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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005
This report uses 25 indicators of child well-being to examine the economic well-being, health, behaviour, social environment and education of American children.
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Education > Literacy
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Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
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July 2005
Report Card on Alberta's Secondary Schools: 2003 Edition
This paper outlines the indicators used by the Fraser Institute to measure the performance of Alberta's high schools.
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Education > Literacy
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The Fraser Institute
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March 01, 2003
Adult Learning in Canada: A Comparative Perspective
This report provides a comparative analysis of adult learning internationally and in Canada and challenges policymakers to examine ways to increase participation.
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Education > Literacy
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Statistics Canada
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October 2007
The Gentleman’s “A
This study determines that higher grading standards in elementary school benefit students academically.
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Education > Literacy
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Hoover Institution
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Spring 2004
Measuring up: Canadian Results of the OECD PISA Study: The Performance of Canada’s youth in Science, Reading and Mathematics
This report comments on Canada’s performance among 57 countries in the OECD Program for International Student Assessment.
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Education > Literacy
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Statistics Canada, Council of Ministers of Education
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December 2007
Literacy and the Labour Market: The Generation of Literacy and Its Impact on Earnings for Native Born Canadians
This study examines how formal schooling and parental input increases literacy impacting the economy and personal earnings.
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Education > Literacy
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Statistics Canada, Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division
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November 2007
Learning Literacy in Canada: Evidence from the International Survey of Reading Skills
This paper examines the Canadian results from the International Study of Reading Skills to determine the reading abilities of the least skilled adults in the country.
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Education > Literacy
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Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada
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January 2008
Helping Your Child Become a Reader
This paper provides age-appropriate strategies for developing childrens' skills and interest in reading.
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Education > Literacy
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U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
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2005
The State of Religion and Public Life
This presenter rebuts many of the claims made against government funding for services run by faith-based organizations, such ...
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Education > Literacy
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Center for Civic Innovation at the Manhattan Institute
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May 21, 2002
Report Card on British Columbia’s Secondary Schools: 2001 Edition
This paper outlines the indicators used by the Fraser Institute to measure the performance of British Columbia's high schools.
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Education > Literacy
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The Fraser Institute
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March 01, 2002
Report Card on British Columbia’s Secondary Schools: 2002 Edition
This paper outlines the indicators used by the Fraser Institute to measure the performance of British Columbia's high schools.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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The Fraser Institute
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March 01, 2002
Leave No Youth Behind: Opportunities for Congress to Reach Disconnected Youth
This report examines six government programs that could be used to help disconnected and at-risk youth.
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Education > Literacy
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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July 01, 2003
Child and Family Services Act
The purpose of this Act is to promote the best interests, protection and well being of children in Canada.
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Education > Literacy
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Government of Ontario
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1990
Report Card on Alberta's Elementary Schools: 2004 Edition
This paper outlines the indicators used by the Fraser Institute to measure the performance of Alberta's elementary schools.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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The Fraser Institute
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February 01, 2004
Report Card on Alberta's Elementary Schools: 2004 Edition
This report provides an evaluation and ranking of 769 of Alberta's public, separate, private, charter, and francophone elementary schools.
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Education > Literacy
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The Fraser Institute
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February 01, 2004
Australian Social Trends 1998: Education - Educational Attainment: Gender differences in Educational Achievement
This article explores the gender differences in the literacy, academic performance, and educational attainment of Australian students.
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Education > Literacy
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 26, 2000
Assessing Proposals for Preschool and Kindergarten: Essential Information for Parents, Taxpayers, and Policymakers
This report refutes an Arizona proposal to fund state-wide centre-based preschool and full-day kindergarten arguing that similar programs have failed to improve student achievement.
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Education > Literacy
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Goldwater Institute
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February 8, 2005
Children's School Readiness in the ECLS-K: Predictions to Academic, Health, and Social Outcomes in First Grade
This report examines how children's cognitive, social and emotional abilities interact as they adjust to the start of school.
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Education > Literacy
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Elsevier
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September 2006
Overview: Children in Canada in the 1990’s
This paper provides an overview of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) for 1994-1995.
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Education > Literacy
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Human Resources Development Canada
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November 01, 1996
Australian Social Trends 1998: Education - Educational Attainment: Literacy Skills
This document examines literacy statistics for Australia and compares these findings to international literacy data.
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Education > Literacy
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 26, 2000
Teachers, Race and Student Achievement in a Randomized Experiment
This study addressed the question of whether or not students' academic achievement is actually enhanced by having a teacher of the same ethnic background as themselves.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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Education Next
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April 01, 2003
Report Card on Alberta's Elementary Schools: 2003 Edition
This paper outlines the indicators used by the Fraser Institute to measure the performance of Alberta's elementary schools.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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The Fraser Institute
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February 01, 2003
Report Card on British Columbia’s Secondary Schools: 2004 Edition
This paper outlines the indicators used by the Fraser Institute to measure the performance of British Columbia's high schools.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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The Fraser Institute
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March 01, 2004
Academic Achievement in American Cities: Comparison of Public Comprehensive, Public Magnet, Catholic, and Non-Religious Private High Schools
This paper discusses the many failures of comprehensive public schools in urban areas and looks at possible alternatives.
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Education > Literacy
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 1994
Learning From Success: What Americans Can Learn From School Choice in Canada
This paper looks at why it is that Canadian students perform better in school than do their American counterparts.
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Education > Literacy
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The Fraser Institute
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February 01, 2002
Changing Beliefs to Change Policy: the Early Years Study
Using research provided by Ontario's Early Years Study and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, this article assesses the level of child development in Ontario and the impact and effectiveness of early education programs.
