U.S. Department of Education
Institute of Education SciencesNCES 2006-031
Teacher Qualifications,Instructional Practices,and Reading andMathematics Gains ofKindergartners
Research and DevelopmentReport
March 2006
Cassandra M. GuarinoLaura S. HamiltonJ.R. Lockwood
RAND Corporation
Amy H. Rathbun
Education Statistics Services Institute
Elvira Germino Hausken
Project Officer
Institute of Education SciencesNational Center forEducation Statistics