The Best of 2011 - PreK-3rd

In 2011, FCD and its grantees produced over 60 reports, research articles, briefs, case studies, and other materials. The top PreK-3^rd and Dual-Generation Strategy resources are listed. Throughout the week we will release the Best of 2011 -- Child Well-Being Index (CWI) and New American Children.

PreK-3^rd

• FCD's PreK-3^rd Map 
• PreK-3^rd Key Resources List 
• The Power of PreK-3^rd: How a Small Foundation Helped Push Washington State to the Forefront of the PreK-3^rd Movement by Paul Nyhan
• Lessons for PreK-3^rd from Montgomery County Public Schools by Geoff Marietta
• Effectively Educating PreK-3^rd English Language Learners (ELLs) in Montgomery County Public Schools by Geoff Marietta and Elisha Brookover
• PreK-3^rd: Principals as Crucial Instructional Leaders by Sara Mead
• PreK-3^rd: Raising the Educational Performance of English Language Learners (ELLs) by Dale Russakof
• Building and Supporting an Aligned System: A Vision for Transforming Education Across the Pre-K-Grade Three Years by NAESP Foundation Task Force On Early Learning
• Double Jeopardy: How Third-Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation by Donald J. Hernandez and the Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Watching Teachers Work: Using Observation Tools to Promote Effective Teaching in the Early Years and Early Grades by Lisa Guernsey, Susan Ochshorn and the New America Foundation

Dual-Generation Strategy 

• Investing in Children and Parents: Fostering Dual- Generation
• Strategies in the United States by Christopher T. King, Tara C. Smith, and Robert W. Glover
• Investing in Children and Parents: Opportunites and Challanges Facing Dual-Generation Strategies in the US by Christopher T. King, Tara C. Smith, and Robert W. Glover
• The Digital Promise: Harnessing Technology and Innovation in Two-Generation Education Investment Strategies by Ariel Kalil
• Defining a Research Agenda: Dual-Generation Education by P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Teresa Eckrich Sommer & Terri J. Sabol