Traditional classroom quality measures may overlook individual children’s diverse learning experiences, even within the same classroom. New tools are needed to improve outcomes for all children. A recent Early Learning Network study, led by researchers at the University of Michigan, MDRC and the Harvard Graduate School...
Early Learning Network research emphasizes the importance of providing culturally responsive, intentional and supportive interactions in classrooms that focus on students’ social-emotional, cognitive and language development. Early Learning Network (ELN) teams recently released a set of briefs focused on four impact areas — factors open to...
What does the Early Learning Network’s research tell us about how to support children’s early learning success? A new series of briefs outline the network’s collective findings and contributions to the field of early childhood education. Discover impact areas, key takeaways and action steps for practice,...
Researchers at MDRC, University of Michigan and the Harvard Graduate School of Education worked with Boston Public Schools to better understand the extent to which content-rich and cognitively demanding instruction leads to gains in children’s language and math skills, and to create more reliable measures...
A recent Early Learning Network study led by researchers at Ohio State University found that instructional practices in prekindergarten (pre-K) were starkly different from those in kindergarten through third grade, and that kindergarten appears to be highly academic for about two-thirds of classrooms. Findings also...
In a new research brief, Early Learning Network researchers explore lessons learned from one approach to measurement: Fine-grained, time-based measures that capture how young children spend their time in pre-K and kindergarten classrooms....
The third presentation in the Early Learning Network's Spring Webinar Series focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in early learning. Video is available from the presentation led by researchers Iheoma Iruka and Meghan McCormick: "Building Toward Racial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Early Learning."...
Early Learning Network researchers have identified several actions that may help eliminate or reduce early opportunity gaps based on race and income....
Early Learning Network researchers will present current findings on achievement gap trajectories starting in pre-K at the Institute of Education Sciences’ 2020 Principal Investigators Meeting in Washington, D.C....
Early teacher-child relationships lay the groundwork for creating supportive learning environments as children transition from pre-K to elementary school and beyond. Several of the Early Learning Network’s nationwide studies are examining individual children’s experiences, and specifically the bonds they form with teachers, to better understand...