Early Learning Network research strengthens the field’s understanding of how positive relationships support high-quality educational experiences for young children. Early Learning Network (ELN) teams recently released a set of briefs focused on four impact areas — factors open to change or improvement — that have potential...
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...
Early Learning Network research supports prioritizing instruction in both foundational skills and complex skills to promote lasting pre-K gains. Early Learning Network (ELN) teams recently released a set of briefs focused on four impact areas — factors open to change or improvement — that have potential...
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,...
Last month, we convened a group of stakeholders from across the U.S. for the Early Learning Network Forum, a virtual event hosted in partnership with the Institute of Education Sciences, under the theme, “Equitable and Effective Early Learning Opportunities: Research, Practice and Policy Considerations." On Dec....
The transition from prekindergarten to kindergarten is tough for many children — there are new faces, different routines, and, often, higher expectations for academic achievement. Yet there is little empirical evidence of how differences between pre-K and kindergarten classroom environments affect children, particularly as they...
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...
Research by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln team strengthens the case that positive, sustained relationships promote social skills and reduce problem behaviors in early childhood....
Research by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill team sheds light on factors that influence American states to adopt publicly-funded prekindergarten (pre-K). The historical analysis found legislative partisanship, legislative professionalism and unemployment are key predictors in a state’s decision to support public pre-K...
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...