Elena L. Grigorenko

Researchers in this project are developing and validating a classroom-based, bilingual (Spanish/English) adaptive assessment of children's readiness for knowledge and skills aligned to Early Learning and Development Standards. Due to varying experiences with how children learn a second language in and outside of the home, English learners often present a range of linguistic profiles. These children's academic achievement may be slowed as they are simultaneously developing language and skills...

The purpose of the AllEd partnership was three-pronged: (a)to root AllEd in the relevant programs in Connecticut by carrying out the needed qualitative research, (b) to inform AllEd by carrying out the needed quantitative research using existing datasets, and (c)to prepare the foundation for the implementation of AllEd by forming a network of stakeholders and receiving critical feedback on the existing draft of AllEd for its improvement.