Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD: Temple University Director of Infant Language Laboratory

 Language for Reading Presentation

As part of First Things First's Issues in Public Policy series, Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek uses 30 years of research on how babies learn to offer 6 principles for helping kids learn language and literacy - and what those principles mean for parents, communities and policymakers. 

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

The most comprehensive child care study conducted to date to determine how variations in child care are related to children's development. 

The High / Scope Educational Research Foundation

The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40

The design and findings of the High/Scope Perry Preschool study and its conclusions are summarized, along with answers to frequently asked questions, thereby taking advantage of the rich discussion that has surrounded the study over 4 decades.

FPG Child Development Institute - the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Abecedarian Project

The Abecedarian project was a carefully controlled scientific study of the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor children. Four cohorts of individuals, born between 1972 and 1977, were randomly assigned as infants to either the early educational intervention group or the control group.

Glossary of Policy and Advocacy Terms

A Guide to the ABCs and Acronyms of the Infant-Toddler Policy Process