Zhang, M, Sylva, K (2021) “Effects of group membership and visual access on children ' s selective trust in competitive and non-competitive contexts”, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. 57
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2020.100972
Hall, J, Sylva, K, Sammons, P, Smees, R, Evangelou, M, Smith, T, Goff, J (2021) “Investigating the reliability and validity of the Toddler Home Learning Environment (THLE) scale”, FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION. 6
DOI: http://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.581005
Toth, K, Sammons, P, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Siraj, I, Taggart, B (2019) “Home learning environment across time: the role of early years HLE and background in predicting HLE at later ages”, School Effectiveness and School Improvement. 31(1 The Home Learning Environment and its Role in Shaping Children’s Educational Development) 1-24.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2019.1618348
Hall, J, Sammons, P, Smees, R, Sylva, K, Evangelou, M, Goff, J, Smith, T, Smith, G (2019) “Relationships between families’ use of Sure Start Children’s Centres, changes in home learning environments, and preschool behavioural disorders”, Oxford Review of Education.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2018.1551195
Kucirkova, N, Dale, PS, Sylva, K (2018) “Parents reading with their 10-month-old babies: key predictors for high-quality reading styles”, EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE. 188(2) 195-207.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2016.1211117
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. 23(3) 259-279.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/10824669.2018.1482748
Sammons, PM, Sylva, K, Hall, J, Siraj, I, Melhuish, E, Taggart, B, Mathers, S (2017) “Establishing the effects of quality in early childhood: comparing evidence from England”, Early Education. Occasional Paper. March 2017
Karemaker, AM, Jelley, F, Clancy, C, Sylva, K (2017) “The effects on children's literacy skills of reading e-books with different features: Are 'bells and whistles' over-rated?”, International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2017.01.004
Barlow, J, Beake, S, Bick, D, Bryson, C, Day, L, Gilby, N, Glover, V, Knibbs, S, Leyland, A, Lindsay, G, Mathers, S, McKenna, K, Petrou, S, Purdon, S, Sylva, K, Summerbell, CD, Tudor, F, Wheeler, A, Woolgar, V (2017) “Initial protocol for a national evaluation of an area-based intervention programme (A Better Start) on early-life outcomes: a longitudinal cohort study with comparison (control) cohort samples”, Bmj Open. 7(8)
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015086
Barlow, J, Barnes, J, Sylva, K, Fonagy, P, Fearon, P (2016) “Questioning the outcome of the Building Blocks trial”, Lancet (London, England). 387(10028) 1615-1616.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30201-x
Hall, J, Sammons, P, Sylva, K, Evangelou, M, Eisenstadt, N, Smith, T, Smith, G (2016) “Disadvantaged families are at greatest risk from austerity cuts to children's centres.”, BMJ. 352 i897+.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i897
Sammons, P, Toth, K, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Siraj, I, Taggart, B (2015) “The long-term role of the home learning environment in shaping students’ academic attainment in secondary school”, Journal of Children’s Services. 10(3) 189-201.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-02-2015-0007
Malmberg, L, 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.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12294
Chan, LLS, Sylva, K (2015) “Exploring emergent literacy development in a second language: A selective literature review and conceptual framework for research”, JOURNAL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY. 15(1) 3-36.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/1468798414522824
Hall, J, Eisenstadt, N, Sylva, K, Smith, T, Sammons, P, Smith, G, Evangelou, M, Goff, J, Tanner, E, Agur, M, Hussey, D (2015) “A review of the services offered by English Sure Start Children's Centres in 2011 and 2012”, Oxford Review of Education. 41(1) 89-104.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2014.1001731
