Alanna Mary Tess Yasmin Sincovich Brushe Gregory Harman-Smith AS MB TG YHS BPsych(Hons), PhD BPsych(Hons), PhD (Public Health) BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD Senior Research Officer Senior Research Officer Senior Research ...

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Children have a universal right to live free from exposure to family and domestic violence (FDV). Children exposed to FDV can experience long-term effects on their physical and psychological health and their social competencies including social, emotional, and cognitive skills and behaviours that underpin successful social adaptation and academic achievement. The aim of this study was to investigate if children exposed to FDV were more likely to be vulnerable on school readiness measures compared to those children who were not exposed. ...

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• 2021
• October 2021

In this paper, we aim to contribute to the understanding of the multidimensional nature of school readiness. In a sample of over 4,000 Australian children in their first year of school, we used latent class analysis to examine patterns of school readiness based on child, family, school and community characteristics, and examine the relationship between these patterns of school readiness and subsequent outcomes (reading comprehension, school absence and emotional and behavioural difficulties). ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

In this study, the Australian Early Development Census scores of 19,203 children were linked to information on child maltreatment allegations. ...

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• 2018
• February 2018

It is well established that children’s school readiness is associated with their later academic achievement, but less is known about whether school readiness is also associated with other measures of school success, such as students’ social and emotional wellbeing. While some previous research has shown a link between early social and emotional development and student wellbeing, results are mixed and the strength of these relationships vary depending on whether data is based on child, teachers or parents ratings and which specific student wellbeing outcomes are measured. ...

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• 2020
• August 2020

The implementation of the Pacific early age readiness and learning program has generated significant data, evidence, operational experience, and knowledge ...

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• 2019
• June 2019

This paper documents that children in rural Indonesia participate in a great variety of early childhood education pathways ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

Limited research exists on the pathways through which physical activity influences cognitive development in the early years. This study examined the direct and indirect relationships between physical activity, self-regulation, and cognitive school readiness in preschool children. ...

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• 2021
• November 2021

School readiness is a construct used by educators and policy makers to describe a range of abilities that are beneficial for children transitioning to school. The association of socioeconomic disadvantage with developmental vulnerability when children start school is well established. Parents play a crucial role in supporting children’s transition to school and are acknowledged as their child’s first and foremost teacher. ...

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• 2022
• January 2022

Children of parents who have been hospitalised with psychiatric disorders are at risk for poor school readiness ...

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• 2019
• October 2019

This paper presents evidence on the cost-effectiveness of early childhood education pathways in rural Indonesia ...

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• 2016
• September 2016

Chronic illness in young children is a risk factor for reduced school readiness ...

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• 2016
• February 2016