References and Additional Resources

Atchinson, B. & Diffy, L. (2018). Initiatives from preschool to third grade: A policymaker’s guide. Denver: Education Commission of the States. 

Atchison, B. Pompelia, S. (2018) Transitions and alignment from preschool to kindergarten. Denver: Education Commission of the States.  

Center on the Developing Child (2007). The Science of Early Childhood Development (InBrief). Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu. 

Center on the Developing Child (2017). 3 Principles to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.  

Elango, Sneha, Andrés Hojman, Jorge Luis García, and James J. Heckman. (2016). “Early Childhood Education.” Forthcoming, in Moffitt, Robert (ed.), Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States II. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.  

Heckman, J. (2015). Quality Early Childhood Education: Enduring Benefits. The Hechinger Report.  

LoCasale-Crouch, J., Mashburn, A.J., Downer, J.t., & Pianta, R.C. 2008. Pre-kindergarten teachers’ use of transition practices and children’s adjustment to kindergarten. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.