Sylva, K (2014) “The role of families and pre-school in educational disadvantage”, OXFORD REVIEW OF EDUCATION. 40(6) 680-695.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2014.979581
Melhuish, E, Sammons, P, Sylva, K, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B (2014) “Home, pre-school and primary school influences upon children’s educational attainment at age 11”, Education Policy Analysis Archives. 22 1-26.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v22.1893
Mathers, S, Sylva, K, Eisenstadt, N, Soukakou, E, Ereky-Stevens, K (2014) “Supporting early learning for children under three: Research and practice”, Journal of Children's Services. 9(2) 177-187.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-02-2014-0008
Melhuish, E, Quinn, L, Sylva, K, Sammons, P, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B (2013) “Preschool affects longer term literacy and numeracy: results from a general population longitudinal study in Northern Ireland”, SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. 24(2) 234-250.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2012.749796
Evangelou, M, Coxon, K, Sylva, K, Smith, S, Chan, LLS (2013) “Seeking to Engage 'Hard-to-Reach' Families: Towards a Transferable Model of Intervention”, Children and Society. 27(2) 127-138.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2011.00387.x
Stein, A, Malmberg, L-E, Leach, P, Barnes, J, Sylva, K, FCCC Team (2013) “The influence of different forms of early childcare on children's emotional and behavioural development at school entry.”, Child: care, health and development. 39(5) 676-687.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01421.x
Sammons, P, Hall, J, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B (2013) “Protecting the development of 511-year-olds from the impacts of early disadvantage: the role of primary school academic effectiveness”, SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. 24(2) 251-268.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2012.749797
Hall, J, Sylva, K, Sammons, P, Melhuish, E, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B (2013) “Can preschool protect young children's cognitive and social development? Variation by center quality and duration of attendance”, School Effectiveness and School Improvement. 24(2) 155-176.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2012.749793
Stein, A, Malmberg, LE, Leach, P, Barnes, J, Sylva, K, Davies, B, Ereky-Stevens, K, Godlieb, J, Hague, L, Jennings, D, Nichols, M, Ram, B, Triner, A, Walker, J (2013) “The influence of different forms of early childcare on children's emotional and behavioural development at school entry”, Child: Care, Health and Development. 39(5) 676-687.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01421.x
Nayak, G, Sylva, K (2013) “The effects of a guided reading intervention on reading comprehension: A study on young Chinese learners of English in Hong Kong”, Language Learning Journal. 41(1) 85-103.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09571736.2011.625214
Melhuish, E, Quinn, L, Sylva, K, Sammons, P, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B (2013) “Preschool affects longer term literacy and numeracy: Results from a general population longitudinal study in Northern Ireland”, School Effectiveness and School Improvement. 24(2) 234-250.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2012.749796
Sylva, K, Sammons, P, Chan, LLS, Melhuish, E, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B (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”, Zeitschrift f�r Erziehungswissenschaft. 16
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-013-0364-6
Sylva, K (2013) “Enabling parents to support their children's learning at home”, EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 22 S132-S132.
Evangelou, M, Coxon, K, Sylva, K, Smith, S, Chan, LLS (2013) “Seeking to Engage 'Hard-to-Reach' Families: Towards a Transferable Model of Intervention”, CHILDREN & SOCIETY. 27(2) 127-138.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2011.00387.x
Goff, J, Evangelou, M, Sylva, K (2012) “Enhancing parents' ways of supporting their children's early learning through participation in an early-intervention project in the UK: The Early Learning Partnership Project”, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR FAMILIENFORSCHUNG. 24(2) 160-177.
