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3-200 - Policy efforts in early childhood: Quality rating systems (QRS) and Kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs)
Sat, April 8, 4:30 to 6:00pm, Austin Convention Center, Meeting Room 5BSession Type: Paper Session
Integrative Statement
School readiness is of significant interest to policymakers and practitioners. To this end policy makers have emphasized increasing school readiness in a variety of ways. Federal, state, and local efforts have focused on improving child care quality systems, including formal Quality Rating Systems (QRS). However, little is known about the effectiveness and use of these systems. Similarly, kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs) continue to expand nationally, but research to support these measures and validate them is sparse. This panel will examine these two important issues in early childhood policy, focusing on QRS and KEAs in different ways. Implications for policy and practice will be discussed.
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Building a research base to guide kindergarten entry assessment policy: Findings from a national sample and future directions - Presenting Author: Katherine A Shields, Education Development Center, Inc.; Kyle DeMeo Cook, Boston College; Sara Greller, Education Development Center, Inc.; Clare Waterman Irwin, Education Development Center, Inc.
Examining the Discriminant Validity of a Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) and the Implications for Teacher Practice - Presenting Author: Jaclyn M. Russo, University of Virginia; Amanda P Williford, UVA; Daphna Bassok, University of Virginia; Virginia Vitiello, University of Virginia
Documenting quality in early childhood: Development and implementation of quality rating and improvement systems in Midwest states - Presenting Author: Ann-Marie Faria, American Institutes for Reserach; Laura Hawkinson, School Readiness Consulting; Ariela C Greenberg, American Institutes for Reserach; Ivan Metzger, American Institutes for Reserach
Quality improvement efforts among early childhood programs in Iowa’s Quality Rating System - Presenting Author: Laura Hawkinson, School Readiness Consulting; Ann-Marie Faria, American Institutes for Reserach; Nora Bouacha, American Institutes for Research; Dong Hoon Lee, American Institutes for Research; Ivan Metzger, U