Mary Sayers

The role of preschool in promoting children's healthy development: Evidence from an Australian population cohort

Sharon Goldfeld, Elodie O'Connor, Meredith O'Connor, Mary Sayers, Tim Moore, Amanda Kvalsvig, Sally Brinkman

Journal article  |  2016  |  EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH QUARTERLY

A growing body of evidence suggests that engagement with quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs such as presch..

Early development of emerging and English-proficient bilingual children at school entry in an Australian population cohort

Sharon Goldfeld, Meredith O'Connor, Johanna Mithen, Mary Sayers, Sally Brinkman

Journal article  |  2014  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT

Children who enter school with limited proficiency in the language of instruction face a range of challenges in negotiating this n..

Starting school: A pivotal life transition for children and their families

M Sayers, S West, J Lorains, B Laidlaw, TG Moore, R Robinson

Journal article  |  2012  |  Family Matters

Prevalence and Correlates of Special Health Care Needs in a Population Cohort of Australian Children at School Entry

Sharon Goldfeld, Meredith O'Connor, Mary Sayers, Tim Moore, Frank Oberklaid

Journal article  |  2012  |  JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS

OBJECTIVE: Children with special health care needs are an important population for educational and health service providers. Accur..

Population monitoring of language and cognitive development in Australia: The Australian Early Development Index

Sally Brinkman, Mary Sayers, Sharon Goldfeld, Jodie Kline

Journal article  |  2009  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) is a population measure of child development. The AEDI measures Language and Cogniti..

The Process and Policy Challenges of Adapting and Implementing the Early Development Instrument in Australia

Sharon Goldfeld, Mary Sayers, Sally Brinkman, Sven Silburn, Frank Oberklaid

Journal article  |  2009  |  EARLY EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Research Findings: Australian state and federal governments have increasingly recognized early childhood as a critical period for ..

Investigating the validity of the Australian early development index

SA Brinkman, S Silburn, D Lawrence, S Goldfeld, M Sayers, F Oberklaid

Journal article  |  2007  |  Early Education and Development

This article aims to contribute to the ongoing evaluation of the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) by investigating its co..

Building better communities for children: Community implementation and evaluation of the Australian early development index

M Sayers, M Coutts, S Goldfeld, F Oberklaid, S Brinkman, S Silburn

Journal article  |  2007  |  Early Education and Development

Since 2004 the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) has been completed in 54 Australian communities over seven states and ter..