Nunes, T, Bryant, P, Barros, R, Sylva, K (2012) “The relative importance of two different mathematical abilities to mathematical achievement”, British Journal of Educational Psychology. 82(1) 136-156.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8279.2011.02033.x
Nunes, T, Bryant, P, Barros, R, Sylva, K (2012) “The relative importance of two different mathematical abilities to mathematical achievement.”, The British journal of educational psychology. 82(Pt 1) 136-156.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8279.2011.02033.x
Scott, S, Sylva, K, Beckett, C, Kallitsoglou, A, Doolan, M, Ford, T (2012) “Should parenting programmes to improve children's life chances address child behaviour, reading skills, or both? Rationale for the Helping Children Achieve trial”, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. 9(1) 47-60.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2011.643172
Taggart, B, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Sammons, P, Siraj-Blatchford, I (2011) “The power of pre-school: Evidence from the Eppe project”, Cadernos de Pesquisa. 41(142) 68-99.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-15742011000100005
Sylva, K, Stein, A, Leach, P, Barnes, J, Malmberg, L-E, FCCC-team (2011) “Effects of early child-care on cognition, language, and task-related behaviours at 18 months: an English study.”, The British journal of developmental psychology. 29(Pt 1) 18-45.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1348/026151010x533229
Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Sammons, P, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B (2011) “Pre-school quality and educational outcomes at age 11: Low quality has little benefit”, Journal of Early Childhood Research. 9(2) 109-124.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/1476718X10387900
Anders, Y, Taggart, B, Sammons, P, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Siraj-Blatchford, I (2011) “The influence of child, family, home factors and pre-school education on the identification of special educational needs at age 10”, British Educational Research Journal. 37(3) 421-441.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/01411921003725338
Malmberg, L-E, Mwaura, P, Sylva, K (2011) “Effects of a preschool intervention on cognitive development among East-African preschool children A flexibly time-coded growth model”, EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH QUARTERLY. 26(1) 124-133.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2010.04.003
Scott, S, Sylva, K, Doolan, M, Price, J, Jacobs, B, Crook, C, Landau, S (2010) “Randomised controlled trial of parent groups for child antisocial behaviour targeting multiple risk factors: the SPOKES project.”, Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 51(1) 48-57.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02127.x
Yang, TO, Sylva, K, Lunt, I (2010) “Parent support, peer support, and peer acceptance in healthy lifestyle for asthma management among early adolescents.”, Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPN. 15(4) 272-281.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6155.2010.00247.x
Hall, J, Sammons, PM, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Taggart, B, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Smees, R (2010) “Measuring the cumulative risk to children’s cognitive development: Confirmatory factor analysis using formative measurement”, British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 37(3) 421-441.
Hall, J, Sammons, P, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Taggart, B, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Smees, R (2010) “Measuring the combined risk to young children's cognitive development: an alternative to cumulative indices”, British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 28(Pt 2) 219-238.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1348/026151008X399925
Barnes, J, Leach, P, Malmberg, LE, Stein, A, Sylva, K (2010) “Experiences of childcare in England and socio-emotional development at 36 months”, Early Child Development and Care. 180(9) 1215-1229.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/03004430902943959
Yang, TO, Lunt, I, Sylva, K (2009) “Peer stress-related coping activities in young adolescents' asthma management.”, The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma. 46(6) 613-617.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/02770900903029770
Lewis, SN, West, AF, Stein, A, Malmberg, L-E, Bethell, K, Barnes, J, Sylva, K, Leach, P, Families, Children and Child Care (FCCC) project team (2009) “A comparison of father-infant interaction between primary and non-primary care giving fathers.”, Child: care, health and development. 35(2) 199-207.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00913.x
Hall, J, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Sammons, P, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B (2009) “The role of pre-school quality in promoting resilience in the cognitive development of young children”, Oxford Review of Education. 35 331-352.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/03054980902934613
West, AF, Lewis, S, Ram, B, Barnes, J, Leach, P, Sylva, K, Stein, A (2009) “Why do some fathers become primary caregivers for their infants? A qualitative study”, Child Care Health and Development. 35(2) 208-216.
