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Title:
A Longitudinal Efficacy Study of the Montessori Preschool Model on Academic and Social-Emotional Outcomes

Year: 2018

Name of Institution:
American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Manship, Karen

Award Amount: $3,294,232

Award Period: 5 years (08/01/2018 – 07/31/2023)

Title:
A Randomized Efficacy Trial of the Kids in Transition to School (KITS) Program to Improve the School Readiness of Children in Disadvantaged Communities

Year: 2012

Name of Institution:
Oregon Social Learning Center

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Pears, Katherine

Award Amount: $3,198,210

Award Period: 4 Years (9/1/12-8/31/16)

Title:
An Efficacy Trial of the HighScope Preschool Curriculum (HSPC)

Year: 2015

Name of Institution:
American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Howard, Eboni

Award Amount: $3,405,790

Award Period: 4 years (7/1/2015 – 6/30/2019)

Title:
Assessing the Efficacy of a Comprehensive Intervention in Physical Science on Head Start Teachers and Children

Year: 2009

Name of Institution:
Education Development Center, Inc.

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Clark-Chiarelli, Nancy

Award Amount: $2,999,841

Award Period: 4 years

Title:
Building Language for Literacy and Core Knowledge

Year: 2003

Name of Institution:
Georgetown University

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Ramey, Sharon

Award Amount: $1,964,376

Award Period: 4 years

Title:
Causal Effects of the Kindergarten Transition Intervention

Year: 2018

Name of Institution:
Ohio State University

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Justice, Laura

Award Amount: $3,299,995

Award Period: 4 years (07/01/2018 - 06/30/2022)

Title:
Closing the SES Related Gap in Young Children's Mathematical Knowledge

Year: 2008

Name of Institution:
WestEd

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Starkey, Prentice

Award Amount: $3,000,482

Award Period: 4 years

Title:
Contexts Inside and Outside of School Walls as Predictors of Differential Effectiveness in Preschool Professional Development

Year: 2016

Name of Institution:
Northwestern University

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Sabol, Terri

Award Amount: $699,490

Award Period: 3 years (9/1/2016 – 8/31/2019)

Title:
ECHOS: Early Childhood Hands on Science

Year: 2010

Name of Institution:
Miami Museum of Science

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Brown, Judy

Award Amount: $2,999,904

Award Period: 4 years

Title:
Effects of the Incredible Years Dinosaur Classroom Prevention Program on Preschool Children's Executive Functioning and Academic Achievement

Year: 2015

Name of Institution:
Duke University

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Rosanbalm, Mary Katherine

Award Amount: $3,410,482

Award Period: 4 years (7/1/2015-6/30/2019)

Title:
Efficacy of a Targeted Shared Book Reading Intervention for Children Who Meet Screening Criteria in Pre-K

Year: 2017

Name of Institution:
American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Bos, Johannes

Award Amount: $3,298,329

Award Period: 5 years (07/01/2017 – 06/30/2022)

Title:
Efficacy of MindUP on Pre-Kindergarteners' Development of Social-Emotional Learning Competencies and Academic Skills

Year: 2018

Name of Institution:
Portland State University

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Mashburn, Andrew

Award Amount: $3,300,000

Award Period: 5 years (07/01/2018 - 06/30/2023)

Title:
Efficacy of Read It Again! In Rural Preschool Settings

Year: 2008

Name of Institution:
Ohio State University

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Justice, Laura

Award Amount: $3,073,485

Award Period: 4 years

Title:
Efficacy of the BrightStart! Program for Promoting Emergent Literacy Skills of PreKindergarten Children at Risk for Reading Difficulties

Year: 2016

Name of Institution:
Ohio State University

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Piasta, Shayne

Award Amount: $3,299,903

Award Period: 5 years (7/1/2016-6/30/2021)

Title:
Efficacy of the TELL Curriculum for Preschool Children who are Economically Disadvantaged

Year: 2017

Name of Institution:
Arizona State University

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Gray, Shelley

Award Amount: $3,288,658

Award Period: 4 years (07/01/2017-06/30/2021)

