Early Childhood Education

 
ACER's research in early childhood education and the early years of schooling addresses school readiness, literacy, numeracy, and science, curriculum and standards development, quality and equity, teaching and learning, and assessment.

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Submissions from 2013

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Footprints in Time : Who Am I? and Renfrew Word Finding Vocabulary Test : report on wave 2 data, Sarah Buckley, Catherine Underwood, and Nola Purdie

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Literacy and numeracy interventions in the early years of schooling : a literature review : report to the Ministerial Advisory Group on Literacy and Numeracy, Marion Meiers, Kate Reid, Phillip McKenzie, and Suzanne Mellor

Submissions from 2012

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Evaluation of the assessment and rating process under the National Quality Standard for Early Childhood Education and Care and School Age Care, Sheldon Rothman, David Kelly, Bridie Raban, Mollie Tobin, Jocelyn Cook, Kate O’Malley, Clare Ozolins, and Meredith Bramich

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Starting school : a strengths‐based approach towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, Stephanie Armstrong, Sarah Buckley, Michele Lonsdale, Gina Milgate, Laura Bennetts Kneebone, Louise Cook, and Fiona Skelton

Submissions from 2011

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A new era in early years learning, Bridie Raban

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Current requirements for tertiary qualifications in early childhood education : implications for policy : final report, Glenn Rowley, Julie Kos, Bridie Raban, Marilyn Fleer, Joy Cullen, and Alison Elliott

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Enhancing education, Sheldon Rothman, David Slattery, Sarah Buckley, and John Ainley

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Success in the early years for remote Indigenous children., Georgie Nutton

Submissions from 2010

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Content fundamentals for a TV show aimed at Indigenous children aged 3 to 6: a literature review and discussion paper, David Norris

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Lifelong effects of attendance at Kindergarten Union preschools in South Australia, Katina D'Onise, John W. Lynch, and Robyn A. McDermott

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Using television to improve learning opportunities for Indigenous Children, Michele Lonsdale

Submissions from 2009

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Literacy and numeracy diagnostic tools : an evaluation, Margaret Forster

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Preschool Education in Australia, Andrew Dowling and Kate O’Malley

Submissions from 2008

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A Longitudinal Investigation of Literacy Achievement and Development in the First Three Years of School, Marion Meiers

Submissions from 2006

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Early Childhood Education : Pathways to quality and equity for all children, Alison Elliott

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Growth in Literacy and Numeracy in the First Three Years of School., Marion Meiers, Siek Toon Khoo, Ken Rowe, Andrew Stephanou, Prue Anderson, and Kathy Nolan

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Rethinking and Reshaping Early Childhood Care and Education Policy : Visions and Directions for the Future., Alison Elliott

Submissions from 2005

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In Teachers' Hands: Effective Literacy Teaching Practices in the Early Years of Schooling, William Louden, Mary Rohl, Caroline Barratt Pugh, Claire Brown, Trevor Cairney, Jess Elderfield, Helen House, Marion Meiers, Judith Rivalland, and Ken Rowe

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Numeracy in the Early Years: Project Good Start, Sue Thomson, Ken Rowe, Catherine Underwood, and Ray Peck

Submissions from 2004

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Supporting English Literacy and Numeracy Learning for Indigenous Students in the Early Years, Tracey Frigo, Matthew Corrigan, Isabelle Adams, Paul Hughes, Maria Stephens, and Davina Woods

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Where to Now for Early Childhood Education and Care?, Alison Elliott

Submissions from 2002

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Diversity and learning in the early years of school, Tracey Frigo and Isabelle Adams

Submissions from 2000

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Technical Assistance for Preparation of the Primary Teacher Training Project., Graeme Withers