To expand on the information provided by the Birth-to-College toolkit, a list of categorized reference materials was compiled from a comprehensive scan of relevant external resources by the Birth-to-College Collaborative. They provide informative, relevant content and knowledge to guide alignment work. The resources may be accessed through the categorized links below, and more information on the category, audience, format, purpose and topic for each reference is available in a spreadsheet.
Why Pre-k to 3rd Grade Alignment
- Prekindergarten – 3rd grade: A New Beginning for American Education
- Foundation for Child Development: Pre-K-3rd Education
- PK-3: What is it and How Do We Know it Works?
- PreK – 3rd: Putting Full-Day Kindergarten in the Middle (2010)
- PreK – 3rd: Getting Literacy Instruction Right (2013)
- Double Jeopardy: How Third-Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation (2011)
- A Next Social Contract for the Primary Years of Education (2010)
- Fighting Fade-Out Through PreK-3rd Reform
- America’s Vanishing Potential: The Case for Prek-3rd Education (2008)
- Closing the Achievement Gap Through Expanded Access to Quality Early Education in Grades PK-3 (2006)
- Building a 21st Century Economy: The Case for Investing in Early Education Reform (2005)
Preparing Leaders for Pre-k to 3rd Grade Alignment
- PreK – 3rd: Principals as Crucial Instructional Leaders (2011)
- Principals lead the way for PK-3: Early Investment, Strong Alignment, Better Results (2006)
- Leading Early Childhood Learning Communities: What Principals Should Know and Be Able to Do
Preparing Teachers for Pre-k to 3rd Grade Alignment
- PreK – 3rd: Teacher Quality Matters (2009)
- Core Knowledge for PK-3 Teaching: Ten Components of Effective Instruction (2006)
- Teacher Quality in Grades PK-3: Challenges and Options (2006)
- Building a Skilled Teacher Workforce: Shared and Divergent Challenges in Early Care and Education and in Grades K-12 (2014)
Implementing Pre-k to 3rd Grade Alignment
- Framework for Planning, Implementing and Evaluating PreK-3rd Grade Approaches
- Building and Supporting an Aligned System: a Vision for Transforming Education Across the Pre-K-Grade Three Years
- The Power of PreK-3rd: How a Small Foundation Helped Push Washington State to the Forefront of the PreK-3rd Movement (2011)
- How It’s Being Done: Urgent Lessons from Unexpected Schools
- FirstSchool: Transforming PreK-3rd Grade for African American, Latino, and Low-Income Children
- Leading with Trust: How to Build Strong School Teams
- Trust in Schools: A Core Resource for Improvement
- Transitions for Young Children: Creating Connections Across Early Childhood Systems
- The Birth Through Third Grade Learning Hub
Pre-k to 3rd Grade Curriculum
- A Call for Change: Providing Solutions for Black Male Achievement
- Failure is Not an Option: 6 Principles That Advance Student Achievement in Highly Effective Schools
- Align The Design: A Blueprint for School Improvement
- Curriculum Alignment: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
- Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World
Financing Pre-k to 3rd Grade Alignment
- The Case for Investing in PreK – 3rd Education: Challenging Myths about School Reform (2009)
- PreK-3rd: What is the Price Tag? (2009)
- An Evidence-Based Approach to Estimating the National and State Costs of PreK-3rd (2009)
Pre-k to 3rd Grade for ELL
- PreK – 3rd: Raising the Education Performance of English Language Learners (2011)
- PreK – 3rd: Challenging Common Myths About Dual Language Learners, An Update to the Seminal 2008 Report (2013)
- Effectively Educating PreK-3rd English Language Learners (ELLs) in Montgomery County Public Schools (2011)
State Policy
- The Research Base for a Birth through Eight State Policy Framework (2013)
- Birth Through Eight State Policy Framework (2013)
- Carrots and Sticks: New Jersey’s Effort to Create a Qualified PK-3 Workforce (2006)
- Building Early Learning Leaders: New Jersey’s PreK-3rd Leadership Training (2011)
- Starting Strong in Washington State: Early Learning Lessons and Success Stories
- Education Reform Starts Early: Lessons from New Jersey’s PreK-3rd Reform Efforts (2009)
- On the Cusp of California: How Prek-3rd Strategies Could Improve Education in the Golden State (2009)
- Embracing the Big Picture: The State of New Jersey’s Road Toward a PK3 Continuum (2007)
District Policy
- PreK – 3rd: How Superintendants Lead Change (2010)
- Lessons for PK-3rd From Montgomery County Public Schools (2010)
- Making the Connections: Building an Early Learning System Beyond the Schoolhouse Walls (2011)
- Seizing the Opportunity: Building PK3 Systems in New Jersey’s School Districts (2008)
- Leading for Equity: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Montgomery Count Public Schools