Title:
Efficacy Trial of MyTeaching Partner-Mathematics and Science Curricula and Implementation Support System

Year: 2012

Name of Institution:
University of Virginia

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Kinzie, Mable

Award Amount: $3,499,427

Award Period: 4 years (7/1/2012–6/30/2016)

Title:
Evaluating the Efficacy of Learning Trajectories in Early Mathematics

Year: 2015

Name of Institution:
University of Denver

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Clements, Douglas

Award Amount: $3,453,981

Award Period: 4 years (7/1/2015 – 6/30/2019)

Title:
Examining the Cost-effectiveness of Continuous Improvement Models for Preschool Teachers: Balancing PD Structures to Match Teacher Need

Year: 2018

Name of Institution:
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Crawford, April

Award Amount: $3,299,982

Award Period: 5 years (07/01/2018 - 06/30/2023)

Title:
Experimental Validation of the Tools of the Mind Prekindergarten Curriculum

Year: 2009

Name of Institution:
Vanderbilt University

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Farran, Dale

Award Amount: $3,102,960

Award Period: 4 years

Title:
Improving School Readiness of High-Risk Preschoolers: Combining High-Quality Instructional Strategies with Responsive Training for Teachers and Parents

Year: 2009

Name of Institution:
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Landry, Susan H.

Award Amount: $2,653,503

Award Period: 4 years

Title:
Increasing the Efficacy of An Early Mathematics Curriculum with Scaffolding Designed to Promote Self-Regulation

Year: 2008

Name of Institution:
University of Denver

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Clements, Douglas

Award Amount: $4,541,974

Award Period: 4 years

Title:
Internet Implementation of Empirically Supported Interventions That Can Be Remotely Delivered in Authentic Preschool Programs for Mothers and Teachers: Evaluation of Direct Child and Teacher Outcomes

Year: 2014

Name of Institution:
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Landry, Susan H.

Award Amount: $3,499,758

Award Period: 4 years (7/1/2014-6/30/2018)

Title:
Kidsteps II: Promoting School Readiness Through Social-Emotional Skill Building in Preschool

Year: 2013

Name of Institution:
University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Upshur, Carole

Award Amount: $3,468,010

Award Period: 4 years (7/1/13-6/30/17)

Title:
Numbers Plus Efficacy Study

Year: 2011

Name of Institution:
HighScope Educational Research Foundation

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Schweinhart, Larry

Award Amount: $2,102,024

Award Period: 4 years

Title:
Preparing to Succeed: An Efficacy Trial of Two Early Childhood Curricula

Year: 2009

Name of Institution:
Harvard University

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Yoshikawa, Hirokazu

Award Amount: $1,126,997

Award Period: 2 years

Title:
Promoting School Readiness Through Emotional Intelligence: An Efficacy Trial of Preschool RULER

Year: 2018

Name of Institution:
Yale University

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Bailey, Craig

Award Amount: $3,263,909

Award Period: 5 years (07/01/2018 - 06/30/2023)

Title:
Scalable Approaches for Preparing Early Childhood Teachers: Identifying Costs and Effectiveness of Evidence Based Approaches to Coaching

Year: 2014

Name of Institution:
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Landry, Susan H.

Award Amount: $3,499,220

Award Period: 4 years (7/1/2014-6/30/2018)

Title:
Sustaining the Boost: Longitudinal Impacts of the Boston Prekindergarten Program and Variation in Impacts

Year: 2014

Name of Institution:
University of Michigan

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Weiland, Christina

Award Amount: $1,419,251

Award Period: 3 Years (7/1/2014 – 6/30/2017)

Title:
The Effects of Promoting Engaging Early Literacy Interactions in Preschool Environments: Literacy 3D

Year: 2017

Name of Institution:
University of Kansas

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Schnitz, Alana

Award Amount: $3,295,716

Award Period: 4 years (07/01/2017-06/30/2021)

Title:
WORLD Efficacy Study

Year: 2011

Name of Institution:
University of Houston

Goal: Efficacy and Replication

Principal Investigator:
Gonzalez, Jorge

Award Amount: $2,608,581

Award Period: 4 years