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Effects of a Professional Development Program on Classroom Practices and Outcomes for Latino Dual Language Learners
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Buysse, Virginia; Castro, Dina C.; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2010
A randomized, controlled study was conducted to assess the effects of the Nuestros Ninos professional development program on classroom practices and child outcomes related to language development and early literacy skills in both English and Spanish. Fifty-five teachers and 193 Latino dual language learners (DLLs) enrolled in the North Carolina…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Phonological Awareness, Kindergarten, Emergent Literacy
Recognition & Response: Developing and Evaluating a Model of RTI for Pre-K
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Buysse, Virginia; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen; Burchinal, Margaret – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
The Recognition & Response (R&R) model was developed and is being validated by a research team at the FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. R&R has generated widespread attention in the early childhood field as a promising RTI model for pre-k (see entire issue of NHSA Dialog, Volume 12[3],…
Descriptors: Intervention, Formative Evaluation, Young Children, Expressive Language
Quality of Early Childhood Programs in Inclusive and Noninclusive Settings.
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Buysse, Virginia; Wesley, Patricia W.; Bryant, Donna; Gardner, Dave – Exceptional Children, 1999
This study assessed factors contributing to global program quality in 180 community-based child-care centers in North Carolina. Inclusive early-childhood programs scored higher on the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale. Other predictors of global program quality included teacher education, professional experience, and teacher self-ratings of…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Day Care Centers, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
The Effects of Smart Start on Young Children with Disabilities & Their Families. Final Report.
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Porter, Patricia; Munn, Duncan; Buysse, Virginia; Tyndall, Sabrina – 1996
Smart Start, North Carolina's early childhood initiative, seeks to improve early childhood programs and ensure that all North Carolina children enter school healthy and ready to learn. This study evaluated outcomes related to Smart Start program inclusion of young children with disabilities: (1) access to inclusive programming; (2) quality of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Comparative Analysis, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Friendships of Preschoolers with Disabilities in Community-Based Child Care Settings.
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Buysse, Virginia – Journal of Early Intervention, 1993
The friendship status of 58 preschoolers with disabilities in inclusive child care settings in North Carolina was examined. The majority of children were found to have at least one friend. Associated factors included diagnosis, developmental level, behavioral characteristics, characteristics of the friend, similarities between the child and the…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Day Care Centers, Disabilities, Friendship
Center-Based Child Care in the Pioneer Smart Start Partnerships of North Carolina. UNC Smart Start Evaluation Report.
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Maxwell, Kelly; Bryant, Donna; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen; Buysse, Virginia – 1996
Smart Start is North Carolina's partnership between state government and local leaders, service providers, and families to better serve children under 6 years and their families to ensure that all children enter school healthy and prepared to succeed. This study acquired a baseline measure of the quality of child care in the 12 pioneer Smart Start…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education