Early childhood learning and development publications
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The Impacts of Extreme Weather Disasters on the Implementation of Head Start Services
The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather disasters pose significant challenges to the delivery of Early Head Start (EHS) and Head Start (HS) services, impacting children's access to early…
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YouTube’s ABCs and 123s: Describing the quality of early literacy and math videos on YouTube
This paper describes the quality of educational videos for young children on YouTube.
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Improving Participation in High-Quality Early Care and Education for Young Arkansas Children: Perspectives of Resource Parents and Early Childhood Educators
This brief presents key findings from focus groups and interviews with resource parents (that is, foster parents), ECE center-based program directors, and ECE home-based providers about their experiences caring for…
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A New Approach to Supporting the Quality of Early Care and Education Programs in Arkansas: Case Studies of Array
Case studies of early care and education programs participating in Arkansas’s Array initiative describe the benefits of proactively providing entire program staff with social-emotional-focused professional development that is tailored to…
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Reducing Exclusionary Discipline in Early Care and Education Programs: An Examination of the Arkansas Model
Survey findings from early childhood program directors and teachers provide insight into the implementation of Arkansas’s policy and supports designed to prevent suspension and expulsion in early care and education…
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Nevada Early Care and Education Workforce Framework
This framework outlines a comprehensive plan of action to increase public awareness and mobilize support for sustained investments in Nevada’s early care and education (ECE) workforce.
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Reimagining Instructional Coaching: Developing Observation Tools to Support Instructional Coaching in Pre-K Classrooms
Instructional coaching can improve teaching quality in early learning classrooms. SRI Education, in collaboration with Substantial and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, created a Target Product Profile detailing the…
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Sound Town Evaluation Report
Digital learning programs are a promising tool to support teachers in providing students with strong early literacy instruction, but more research is needed to understand their effectiveness. This report describes…
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Maine Early Childhood Consultation Partnership® (ECCP®) Pilot Final Report
SRI Education conducted an evaluation of a pilot implementation of an evidence-based, manualized model of infant and early childhood mental health consultation (IECMHC) that builds capacity of the early care…
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CEE 101: An Introduction to Coordinated Eligibility
We describe what CEE is, how to do it, what the benefits are, key decisions that must be made, and facilitators and barriers to implementation.
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Telepractice for Part C early intervention services: Considerations for effective implementation and Medicaid reimbursement
The purpose of this report is to provide information about the use of telepractice as a delivery method for EI services and the process for Medicaid reimbursement.
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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Predict Young Learner Online Learning Engagement
This study examines an artificial intelligence (AI)- powered automated system that uses voice and facial recognition to track both teacher and learner speech, facial expressions, and interactions in real-time in…