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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Mohr, Jennifer; Zygmunt, Eva; Clark, Patricia – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2012
A case study approach was employed to investigate low-income families' aspirations for their children and their understandings of their children's developmental needs. Participants were four women whose children or grandchildren were enrolled in an urban early childhood program and were considered "at risk." Qualitative methods including…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Low Income Groups, Expectation
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Query, Rebecca Robinson; Ceglowski, Deborah; Clark, Patricia; Li, Yongmei – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine Hispanic families' perspectives on using a prepared kit to enhance their preschoolers' vocabulary development at home. Families enrolled in a public prekindergarten program were provided with a bilingual (English/Spanish) home literacy kit that included ways in which to engage their children in activities…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Emergent Literacy, Vocabulary Development, Bilingualism