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Klein, Lisa; Knitzer, Jane – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2007
Language and literacy skills are critical to success in school. For low-income preschoolers, increasing early literacy and math skills is vital to closing the achievement gap between them and their more advantaged peers. New research shows that an intentional curriculum and professional development and supports for teachers are important…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Low Income, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Skills
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Busch, Robert E., Jr. – Young Children, 1984
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Early Childhood Education, Guidelines
Koralek, Derry; Collins, Ray – 1997
The goal of the U.S. Department of Education's America Reads Challenge is that all children read well and independently by the end of third grade. This guide details the knowledge and skills needed to support the America Reads Challenge or to implement a literacy development program for children from preschool through grade 3. The guide was…
Descriptors: After School Education, Age Differences, Beginning Reading, Brain