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The latest on EC quality measures—and tomorrow's most promising tools

New!
Quality Measurement in Early Childhood Settings
Edited by Martha Zaslow, Ph.D., Ivelisse Martinez-Beck, Ph.D., Kathryn Tout, Ph.D., & Tamara Halle, Ph.D.

Foreword by Mary Bruce Webb

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Perfect for ARRA funds allocated for EC quality improvement

"Brings together an incredible array of the best minds in early childhood to thoughtfully tackle one of the toughest issues of our time-measuring quality practices for young children." —Kelly L. Maxwell, Ph.D., Associate Director and Research Scientist, FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"No issue is more important for early childhood policy, practice, and research. No book provides a better guide to what we know and what we must learn about measuring quality." —W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D., Co-director, National Institute for Early Education Research; Board of Governors Professor, Rutgers University

What constitutes quality in early childhood settings, and how can it best be measured with today's widely used tools and promising new approaches? Find authoritative answers in this book, a must-have for high-level administrators and policymakers as more and more states adopt early childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems.

The most comprehensive resource on measuring quality in both home- and center-based settings, this book brings together a who's who of early childhood experts to establish what's working in quality measurement and how it can be strengthened to support better programs and optimal child development. Readers will explore specific approaches to measuring the quality of factors that are key to school readiness, including

  • supports for early language and literacy development
  • math and science curricula and instruction
  • environmental supports for social and emotional competence
  • health-related factors such as nutrition, safety, and adequate physical activity
  • family-sensitive child care
  • cultural responsiveness
  • services for children with disabilities
  • practices that promote dual language learners' development and learning

To help them measure these factors accurately, readers will get critical analyses of dozens of current assessment measures, plus an exclusive inside look at today's most promising new tools. Readers will also find invaluable guidance on "big picture" issues—such as how to align quality measures with professional development goals and desired child outcomes; how to make sound, data-driven decisions when implementing a large-scale Quality Rating and Improvement System, and how to conduct integrated quality assessments that combine the best of observational and structural approaches.

An essential reference for anyone involved in a statewide effort to improve program quality, this book also makes an ideal graduate-level text for tomorrow's early childhood decision makers. Readers will have the knowledge base they need to strengthen their quality measurement—so they can be sure their programs lead to positive outcomes and get children ready for school success.

With contributions from more than 50 experts, including
  • Donna Bryant
  • Margaret Burchinal
  • Judith J. Carta
  • Dina Castro
  • Herbert Ginsburg
  • Marilou Hyson
  • Susan B. Neuman
  • Robert C. Pianta
  • Beth S. Rous
  • Donna Spiker
  • Kathy R. Thornburg
  • and more!
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ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-59857-161-5
Paperback
456 pages
7 x 10
2011 / $44.95
Stock# 71615


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Table of Contents

About the Editors
About the Contributors
Foreword
Mary Bruce Webb
Acknowledgments

Introduction: Why Strengthening the Measurement of Quality in Early Childhood Settings Has Taken on New Importance
Ivelisse Martinez-Beck

Section I. Reasons to Take Stock and Strengthen Our Measures of Quality

Chapter 1. Setting the Context for a Discussion of Quality Measures: The Demographic Landscape of Early Care and Education
Tamara Halle, Ivelisse Martinez-Beck, Nicole D. Forry, & Meagan McSwiggan

Chapter 2. How Well Do Our Measures of Quality Predict Child Outcomes? A Meta-Analysis and Coordinated Analysis of Data from Large-Scale Studies of Early Childhood Settings
Margaret Burchinal, Kirsten Kainz, & Yaping Cai

Chapter 3. Empirical Approaches to Strengthening the Measurement of Quality: Issues in the Development and Use of Quality Measures in Research and Applied Settings
Donna M. Bryant, Margaret Burchinal, & Martha Zaslow

Section II. Potential to Strengthen Measures of Quality in Specific Domains

Chapter 4. Advancing the Measurement of Quality for Early Childhood Programs that Support Early Language and Literacy Development
Susan B. Neuman & Judith J. Carta

Chapter 5. Measuring the Quality of Early Childhood Math and Science Curricula and Teaching
Kimberly Brenneman, Kimberly Boller, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Deborah Stipek, Nicole D. Forry, Barbrina B. Ertle, Lucia French, Herbert P. Ginsburg, Ellen Frede, & Thomas Schultz

Chapter 6. Measuring the Quality of Environmental Supports for Young Children's Social and Emotional Competence
Marilou Hyson, Jessica E. Vick Whittaker, Martha Zaslow, Deborah Leong, Elena Bodrova, Bridget K. Hamre, & Sheila Smith

Chapter 7. Measuring Health-Related Aspects of Quality in Early Childhood Settings
Susan M. Hegland, Susan S. Aronson, Patricia Isbell, Sara Benjamin Neelon, Beth S. Rous, & Marilyn J. Krajicek

Chapter 8. Family-Sensitive Caregiving: A Key Component of Quality in Early Care and Education Arrangements
Juliet Bromer, Diane Paulsell, Toni Porter, Julia R. Henly, Dawn Ramsburg, Roberta B. Weber, & Families and Quality Workgroup Members

Chapter 9. Measuring Culturally Responsive Early Care and Education
Eva Marie Shivers & Kay Sanders, with T'Pring R. Westbrook

Section III. Cross-Cutting Issues

Chapter 10. Measuring Quality of ECE Programs for Children with Disabilities
Donna Spiker, Kathleen M. Hebbeler, & Lauren R. Barton

Chapter 11. Defining and Measuring Quality in Early Childhood Practices that Promote Dual Language Learners' Development and Learning
Dina C. Castro, Linda M. Espinosa, & Mariela M. Paez

Chapter 12. The Whole Child, the Whole Setting: Toward Integrated Measures of Quality
Suzanne M. Bouffard & Stephanie M. Jones

Chapter 13. Aligning Measures of Quality with Professional Development Goals and Goals for Children's Development
Robert C. Pianta, Bridget K. Hamre, & Jason Downer

Chapter 14. Beyond Classroom-Based Measures for Preschoolers: Addressing the Gaps in Measures for Home-Based Care and Care for Infants and Toddlers
Heather Sandstrom, Shannon Moodie, & Tamara Halle

Section IV: Applications in Policy and Practice

Chapter 15. Measuring and Rating Quality: A State Perspective on the Demands for Quality Measurement in a Policy Context
Deborah Swenson-Klatt & Kathryn Tout

Chapter 16. Data-Driven Decision Making in Preparation for Large-Scale Quality Rating System Implementation
Kathy R. Thornburg, Denise Mauzy, Wayne A. Mayfield, Jacqueline S. Hawks, Amber Sparks, Judy A. Mumford, Teresa Foulkes, & Kathryn L. Fuger

Chapter 17. Differing Purposes for Measuring Quality in Early Childhood Settings: Aligning Purpose with Procedures
Martha Zaslow, Kathryn Tout, & Tamara Halle

Conclusion: Ending with a Beginning
Key Themes and Next Steps
Martha Zaslow

Index

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