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The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) produces a variety of publications about early childhood issues including the School Readiness Study, parent involvement studies, parent brochures about infant and toddler development, and Minnesota's early learning standards.
Click on Your Link to view Minnesota's electronic newsletter about interagency early childhood intervention.
Click here for the Minnesota Accountability Framework for School Readiness (draft) and click here for the companion definitions and state infrastructure outcomes of the Accountability Framework.
Order Form
 133Kb (2/6/08)
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| Early Learning Services Publications/Training Material Order Form and Invoice | |
Studies & Reports
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Hopes & Dreams, Challenges & Strengths: A Summary of Eight Parent Roundtables
1Mb (7/28/05)
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| Minnesota parents talk about what they value and want for their children and families. Non-partisan roundtable discussions conducted with 100 diverse parent participants across Minnesota in the summer of 1998. | |
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Immediate Outcomes Demonstrated by Children Participating in School Readiness
149Kb (7/28/05)
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| Documents the progress of children participating in Minnesota's School Readiness program in the areas of language and literacy and personal and social development and their subsequent transition to kindergarten. (2001) | |
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No Better Time - Starting Early For School Success
751Kb (7/28/05)
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| A plan for integrating Minnesota's current early childhood education and child care programs along a continuum of services in order to support children's early learning and development. (2001) | |
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Parent Involvement in Kindergarten and Third Grade
286Kb (7/28/05)
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| Executive summary of a 2003 special study of parent involvement in the early years of elementary school | |
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Parent Involvement in Kindergarten and Third Grade Education
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| Special study in 2003 to understand what parents report they do to support their children's learning in the early years of elementary school. | |
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Part C State Performance Plan (SPP)
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| final version of Minnesota's Part C State Performance Plan as submitted to the Office of Special Education Programs on 12/2/2005. | |
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Program Evaluation: The Five-Tiered Approach
118Kb (7/28/05)
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| Matrix describing purposes of evaluation, audiences, tools and kinds of data. | |
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Using School Readiness Study Information
52Kb (7/28/05)
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| Suggestions for community use of the findings from the MN School Readiness Year Two Study | |
Brochures
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All Our Children: Outcomes and Indicators
132Kb (7/28/05)
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| A resource brochure to assist community programs in identifying measurements of progress that promote child focused communities. (1997) | |
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The Magic and Mystery of Toddlers
272Kb (9/19/05)
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| Parent brochure describes toddler growth and learning. Includes strategies to support young children's development. (June 2005) | |
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The Wonder and Promise of Infants
260Kb (7/28/05)
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| Parent brochure describes infant growth and learning. Includes strategies to support a baby's development. (June 2005) | |
Learning & Program Standards
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Alignment of Minnesota Early Learning Standards
655Kb (7/28/05)
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| This aligns the Minnesota K-12 Kindergarten Academic Standards with the Minnesota Early Learning Standards and the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework (2005). | |
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Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: Minnesota's Early Learning Standards
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| A framework for a common set of developmentally appropriate expectations for children ages three to five, within a context of shared responsibility for helping children meet these expectations. (2005) | |