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Education > Literacy
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ISUMA
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2000
School Achievement and Labour Market Outcomes
This study looks at the influence of various factors, including school achievement and educational attainment, on the employment status and earnings of young Australians.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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Centre for Economic Policy Research
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April 1999
Do High Grading Standards Affect Student Performance?
This paper discusses the impact of educational standards and expectations on the academic performance of children.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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The Hoover Institute
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February 01, 2003
Report Card on Alberta’s High Schools: 2001 Edition
This paper outlines the indicators used by the Fraser Institute to measure the performance of Alberta's high schools.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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The Fraser Institute
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May 01, 2001
School Finance Reforms, Tax Limits, and Student Performance: Do Reforms Level Up or Dumb Down?
This paper examines the effect that changes to public school funding have on students' math and reading test performance.
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Education > Literacy
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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September 01, 1997
Australian Social Trends 2002: Education - Educational Attainment: Literacy and Numeracy Among School Students
This document looks statistics on the educational attainment for Australian students in regards to literacy and mathematics.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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May 09, 2002
Report Card on Alberta’s High Schools: 2002 Edition
This paper outlines the indicators used by the Fraser Institute to measure the performance of Alberta's high schools.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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The Fraser Institute
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May 01, 2002
Grade Retention and School Performance: An Extended Investigation
This paper outlines several predictors of grade retention for children and provides evidence that grade retention does not promote student achievement but rather impedes academic and social development.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 1998
Why Canadian Education Isn’t Improving.
This paper suggests that the Canadian education system is mediocre despite significant economic investment.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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The Fraser Institute
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September 2006
The Puzzle of Boys Educational Decline: A Review of the Evidence
This paper reviews past research on the growing inequalities between the academic perfomance and achievement of girls and boys.
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Education > Literacy
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The Centre for Independent Studies
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November 18, 1999
Extended Early Childhood Intervention and School Achievement: Age 13 Findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study
This study measured the academic performance of a group of black, inner-city children who had participated in the Chicago Child-Parent Center and Expansion Program.
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Education > Literacy
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 1996
Promoting Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education and Care Settings: Literature Review
This literature review provides an overview of the research on early childhood education programs that focus specifically on the development of early literacy and language skills.
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Education > Literacy
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Child Care and Early Education
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September 01, 2003
How Does Literacy Affect the Health of Canadians?
This paper focuses on the literacy skills of Canadians and how a lack of literacy can produce negative health outcomes.
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Education > Literacy
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Health Canada
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1998
Closing the Reading Gap: First Year Findings from a Randomized Trial of Four Reading Interventions for Striving Readers
This large-scale, longitudinal study evaluated four elementary school level reading programs that aimed at increasing literacy proficiency.
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Education > Literacy
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Corporation for the Advancement of Policy Evaluation
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February 2006
The Effects of Marriage and Maternal Education in Reducing Child Poverty
This report examines two questions: 1) Is marriage effective in reducing child poverty? and 2) What is the comparative effect of marriage and maternal education in combating child poverty? ...
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Education > Literacy
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The Heritage Foundation
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August 02, 2002
Measuring up: The performance of Canada’s youth in reading, mathematics and science
This paper examines the academic achievement of Canadian youth in the later years of their schooling.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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Human Resources Development Canada, Statistics Canada, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
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December 2001
The Performance of Canada's Youth in Mathematics, Reading, Science and Problem Solving
Canadian students are among the top academically according to a recent international comparison of math, science, literacy, and problem solving abilities.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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Statistics Canada
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December 2004
Concentrated Poverty vs. Concentrated Affluence: Affluence: Effects on Neighborhood Social Environments and Children's Outcomes
This paper examines the effects of neighbourhood characteristics such as affluence and poverty, as well as the effects of family characteristics on children's reading and math achievement.
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Education > Literacy
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RAND
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May 2003
From Kindergarten through Third Grade: Children's Beginning School Experiences
This report provides information about children's cognitive gains in mathematics, science, and reading knowledge and skill from kindergarten to the third grade.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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National Center for Education Statistics
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August 2004
The Role of Pretend Play in Children's Cognitive Development
This article examines the connection between a child's cognitive development and the quality of his pretend play.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
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Spring 2002
Grandmothers’ Involvement among Children and Adolescents Growing Up in Poverty
This paper studies grandmothers' involvement in raising and caring for grandchildren, and the effect of this type of non-parental care on children's social and cognitive development and behaviour.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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January 14, 2004
The Role of Child Development and Social Interaction in the Selection of Children's Literature to Promote Literacy Acquisition
This article discusses the importance of literature in child development.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
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Fall 2003
Family Influences on Children’s Verbal Ability
This paper examines the effects of such factors as parental education, family income, parental religious participation, parental employment, and grandparents' socio-economic status on children's verbal ability.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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Harris School of Public Policy
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March 2003
Low Birth Weight, Social Factors and Developmental Outcomes Among Children in the United States
This paper examines the relative impact of poor birth outcomes and social risk factors on children's development.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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Population Research Center
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January 01, 2002
Family-Child Engagement in Literacy Activities: Changes in Participation Between 1991 and 1993
Using data from the 1991 and 1993 National Household Education Surveys, this paper discusses the effectiveness and value of various literacy activities that prekindergarten children engage in with their parents.
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Category:
Education > Literacy
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National Center for Education Statistics
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December 1994
The Kindergarten Year: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999
This report examines children's gains in mathematics and reading knowledge during their year at kindergarten.
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