Kathy Sylva - Publications#
Sylva has published 7 books and more than 200 papers and reports on early education and care, early literacy, and ways to support families. Her H-index is 72 i10index=236 (total citations = 21,691).
Ten significant publications in reverse date order
Sylva, K., Sammons, P., Melhuish, E., Siraj, I. and Taggart, B. (2020). Developing 21st century skills in early childhood: The contribution of process quality to self-regulation and pro-social behaviour. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 23(3), pp.465-484.
Hurry, J., Flouri, E., & Sylva, K. (2018). Literacy difficulties and emotional and behavior disorders: causes and consequences. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), 1-21.
Malmberg, L. E., Lewis, S., West, A., Murray, E., Sylva, K., & Stein, A. (2015). The influence of mothers' and fathers' sensitivity in the first year of life on children's cognitive outcomes at 18 and 36 months. Child: care, health and development, 42(1), 1-7.
Hall, J., Eisenstadt, N., Sylva, K., Smith, T., Sammons, P., Smith, G. & Hussey, D. (2015). A review of the services offered by English Sure Start Children’s Centres in 2011 and 2012. Oxford Review of Education, 1-16.
Sylva, K. (2014). The role of families and pre-school in educational disadvantage. Oxford Review of Education, 40, 680-695.
Sylva, K., Siraj-Blatchford, I., & Taggart, B. (2011). Assessing Quality in the Early Years. New York: Teachers College Press (with translations in Chinese, German, Spanish etc).
Sylva, K., Melhuish,E., Sammons, P., Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B. (Eds.) (2010). Early childhood matters: evidence from the Effective Preschool and Primary Education Project. Oxford: Routledge.
Sylva, K. & Pugh, G. (2005). Transforming the early years in England. Oxford Review of Education, 31, 11-27.
Sammons, P., Elliot, K., Sylva, K., Melhuish, M., Siraj-Blatchford, I., & Taggart, B. (2004). The impact of pre-school on young children’s cognitive attainments at entry to reception. British Education Research Journal, 30, 691-712.
Siraj-Blatchford, I. & Sylva, K. (2004). Researching Pedagogy in English Pre-Schools. British Educational Research Journal, 30, 713-730.