Lubans, DR, Sylva, K (2009) “Mediators of change following a senior school physical activity intervention.”, Journal of science and medicine in sport. 12(1) 134-140.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2007.08.013
West, AF, Lewis, S, Ram, B, Barnes, J, Leach, P, Sylva, K, Stein, A, FCCC project team (2009) “Why do some fathers become primary caregivers for their infants? A qualitative study.”, Child: care, health and development. 35(2) 208-216.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00926.x
Mwaura, PAM, Sylva, K, Malmberg, LE (2008) “Evaluating the Madrasa preschool programme in East Africa: A quasi-experimental study”, International Journal of Early Years Education. 16(3) 237-255.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09669760802357121
Townsend, MS, Sylva, K, Martin, A, Metz, D, Wooten-Swanson, P (2008) “Improving readability of an evaluation tool for low-income clients using visual information processing theories.”, Journal of nutrition education and behavior. 40(3) 181-186.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2007.06.011
Sylva, K, Scott, S, Totsika, V, Ereky-Stevens, K, Crook, C (2008) “Training parents to help their children read: a randomized control trial.”, The British journal of educational psychology. 78(Pt 3) 435-455.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1348/000709907x255718
Stein, A, Malmberg, L-E, Sylva, K, Barnes, J, Leach, P, FCCC team** (2008) “The influence of maternal depression, caregiving, and socioeconomic status in the post-natal year on children's language development.”, Child: care, health and development. 34(5) 603-612.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00837.x
Melhuish, EC, Sylva, K, Sammons, P, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B, Phan, MB, Malin, A (2008) “The early years. Preschool influences on mathematics achievement.”, SCIENCE. 321(5893) 1161-1162.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1126/science.1158808
Lubans, DR, Sylva, K, Osborn, Z (2008) “Convergent validity and test-retest reliability of the Oxford Physical Activity Questionnaire for secondary school students”, BEHAVIOUR CHANGE. 25(1) 23-34.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1375/bech.25.1.23
Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B, Sylva, K, Sammons, P, Melhuish, E (2008) “Towards the transformation of practice in early childhood education: The effective provision of pre-school education (EPPE) project”, Cambridge Journal of Education. 38(1) 23-36.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/03057640801889956
Leach, P, Barnes, J, Malmberg, L, Sylva, K, Stein, A (2008) “The quality of different types of child care at 10 and 18 months: A comparison between types and factors related to quality Penelope Leach”, Early Child Development and Care. 178(2) 177-209.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/03004430600722655
Evangelou, M, Sylva, K (2007) “Evidence on effective early childhood interventions from the United Kingdom: An evaluation of the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP)”, Early Childhood Research and Practice. 9(1)
Sylva, K, Taggart, B, Melhuish, E, Sammons, P, Siraj-Blatchford, I (2007) “Changing models of research to inform educational policy”, Research Papers in Education. 22(2) 155-168.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/02671520701296098
Malmberg, L-E, Stein, A, West, A, Lewis, S, Barnes, J, Leach, P, Sylva, K, FCCC (2007) “Parent-infant interaction: a growth model approach.”, Infant behavior & development. 30(4) 615-630.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2007.03.007
Sylva, K, Stein, A, Leach, P, Barnes, J, Malmberg, L-E, FCCC-Team (2007) “Family and child factors related to the use of non-maternal infant care: An English study”, EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH QUARTERLY. 22(1) 118-136.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.11.003
Barnes, J, Ram, B, Leach, P, Altmann, L, Sylva, K, Malmberg, L-E, Stein, A, Team, FCCC (2007) “Factors associated with negative emotional expression: a study of mothers of young infants”, JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY. 25(2) 122-138.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/02646830701292399
Brave, R, Sylva, K (2007) “Exhibiting eugenics: response and resistance to a hidden history.”, The Public historian. 29(3) 33-51.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1525/tph.2007.29.3.33
Hurry, J, Sylva, K (2007) “Long-term outcomes of early reading intervention”, JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN READING. 30(3) 227-248.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9817.2007.00338.x
Melhuish, E, Phan, M, Sylva, K, Sammons, P, Siraj, I, Taggart, B (2007) “Effects of the home learning environment and preschool center experience upon literacy and numeracy development in early primary school”, Journal of Social Issues. 64(1) 95-114.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00550.x
Mathers, S, Linskey, F, Seddon, J, Sylva, K (2007) “Using quality rating scales for professional development: Experiences from the UK”, International Journal of Early Years Education. 15(3) 261-274.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09669760701516959
Nath, SR, Sylva, K (2007) “Children’s access to pre-school education in Bangladesh”, International Journal of Early Years Education. 15(3) 275-295.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09669760701516967
Lubans, DR, Sylva, K, Morgan, PJ (2007) “Factors associated with physical activity in a sample of British secondary school students”, Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology. 7 22-30.
