Family engagement is an important crosscutting theme in several of the Early Learning Network’s nationwide studies. Together, our teams are working to better understand how family-school partnerships support optimal, positive trajectories for children as they move from pre-K to third grade....
Early Learning Network research teams led several sessions at the 2019 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, March 21-23 in Baltimore. ...
The Early Learning Network is in its third year of developing the classroom observation system known as OLOS, or Optimizing Learning Opportunities for Students. Find out how OLOS works, why it matters, what we're learning and the latest updates on the development process....
Researchers from the Early Learning Network convened Jan. 8 in Washington, D.C. to share updates on the network’s nationwide studies and OLOS observation tool, and to discuss strategies for synthesizing the important early childhood education data going forward....
The Early Learning Network’s Early Career Enhancement program supports its emerging scholars through individualized training, professional development and mentored support. In addition to providing young researchers with valuable information, NECE offers them an outlet to share ideas and concerns as they navigate the field of...
Through our nationwide studies, we’re uncovering information around several themes that are important in understanding children’s learning and development. Watch our video that introduces the seven cross-cutting themes....
Early Learning Network research sheds light on children’s experiences in today’s pre-K classrooms, the implications for practice and policy, and how these programs can be shaped to place all children on a path for long-term success....
The Early Learning Network’s assessment team has been developing and testing the OLOS Observation System in pre-K through third grade classrooms for the last two years. The technology-based observation tool is used by teachers in real-time to assess factors that are predictive of later learning...
Deborah Lowe Vandell of the University of California, Irvine, shares her perspective on the Early Learning Network’s efforts to develop and implement the OLOS Observation System. Read the full Q&A....
The University of Virginia is conducting three interconnected research studies as part of the project, Fairfax Pre-Kindergarten to 3rd Grade. The findings will help early childhood policymakers and practitioners across the U.S. better understand how to maintain the positive effects of pre-K and support diverse...