ARTICLES

Informational

• “Kindergarden-Readiness Tests Gain Ground,” Education Week, posted 10/23/2014
• “Content-Rich Instruction in Preschool,” Educational Leadership, posted 10/13/2014
• “Kindergarten-Readiness Test Gain Ground,” Education Week, posted 10/12/2014
• “What the Marshmallow Test Really Teaches About Self-Control“, The /Atlantic, posted 10/07/2014
• “Misconceptions about Math in Early Childhood Classrooms“, Strategies for Children: Early Eye on Education, posted 04/22/2014
• “Using Documention and Assessment to Support Children’s Learning“, Young Children, posted 04/22/2014
• “Pre-K Remains Hot State Policy Topic“, Education Week, posted 02/05/2014
• “Obama offers little new on education in State of the Union Speech”, EdSource, posted 01/31/2014
• “Obama Pre-K Program Could Save $75 Billion, Report States”, Early Years, posted 01/31/2014
• “Draft Preschool Bill Follows Obama Proposal, With Some Changes”, Education Week, posted 01/31/2014
• “Want to Close the Achievement Gap?  Require Pre-K”, Education Week, posted 01/31/2014
• “Commission: Early Childhood Investment Key to Healthier America“, Education Week, posted 01/31/2014
• “Draft Preschool Bill Follows Obama Proposal, With Some Changes“, Education Week, posted 11/18/2013
• “Want to Close the Achievement Gap? Require Pre-K“, Education Week, posted 11/18/2013
• “Obama Pre-K Program Could Save $75 Billion, Report States“, Education Week, posted 9/11/2013
• “Ed. Dept. Releases Snapshot of U.S. Child-Care Arrangements”, Education Week, posted 9/5/2013
• “Documentarians Release Sneak Peek on Preschool Economics”, Education Week, posted 8/8/2013
• “Obesity Rate Drops Among Low-Income Preschoolers“, Education Week, posted 8/8/2013
• The Plan for Early Learning and Development in Michigan, posted 7/2/2013
• ‘Ed. Dept. Launches Competition for Kindergarten Entry Assessments” – Education Week, posted 6/7/2013
• “Proper Role of Ed-Tech in Pre-K a Rising Issue” – Education Week, posted 6/5/2013

Instructional

• “Preschool Game Predicts Academic Success, Researchers Say”, Early Years, posted 01/31/2014
• “Teachers use Social-Emotional Programs to Manage Classess”, Education Week, posted 01/31/2014
• “11 Virtual Tools for the Math Classroom”, Edutopia, posted 01/31/2014
• “Should All Kindergartners Know Their Letters by Halloween?”, Education Week, posted 9/5/2013

Books

• Hammond, W.D. & Raphael, T.E. (2010). Early literacy instruction for the new millennium. Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.
• Raphael, T., Floria-Ruane, S. (2010). Teaching every child to read: Frequently asked questions. Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.
• Parecki-DeBruin, A. (2008). Effective early literacy practice: Here’s how, here’s why.  Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.,posted 02/18/2014
• Parecki-DeBruin, A. (2008). Let’s read together.  Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.,posted 02/18/2014