Taggart, B, Sammons, P, Smees, R, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Elliot, K, Lunt, I (2006) “Early identification of special educational needs and the definition of 'at risk': The Early Years Transition and Special Educational Needs (EYTSEN) Project”, British Journal of Special Education. 33 40-45.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8578.2006.00410.x
Siraj-Blatchford, I, Sammons, P, Taggart, B, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E (2006) “Educational research and evidence-based policy: The mixed-method approach of the eppe project”, Evaluation and Research in Education. 19(2) 63-82.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.2167/eri419.0
Sylva, K, Taggart, B, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Totsika, V, Ereky-Stevens, K, Gilden, R, Bell, D (2006) “Curricular quality and day-to-day learning activities in pre-school”, International Journal of Early Years Education. 15(1) 49-65.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09669760601106968
Leach, P, Barnes, J, Nichols, M, Goldin, J, Stein, A, Sylva, K, Malmberg, L-E, Team, FCCC (2006) “Child care before 6 months of age: A qualitative study of mothers' decisions and feelings about employment and non-maternal care”, INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT. 15(5) 471-502.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/icd.473
Lubans, D, Sylva, K (2006) “Controlled evaluation of a physical activity intervention for senior school students: Effects of the lifetime activity program”, Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 28(3) 252-268.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.28.3.252
Sylva, K, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B, Sammons, P, Melhuish, E, Elliot, K, Tatsika, V (2006) “Capturing quality in early childhood through environmental rating scales”, Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 21(1) 76-92.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.01.003
Barnes, J, Leach, P, Sylva, K, Stein, A, Malmberg, L (2006) “Infant care in England: Mothers' aspirations, experiences, satisfaction and caregiver relationships”, Early Child Development and Care. 176(5) 553-573.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/03004430500317408
Sammons, P, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Taggart, B, Elliot, K (2005) “Investigating the effects of pre-school provision: Using mixed methods in the EPPE research”, International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 8(3) 207-224.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/13645570500154840
Sylva, K, Pugh, G (2005) “Transforming the early years in England”, OXFORD REVIEW OF EDUCATION. 31(1) 11-27.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0305498042000337165
Sammons, P, Elliot, K, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B (2004) “The impact of pre-school on young children's cognitive attainments at entry to reception”, British Educational Research Journal. 30(5) 691-712.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0141192042000234656
Totsika, V, Sylva, K (2004) “The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Revisited.”, Child and adolescent mental health. 9(1) 25-35.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1475-357x.2003.00073.x
Siraj-Blatchford, I, Sylva, K (2004) “Researching pedagogy in English pre-schools”, British Educational Research Journal. 30(5) 713-730.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0141192042000234665
Sylva, K (2000) “Untitled”, OXFORD REVIEW OF EDUCATION. 26(3-4) 293-297.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/713688542
Pretzlik, U, Sylva, K (1999) “Paediatric patients' distress and coping during medical treatment: A self report measure”, Archives of Disease in Childhood. 81(6) 525-527.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1136/adc.81.6.525
Pretzlik, U, Sylva, K (1999) “Paediatric patients' distress and coping: An observational measure”, Archives of Disease in Childhood. 81(6) 528-530.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1136/adc.81.6.528
Hadeed, J, Sylva, K (1999) “Center care and education in Bahrain: Does it benefit children's development?”, Early Child Development and Care. 157(1) 67-87.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0300443991570105
Sylva, K, Evans, E (1999) “Preventing failure at school”, Children and Society. 13(4) 278-286.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/CHI571
Nath, SR, Sylva, K, Grimes, J (1999) “Raising basic education levels in rural Bangladesh: The impact of a non-formal education programme”, International Review of Education. 45(1) 5-26.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003548518474
