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Home > Resources > Research

Applied Research


One of the primary goals of the Center for Applied Research is to encourage and support all those in the early childhood field to become critical consumers of research about early childhood development and education. To support teachers, policy makers, early education students and others in the field, the Center provides reports and other resources to help them access and interpret research to inform their day-to-day work.
The Center for Applied Research curates and communicates research through conference sessions, position statements, reports, research news posts, and other channels to promote the relationships between research, practice, and policy.


 Research Reports

Variation in Children's Experience of Kindergarten and the Common Core, November 2012

 

Developing Kindergarten Readiness and Other Large-Scale Assessment Systems, December 2011

 


 Research News  
Research News You Can Use: Pretend Play Is Important But Its Role in Learning is Complex
By Kyle Snow, Ph.D., 9/25/12
Research News You Can Use: Family Engagement and Early Childhood Education
By Kyle Snow, Ph.D., 3/19/12
Research News You Can Use: More Threats to Preschoolers' Play
By Kyle Snow, Ph.D., 1/23/12
Report: "Developing Kindergarten Readiness and Other Large-Scale Assessment Systems"
NAEYC Center for Applied Research, 12/12/11
Research News You Can Use: Debunking the Play vs. Learning Dichotomy
By Kyle Snow, Ph.D., 11/21/11
Research News You Can Use: Dissecting the SpongeBob Study
By Kyle Snow, Ph.D., 9/29/11
 
   

 

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