Richard M. Clifford

Best Publications

• Ready to learn? Children's pre-academic achievement in pre-Kindergarten programs

  Carollee Howes;Margaret Burchinal;Robert Pianta;Donna Bryant

  1618
  Citations

• Teachers' Education, Classroom Quality, and Young Children's Academic Skills: Results From Seven Studies of Preschool Programs

  Diane M. Early;Kelly L. Maxwell;Margaret Burchinal;Soumya Alva

  1358
  Citations

• Features of Pre-Kindergarten Programs, Classrooms, and Teachers: Do They Predict Observed Classroom Quality and Child-Teacher Interactions?

  Robert Pianta;Carollee Howes;Margaret Burchinal;Donna Bryant

  1343
  Citations

• Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale. Revised Edition.

  Thelma Harms;Richard M. Clifford;Debby Cryer

  1172
  Citations

• Predicting Child Outcomes at the End of Kindergarten from the Quality of Pre-Kindergarten Teacher–Child Interactions and Instruction

  Margaret Burchinal;Carollee Howes;Robert Pianta;Donna Bryant

  748
  Citations

• Caregiver Training and Classroom Quality in Child Care Centers

  Margaret R. Burchinal;Debby Cryer;Richard M. Clifford;Carollee Howes

  717
  Citations

• Are teachers’ education, major, and credentials related to classroom quality and children's academic gains in pre-kindergarten?

  Diane M. Early;Donna M. Bryant;Robert C. Pianta;Richard M. Clifford

  635
  Citations

• Observed classroom quality profiles in state-funded pre-kindergarten programs and associations with teacher, program, and classroom characteristics

  Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch;Tim Konold;Robert Pianta;Carollee Howes

  586
  Citations

• How do pre-kindergarteners spend their time? Gender, ethnicity, and income as predictors of experiences in pre-kindergarten classrooms

  Diane M. Early;Iheoma U. Iruka;Sharon Ritchie;Oscar A. Barbarin

  522
  Citations

• Children's classroom engagement and school readiness gains in prekindergarten.

  Nina C. Chien;Carollee Howes;Margaret Burchinal;Robert C. Pianta

  422
  Citations

• The Relations of Observed Pre-K Classroom Quality Profiles to Children's Achievement and Social Competence

  Timothy W. Curby;Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch;Timothy R. Konold;Robert C. Pianta

  420
  Citations

• Children's Social and Cognitive Development and Child-Care Quality: Testing for Differential Associations Related to Poverty, Gender, or Ethnicity

  Margaret R. Burchinal;Ellen Peisner-Feinberg;Donna M. Bryant;Richard Clifford

  389
  Citations

• Quality in Kindergarten Classrooms: Observational Evidence for the Need to Increase Children's Learning Opportunities in Early Education Classrooms

  Karen M. La Paro;Bridget K. Hamre;Jennifer Locasale-Crouch;Robert C. Pianta

  306
  Citations

• Demographic Characteristics of Early Childhood Teachers and Structural Elements of Early Care and Education in the United States.

  Gitanjali Saluja;Diane M. Early;Richard M. Clifford

  283
  Citations

• What Is Pre-Kindergarten? Characteristics of Public Pre-Kindergarten Programs.

  Richard M. Clifford;Oscar Barbarin;Florence Chang;Diane Early

  248
  Citations

• Spanish-Speaking Children's Social and Language Development in Pre-Kindergarten Classrooms

  Florence Chang;Gisele Crawford;Diane Early;Donna Bryant

  234
  Citations

• Parental Conceptions of School Readiness: Relation to Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Children's Skills

  Oscar A. Barbarin;Diane Early;Richard Clifford;Donna Bryant

  234
  Citations

• Best Practices for Beginners: Developmental Appropriateness in Kindergarten

  Donna M. Bryant;Richard M. Clifford;Ellen S. Peisner

  200
  Citations

• The Children of the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study Go to School. Technical Report.

  Ellen. S. Peisner-Feinberg;Margaret R. Burchinal;Richard M. Clifford;Noreen Yazejian

  159
  Citations

• Children Enrolled in Public Pre‐K: The Relation of Family Life, Neighborhood Quality, and Socioeconomic Resources to Early Competence

  Oscar Barbarin;Donna Bryant;Terry McCandies;Margaret Burchinal

  137
  Citations