Sylva, K, Hurry, J, Mirelman, H, Burrell, A, Riley, J (1999) “Evaluation of a focused literacy teaching programme in reception and year 1 classes: Classroom observations”, British Educational Research Journal. 25(5) 617-635.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0141192990250504
Hadeed, J, Sylva, K (1999) “Behavioral observations as predictors of children's social and cognitive progress in day care”, Early Child Development and Care. 154(1) 13-30.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0030443991540102
Hurry, J, Sylva, K, Riley, J (1999) “Evaluation of a focused literacy teaching programme in reception and year 1 classes: Child outcomes”, British Educational Research Journal. 25(5) 637-649.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0141192990250505
Kwan, C, Sylva, K, Reeves, B (1998) “Day care quality and child development in Singapore”, Early Child Development and Care. 144(1) 69-77.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0300443981440108
Sylva, K (1997) “Critical periods in childhood learning.”, British medical bulletin. 53(1) 185-197.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011599
Sylva, K (1997) “Editorial”, International Journal of Phytoremediation. 21(1) 2-3.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/13502939785207961
Sylva, K, Hurry, J, Peters, S (1997) “Why is reading recovery successful? A Vygotskian critique of an early reading intervention”, European Journal of Psychology of Education. 12(4) 373-384.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/BF03172799
Sylva, K, Nabuco, ME (1996) “Research on quality in the curriculum”, International Journal of Early Childhood. 28(2) 1-6.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/BF03174496
Hobsbaum, A, Peters, S, Sylva, K (1996) “Scaffolding in reading recovery”, Oxford Review of Education. 22(1) 17-35.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0305498960220102
Doswell, G, Lewis, V, Sylva, K, Boucher, J (1994) “Validational data on the Warwick Symbolic Play Test.”, European journal of disorders of communication : the journal of the College of Speech and Language Therapists, London. 29(3) 289-298.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.3109/13682829409111613
Sylva, K (1994) “School influences on children's development.”, Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 35(1) 135-170.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1994.tb01135.x
Sylva, K (1993) “The Impact of Early Learning on Children's Later Development A review prepared for the RSA inquiry 'Start Right'”, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 1(1) 17-40.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/13502939385207331
Sylva, K (1993) “Work or Play in the Kindergarten?”, Singapore Journal of Education. 13(1) 26-31.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/02188799308547701
Sylva, K (1993) “Play in hospital: when and why it's effective”, Current Paediatrics. 3(4) 247-249.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/0957-5839(93)90095-M
Sylva, K (1992) “Conversations in the nursery: How they contribute to aspirations and plans”, Language and Education. 6(2-4) 141-148.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09500789209541333
Sylva, K, Blatchford, IS, Johnson, S (1992) “The impact of the U.K. National Curriculum on pre-school practice: Some "top-down" processes at work”, International Journal of Early Childhood. 24(1) 41-51.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/BF03174160
Sylva, K (1990) “Evaluating early education programmes”, Early Child Development and Care. 58(1) 97-107.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0300443900580112
Sylva, K (1990) “Introduction”, Early Child Development and Care. 58(1) 1+.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0300443900580101
Sylva, K (1989) “Does early intervention 'work'?”, Archives of disease in childhood. 64(8) 1103-1104.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1136/adc.64.8.1103
Halsey, AH, Sylva, K (1987) “Plowden: History and prospect”, Oxford Review of Education. 13(1) 3-11.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0305498870130101
Moore, E, Sylva, K (1985) “The What and Wherefore of Nursery Record‐keeping”, British Educational Research Journal. 11(3) 241-251.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0141192850110305
Sylva, K (1984) “A Hard-Headed Look At The Fruits Of Play”, Early Child Development and Care. 15(2-3) 171-183.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/0300443840150205
Hudson, BL, Sylva, K (1980) “Psychology and social work”, British Journal of Social Work. 10(3) 367-370.
