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Background for
Community-Level Work on School Readiness:
A Review of
Definitions, Assessments, and Investment Strategies
Part I:
Defining and Assessing School Readiness—Building on the Foundation of NEGP Work
by
Martha Zaslow, Julia Calkins, and Tamara Halle
Part II: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors to School
Readiness
by
Tamara Halle, Jonathan Zaff, Julia Calkins, and Nancy Geyelin Margie
December 2000
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Copyright Child Trends, 2000
Table of Contents
Executive
Summary............................................................................................................... iv
Beyond the
Goal 1 Sentence: Building From a Turning Point in Child Assessment................ 3
Component
#1: Delineating Dimensions of School Readiness in Children............................. 5
Component
#2: Family and Community Supports for Children’s School Readiness........... 10
Meisel’s
Review of Issues in the Assessment of School Readiness................................ 19