Gather information on culturally appropriate preschool, diversity issues related to preschool, and what is known about English language learners in preschool.
The State of Preschool 2008: State Preschool Yearbook
The annual survey of state-funded preschool programs shows impressive expansion in enrollment and spending. However, the recession may reverse the trend, curtailing early education opportunities for children in lower and middle-income families.
Hot Topic: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ELL Working Group researchers recommend opportunities for improving ELL outcomes through ARRA allocations.
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The Effects of Oklahoma’s Pre-K Program on Hispanic Children
This article presents data from William Gormley's evaluation of the Tulsa pre-K program.
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Two-way and Monolingual English Immersion in Preschool Education: An Experimental Comparison
NIEER presents the findings from a randomized trial of the effects of dual language or two-way immersion and monolingual English immersion preschool programs on children's learning. Programs used in the study were compared on measures of children's growth in language, emergent literacy, and mathematics.
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New State Research on Highly Effective Pre-K
NIEER Director Steve Barnett's power point presentation on state preschool research at the Congressional briefing June 18, 2007.
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Policy Brief - Is Public Pre-K Preparing Hispanic Children to Succeed in School?
Hispanic children who attend high-quality preschool programs have been found to benefit as much as children from other backgrounds, and sometimes more.
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Second-Language Acquisition and Bilingualism at an Early Age and the Impact on Early Cognitive Development
This report looks at recent research on bilingual education and studies the implications of these findings to answer important questions about bilingualism and its effects on cognitive development.
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Dual-Language Programs in U.S. Schools: An Alternative to Monocultural, Monolingual Education
This paper examines the effectiveness and significance of dual-language immersion in the U.S. public education system.
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Hot Topic: Para Nuestros Ninos: A Demographic Portrait of Young Hispanics in the United States
A report from The National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics.
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Who Are These Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students?
Arizona State University professor Eugene E. Garcia and colleague Delis Cuellar answer this question in an article in the online journal Teachers College Record.
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Handbook of Early Literacy Research
Brings together current knowledge and understanding of how literacy can best be developed, nurtured, and taught.
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A Stark Plateau—California Families See Little Growth in Child Care Centers
Study by a university-based independent research center shows California preschools and child care centers only have room for one in every seven children age 0-5, even though state spending for child care has nearly quadrupled since 1996.
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Who Reads to Young Children? Identifying Predictors of Family Reading Activities
A telephone survey of parents and guardians of more than 7500 preschoolers found that frequency of parents' reading to children varied by ethnicity, primary language spoken in the home, age of the child, number of siblings, and mother's educational attainment, with ethnicity being the most influential single factor.
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