Archived Projects
The following projects have culminated:
Community-Based Research to Develop New Approaches to
Intervention
(part of Minnesota Early Literacy Training Project)
The
purpose of this project was to investigate the emerging
statewide system of professional development and program
involvement in the field of early childhood.
Development and Validation of Functional Movement Skills for
Young Children with Disabilities (Movement IGDIs--Individual
Growth and Development Indicators)
CEED and the School of Kinesiology developed a tool to
assess infant/toddler and preschooler movement. Using this
tool, a non-movement expert can monitor young children's
developmental skill in movement frequently in a quick and
easy manner.
Early Childhood
Behavior Project
This project successfully developed and
evaluated a training and technical assistance model which
addresses challenging behavior.
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program
(part of Minnesota Early Literacy Training Project)
The goal of this project was to prepare preschool educators to help Minnesota children develop early literacy and language skills.
Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development (ECRI)
This project produced a comprehensive, individualized measurement system for tracing the growth and development of children with disabilities from birth to age eight, and created assessment procedures for identifying features of home and school settings amenable to intervention.
Early Learning Opportunities Act
This project worked to enhance early childhood literacy programs in Minneapolis to support both language and literacy development and social-emotional competence.
CEED provided overall project evaluation and research materials for Minneapolis Public Schools' Early Reading First (ERF) program.
Family Academy:
"Manualization" and Evaluation
CEED@UROC researchers are "manualizing"
the Family Academy curriculum and evaluating and validating
the Family Academy model.
Five Hundred Under 5
Five Hundred Under 5 (FHu5) is a
collaborative, multidimensional effort focused on two
residential areas in North Minneapolis.
Identifying
Essential Elements of Child Care Project
The project spanned 13 childcare centers in Hennepin County
(the seat county of Minneapolis, MN) tracking the effect of
childcare environment and parenting behavior on infant and
toddler development in a spectrum of childcare settings,
focused on families eligible for subsidized childcare
assistance.
I'PROMICE investigated the relationship between preschool indicators of expressive language and early literacy and other continuous progress monitoring measures of kindergartner's and first-graders' growth toward reading proficiency.
Minnesota Child Care Policy Research Partnership (MCCPRP) Forum of March 3, 2006
The goal of this broadly based partnership was to foster sound research on child care issues of important to policymakers at the state, local, and national level.
Minnesota Infant Mental Health
This project conducted a statewide needs assessment, set forth a set of recommendations based on that assessment, held trainings and public forums, and produced an on-line course entitled Introduction to Infant Mental Health.
The Ounce Research Project (ORP) studied how using The Ounce Scale™ affects the professional development of child care providers and parents' understanding of their infants and toddlers.
Partnership to Address Violence Through Education (PAVE)
PAVE created a unique violence prevention and intervention training process for early childhood educators.
Portland Early Reading First Project
Portland Public Schools contracted CEED to conduct an external evaluation of the Early Reading First Program.
Preventing Challenging Behavior in Rural Education Settings
This project was designed to respond to a growing need for ongoing technical assistance to address the needs of young children who engage in challenging behavior.
Project Exceptional Evaluation
The primary objective of this evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of the Center for Inclusive Child Care's Project Exceptional program to address the training and resource needs of child care providers of children with disabilities.
QUINCE is a cutting edge evaluation of professional development strategies and their impact on child care quality and preschool children's school readiness.
St. Stephens Kids Resiliency Education Project Evaluation
This project evaluated the Kids Resiliency Education (KRE) project, which was implemented by St. Stephens Human Services in metro area child care centers that serve children from high stress/high risk backgrounds.