Research on School Readiness
Listed below are a selection of research
findings and expert testimonies on school ready children, parents and families.
10/04
WEBSITES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- www.nifl.gov -
National Institute for Literacy to order Put Reading First, Helping Your Child
Learn to Read - Parent Guide

- www.reachoutandread.org - Reach Out and Read, Boston
Medical Center
- www.projectlift-off.org - Getting School Ready, Washington
State
- www.wcpan.wa.gov - Washington Council for Prevention of
Child Abuse and Neglect; Children's Trust Fund of Washington.
- www.childrensalliance.org - Children's Alliance of
Washington
- www.childtrendsdatabank.org - Research and data on child
development
- www.pepsgroup.org - Website for PEPS parent support groups.
- www.naeyc.org -
National Association for the Education of Young Children.
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www.zerotothree.org - National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families.
- www.patnc.org - Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc.
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www.fpg.unc.edu - Abecedarian Study in North Carolina tracked young
impoverished children who had the advantage of early development program and
compared them with their peers who did not.
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www.highscope.org - Perry Preschool Project in Michigan - The latest
findings of the High/Scope Perry Preschool Study.
- www.ecalliance.org - Early Childhood Alliance, committed to
meeting the needs of children and families with comprehensive early childhood
education services.
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www.fathersnetwork.org - Supporting fathers and families raising children
with special health care needs and developmental disabilities.

- www.educarecolorado.org - Early care and education website
for parents and early care professionals.
- www.smartstart-nc.org - North Carolina Smart Start early
education program
- www.nieer.org
- National Institute for Early Education Research
- www.colorincolorado.org - Public Broadcasting website for
parent and teacher education. English and Spanish.
- www.rif.org/leer -Reading is Fundamental available in
Spanish and English; website for families.
- www.hmhbwa.org
- Health Mother Healthy Babies; English and Spanish. Washington Dental Service
Foundation.
- www.pbsparents.org