Early childhood learning and development
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Helping parents effectively support their child’s science learning with educational media
Most recently, those of us on the Ready To Learn Initiative evaluation team, led by EDC and SRI Education, explored whether educational science content delivered via educational media, combined with hands-on activities and guidance, would result in gains in children’s understanding of science and engineering.
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New Study from EDC and SRI International Demonstrates Positive Effects of PBS KIDS Digital Media on Young Children’s Science and Engineering Learning
The study’s goal was to understand the extent to which providing access to media resources focused on critical science and engineering concepts can help children living in low-income households learn.
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Reducing Exclusionary Discipline in Arkansas Early Childhood Programs
The Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education is implementing a set of policies to promote overall child care program quality in Child Care and Development Fund-funded programs.
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Enhancement of a K-3 Formative Assessment
SRI worked with two research partners and a 10-state consortium to enhance and implement a developmentally appropriate K–3 formative assessment to fit within and inform everyday classroom instruction.
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Policy & Program Studies: Kindergarten Entry Assessment Case Studies
SRI conducted and prepared, Case Studies of the Early Implementation of Kindergarten Entry Assessments, to document the processes, accomplishments, challenges, and solutions of the four states and to share what they have learned with federal and state policymakers
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RISE Home Visiting Evaluation
SRI Education evaluated a coaching, support and technical assistance model to gather information on what it takes to support home visiting programs and staff so they can provide the most effective services possible to children and families.
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Scaling Up Implementation of Pyramid Model in Preschool and Kindergarten Classrooms
The project uses the Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) framework to support district-hired coaches who in turn train and coach preschool and kindergarten teachers to implement PM strategies with fidelity.
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Evaluation of the Florida Master Teacher Initiative
SRI examined the initiative’s impact on improving academic outcomes for more than 10,000 high-need children.
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Evaluation of the Midwest Expansion of the Child-Parent Center Education Program
Funded by an Investing in Innovation (i3) validation grant from the U.S. Department of Education, SRI conducted an independent evaluation of the Midwest Expansion of the Child-Parent Center (CPC) Program using a quasi-experimental design.
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Innovations in Early Mathematics Professional Development
SRI evaluated the impact of teachers’ participation in a 2-year professional development (PD) intervention to improve teachers’ knowledge, attitudes, and instructional practice in math across prekindergarten (preK) to third grade classrooms in the city of Chicago.
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Model Demonstration Coordination Center
SRI Education helped bridge the chasm that can exist between identifying educational evidence-based practices and achieving their widespread use.
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ENHANCE: Studying the Quality of Child Outcomes Data
ENHANCE consisted of four studies that examined the quality of the data that was collected through the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) process.