with greater early childhood reading practices.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Literacy Education, Emergent Literacy, Numeracy
US Senate, 2015
This hearing serves as a first in a set of hearings focusing on early learning. In his opening statement, Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, strongly encouraged members of this committee on both sides of the aisle to hold roundtables and have discussions on early learning in their local…
Descriptors: Hearings, Laws, Legislation, Federal Government
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Wilson, Patti – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
This research study evaluated the efficacy of the "Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised" (BBCS-R; Bracken, 1998) and the "Bracken Concept Development Program" (BCDP; Bracken, 1986a) in a test-teach-test paradigm with students from a Head Start program. Prior to the intervention, 54 children were administered the BBCS-R and were…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Concept Formation, School Readiness, Scores