Researchers conducted a descriptive analysis of systems-level policies and practices that support early learning, including interviews, focus groups and document reviews.
Researchers identified malleable factors associated with prekindergarten through third grade school readiness and achievement by observing teacher-child interactions, class time and content instruction.
Researchers studied malleable factors associated with early learning and school achievement by following a group of children longitudinally from pre-K through third grade.
These studies were conducted in Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia.