Researchers will conduct a descriptive analysis of systems-level policies and practices that support early learning, including interviews, focus groups and document reviews.
Researchers will identify malleable factors that are associated with prekindergarten through Grade 3 school readiness and achievement by observing teacher-child interactions, class time and content instruction.
Researchers will study malleable factors associated with early learning and school achievement by following a group of children longitudinally from PreK through Grade 3.
These studies will be conducted in Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia.