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Maxwell, Kelly; Ritchie, Sharon; Bredekamp, Sue; Zimmerman, Tracy – FPG Child Development Institute, 2009
Four foundations for young children's development appear to underlie children's competence and predict success in school from pre-kindergarten through third grade--self-regulation, representation, memory, and attachment. If teachers united what they know about child development with quality educational practices, what would school be like for…
Descriptors: Young Children, Educational Practices, Memory, Misconceptions
FPG Child Development Institute, 2009
Researchers at the FPG (Frank Porter Graham) Child Development Institute recently completed a study on a new approach to teaching pre-kindergartners called Recognition & Response (R&R). Designed specifically for use in pre-k, R&R is based on Response to Intervention (RTI), an approach that is gaining widespread acceptance in schools…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Literacy, Child Development, Teaching Methods
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Schaaf, Jennifer M. – FPG Child Development Institute, 2007
This report describes findings on the quality of the More at Four Program and the outcomes for children during pre-k from two program years: 2003-2004 (year 3) and 2005-2006 (year 5). Separate results for the 2005-2006 cohort are presented to provide a picture of the program in its most recent year of operation as well as results from the 2…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Counties, Kindergarten, Mathematics Skills