Research Links
The following links provide information and research regarding early childhood education and the academic, social, and physical goals preschoolers need to reach for later success.
Principles of an Effective Pre-School Curriculum (PDF File)- Presented at N.A.E.Y.C. by Houghton Mifflin PRE-K authors Sue Bredekamp and John Pikuski.
- Center for Improving the Readiness of Children for Learning and Education (C.I.R.C.L.E.)
- http://www.uth.tmc.edu/circle
- Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG)
- http://www.fpg.unc.edu
- International Reading Association (IRA)
- http://www.reading.org
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- http://www.naeyc.org
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
- http://www.nctm.org
- National Head Start Association (NHSA)
- http://www.nhsa.org
- National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)
- http://www.nieer.orgyet
- Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
- http://www.pirls.org
- The National Head Start Child Development Institute (CDI)
- http://www.hsnrc.org/CDI
- Also see: The Head Start Child Outcomes Framework
- http://www.hsnrc.org/CDI/outcontent.cfm