School Readiness
- NAEYC Position Statement on School Readiness - Includes Where We Stand Summary (2009) and the Complete Position Statement (1995)
- The School Readiness Indicators Initiative, sponsored by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Ford Foundation, worked with 17 states to develop a comprehensive set of school readiness indicators to inform public policy for young children and their families.
- ReadyWeb, a resource of the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative contains a Virtual Library of Research, Definitions, and Statistics on school readiness.
- Promising Practices Network: Children Ready for School - Describes proven and promising early childhood programs that promote school readiness.
- Child Trends: School Readiness - Summarizes the most effective investments for school readiness, based on a literature review carried out in 2000.
- National Governors Association. (2005)
Building the Foundation for Bright Futures:
Final Report of the NGA Task Force on School Readiness -
Provides recommendations from the NGA Task force on School Readiness for
what governors can do to promote ready states, ready schools,
ready communities, ready families, and ready children.
(PDF: 2652kb)
- Smith, B. (2005). Linking
Social Development and School Readiness to Behavior. Center for Evidenced-Based Practice:
Young Children with Challenging Behavior. (PDF: 166kb)
- Kindergarten Readiness Issues Group. (2003). North
Carolina Early Grade Retention in the Age of Accountability - Highlights trends in retention in kindegarten
through third grade in North Carolina and discusses implications of and
alternatives to this practice. (PDF: 441kb)
- Raver, C. (2003). Young Children's Emotional Development and School Readiness. Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP).
- Blair, C. (2003). Self-Regulation and School Readiness. Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP).
- Saluja, G., Scott-Little, C., and Clifford, R. (Fall, 2000) Readiness for School: A Survery of State Policies and Definitions 2(2): Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP), a peer-reviewed electronic journal sponsored by the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative.
- Edwards,D. (Fall, 1999) Public Factors That Contribute to School Readiness, 1(2): Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP), a peer-reviewed electronic journal sponsored by the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative.
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