The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program includes three longitudinal studies that examine child development, school readiness, and early school experiences. The birth cohort of the ECLS-B is a sample of children born in 2001 and followed from birth through kindergarten entry. The kindergarten class of 1998-99 cohort is a sample of children followed from kindergarten through the eighth grade. The kindergarten class of 2010-11 cohort will follow a sample of children from kindergarten through the fifth grade.
The ECLS program provides national data on children's status at birth and at various points thereafter; children's transitions to nonparental care, early education programs, and school; and children's experiences and growth through the eighth grade. The ECLS program also provides data to analyze the relationships among a wide range of family, school, community, and individual variables with children's development, early learning, and performance in school.
Highlights
January 7-9, 2009:
Using the ECLS-B Database for Research and Policy Discussion (ECLS-B Database Training)Recent Publications
December 16, 2008:
Mathematics Achievement of Language-Minority Students During the Elementary YearsDecember 2, 2008:
Expectations and Reports of Homework for Public School Students in the First, Third, and Fifth GradesSeptember 24, 2008:
Eighth Grade: First Findings From the Final Round of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K)
