Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Fostering and measuring skills: improving cognitive and non-cognitive skills to promote lifetime success December 2014	Dr Tim Kautz, Professor James J. Heckman, Professor Ron Diris, Professor Bas ter Weel and Professor Lex Borghans	Assessment Character and non-cognitive development Early years and foundation stage +4 more	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Skill formation and the economics of investing in disadvantaged children June 2006	Professor James Heckman	Early years and foundation stage Social mobility / closing the gap Supporting social mobility +2 more	Science Magazine
Parenting matters: early years and social mobility August 2011	Chris Peterson	Early years and foundation stage Parental / community engagement Social mobility / closing the gap +2 more	Centre Forum
The current state of scientific knowledge on pre-kindergarten effects April 2017	Pre-Kindergarten Task Force	Early years and foundation stage View all	Brookings, Duke Center of Child and Family Policy
Bringing words to life: robust vocabulary instruction (second edition) March 2013	Professor Isabel L. Beck, Doctor Margaret G. McKeown, Professor Linda Kucan	Early years and foundation stage	Guilford Publications
Children, their world, their education: final report and recommendations of the Cambridge Primary Review October 2009	Professor Robin Alexander	Assessment Early years and foundation stage Education policy +3 more	Routledge
What your Nth grader needs to know 2008-2015	Dr E.D Hirsch, Jr	Curriculum planning Curriculum/subject related Early years and foundation stage +7 more	Core Knowledge Foundation
Superphonics training programme 1997-2016	Ruth Miskin	Early years and foundation stage KS1 KS2 +2 more	Hachette Childrens Books