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In addition, early childhood standards
from a number of other states were
consulted. 1 Moreover, general sources
on early childhood development
(e.g., Berk 2006; Hohmann and
Weikart 1995; Shaffer 2004), culture
and development (e.g., Rogoff 1990,
2003), and early learning (Committee
on Early Childhood Pedagogy 2001;
Committee on Developments in the Science
of Learning 2000) were consulted.
In addition, a number of well-validated
assessment tools for preschoolers were
relied on, including those developed
by Bricker and others (1999); Dichtel-
1 Early childhood standards from the following states
were examined in the preparation of the foundations:
Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Texas, and Washington.
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miller and others (2001); High/Scope
Educational Research Foundation
(2003); Meisels and others (2003);
and Squires, Brickner, and Twombly
(2003).
The most important source for
preparing these foundations was the
research literature in developmental
and educational psychology concerning
early social and emotional development.
A reference list is included at
the end of this section. Detailed bibliographic
notes for reference materials
consulted for this domain also appear
later in this section. The bibliographic
notes include useful background information
for individuals who may wish
to learn more about the research basis
for these foundations.
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