Siraj, Iram

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2019	Comparing regulatory and non-regulatory indices of early childhood education and care (ECEC) quality in the Australian early childhood sector Published In The Australian Educational Researcher Volume Online First Pages 1 - 19 ISSN 2210-5328 Altmetric
  2019	The role of professional development in improving quality and supporting child outcomes in early education and care Published In Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education Volume 13 Pages 49 - 68 ISSN 1976-1961 Altmetric
  2018	Measuring interactional quality in pre-school settings: introduction and validation of the Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Wellbeing (SSTEW) scale Published In Early Child Development and Care Volume Online First Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 0300-4430 Altmetric
  2016	Fostering Effective Early Learning (FEEL) through a professional development programme for early childhood educators to improve professional practice and child outcomes in the year before formal schooling: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial Published In Trials Volume 17 Pages 602-1 - 602-10 ISSN 1745-6215 Altmetric
  2015	The long-term role of the home learning environment in shaping students' academic attainment in secondary school Published In Journal of Children's Services: research informing policy and practice Volume 10 Pages 189 - 201 ISSN 1746-6660 Altmetric
  2014	Aspirations, education and inequality in England: insights from the Effective Provision of Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education Project Published In Oxford Review of Education Volume 40 Pages 525 - 542 ISSN 0305-4985 Altmetric
  2013	Can preschool protect young children’s cognitive and social development? Variation by center quality and duration of attendance Published In School Effectiveness and School Improvement: an international journal of research, policy and practice Volume 24 Pages 155 - 176 ISSN 1744-5124 Altmetric
  2013	Preschool affects longer term literacy and numeracy: results from a general population longitudinal study in Northern Ireland Published In School Effectiveness and School Improvement: an international journal of research, policy and practice Volume 24 Pages 234 - 250 ISSN 1744-5124 Altmetric
  2013	Protecting the development of 5–11-year-olds from the impacts of early disadvantage: the role of primary school academic effectiveness Published In School Effectiveness and School Improvement: an international journal of research, policy and practice Volume 24 Pages 251 - 268 ISSN 1744-5124 Altmetric
  2013	The effects of early experiences at home and pre-school on gains in English and mathematics in primary school: a multilevel study in England Published In Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft Volume 16 Pages 277 - 301 Altmetric
  2013	The learning life course of at ‘risk’ children aged 3-16: Perceptions of students and parents about ‘succeeding against the odds’ Published In Scottish Educational Review Volume 45 Pages 5 - 17
  2012	Las influencias del hogar, el pre-escolar y la escuela primaria sobre el rendimiento educativo a los once anos del nino Published In Revista de Politica Educativa Volume 3 Pages 63 - 92
  2012	O poder da pre-escola: evidencias de um estudo longitudinal na Inglaterra Published In Cadernos de Pesquisa Volume 41 Pages 68 - 99 Altmetric
  2011	Pre-school quality and educational outcomes at age 11: Low quality has little benefit Published In Journal of Early Childhood Research Volume 9 Pages 109 - 124 ISSN 1476-718X Altmetric
  2011	The influence of child, family, home factors and pre-school education on the identification of special educational needs at age 10 Published In British Educational Research Journal Volume 37 Pages 421 - 441 ISSN 0141-1926 Altmetric
  2010	Measuring the combined risk to young children’s cognitive development: An alternative to cumulative indices Published In British Journal of Developmental Psychology Volume 28 Pages 219 - 238 ISSN 0261-510X Altmetric
  2009	The role of pre‐school quality in promoting resilience in the cognitive development of young children Published In Oxford Review of Education Volume 35 Pages 331 - 352 ISSN 0305-4985 Altmetric
  2008	Effects of the home learning environment and preschool center experience upon literacy and numeracy development in early primary school Published In Journal of Social Issues Volume 64 Pages 95 - 114 ISSN 0022-4537 Altmetric
  2008	Influencing policy and practice through research on early childhood education Published In International Journal of Early Childhood Education Volume 14 Pages 7 - 21
  2008	Is public investment in the early years worthwhile? Published In Early Education Volume 54 Pages 3 - 4
  2008	Preschool influences on mathematics achievement Published In Science Volume 321 Pages 1161 - 1162 ISSN 0096-3771 Altmetric
  2008	Towards the transformation of practice in early childhood education: the effective provision of pre‐school education (EPPE) project Published In Cambridge Journal of Education Volume 38 Pages 23 - 36 ISSN 0305-764X Altmetric

• Book

  Year	Title
  2015	Assessing Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being (SSTEW) Scale for 2–5-year-olds Provision Publisher Trentham Books

• Chapter

  Year	Title
  2018	Learning through digital play in the Australian context of early childhood education and care Published In Vygotsky’s Theory in Early Childhood Education and Research: Russian and Western Values Publisher Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge Pages 166 - 178 ISBN 9781138299054 Altmetric
  2011	Emergent literacy environments: Home and preschool influences on children’s literacy development Published In Handbook of Early Literacy Research Publisher New York, United States: The Guilford Press Pages 97 - 117 ISBN 9781609180270 Edition 3

• Report

  Year	Title
  2018	Fostering Effective Early Learning (FEEL) Study: Final Report Publisher NSW Department of Education External URL Fostering Effective Early Learning (FEEL) Study: Final Report
  2016	Fostering Effective Early Learning: A review of the current international evidence considering quality in early childhood education and care programmes – in delivery, pedagogy and child outcomes Publisher NSW Department of Education
  2015	Goodstart Early Learning Study Phase 1: Exploring relationships between preschool environments and child outcomes