Bruner, JS, Jolly, A, Sylva, K (1978) “Play-Its Role in Development and Evolution (Book)”, Journal of Personality Assessment. 42(5) 549-550.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4205_20
SAMMONS, P, Sylva, K, Hall, J, Evangelou, M, Smees, R “Challenges facing interventions to promote equity in the Early Years: exploring the ‘impact’, legacy and lessons learned from a national evaluation of Children’s Centres in England”, Oxford Review of Education.
Sammons, PM, Toth, K, Sylva,, K “The drivers of academic success for ‘bright’ but disadvantaged students: A longitudinal study of AS and A-level outcomes in England”, Studies in Educational Evaluation.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2017.10.004
Sammons, P, Sylva, K, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Melhuish, EC, Taggart, B “Is public investment in the early years worthwhile?”, Early Education. (54) 3-4.
MELHUISH, E, Barnes, J, GARDINER, J, SIRAJ, I, SAMMONS, P, Sylva, K, Taggart, B “A study of the long-term influence of early childhood education and care on the risk for developing special educational needs”, Exceptionality Education International.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.5206/eei.v29i3.9385
MELHUISH, E, Sylva, K, SAMMONS, P, SIRAJ, I, Taggart, B “Developing 21st century skills in early childhood: the contribution of process quality to self-regulation and pro-social behaviour”, Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-020-00945-x
VON SPRECKELSEN, M, Dove, E, COOLEN, I, Mills, A, DOWKER, A, Sylva, K, Ansari, D, Merkley, R, MURPHY, V, SCERIF, G “Let's talk about maths: The role of observed 'maths-talk' and maths provision in pre-schoolers' numeracy”, Mind, Brain, and Education.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12221
Baker, W, Sammons, P, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Sylva, K, Melhuish, EC, Taggart, B “Aspirations, education and inequality in England: insights from the Effective Provision of Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education Project”, OXFORD REVIEW OF EDUCATION. 40(5) 525-542.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2014.953921
Melhuish, E, Sammons, PM, Sylva, K, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B “Las influences del hogar, el pre-escolar y la escuela primaria sobre el rendimiento educativo a los once años del niño”, Revista de Politica Educativa. 3 63-92.
Melhuish, E, Sammons, PM, Sylva, K, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B “Home, Pre-school and Primary school influences upon children’s educational attainment at age 11”, Revista de Política Educativa.
MURPHY, VA, Karemaker, J, Sylva, K, Kanji, G, JELLEY, F “Effective intervention to support oral language skills in English as an additional language in the early years”, TEANGA: The Journal of the Irish Association of Applied Linguistics.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.35903/teanga.v10i0.67
Sammons, PM, Anders, Y, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Taggart, B, Barreau, S “Children's Cognitive Attainment and Progress in English Primary Schools During Key Stage 2: Investigating the potential continuing influences of pre-school education”, Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. (Special Issue 11/2008) 179-198.
Taggart, B, Siraj-Blatchford, I, Sylva, K, Melhuish, E, Sammons, PM “Influencing policy and practice through research on early childhood education”, International Journal of Early Childhood Education. 14(2) 7-21.
Siraj-Blatchford, I, Mayo, A, Melhuish, EC, Taggart, B, Sammons, P, Sylva, K “The learning life course of at ‘risk’ children aged 3-16: Perceptions of students and parents about ‘succeeding against the odds’”, Scottish Educational Review. 14(2) 5-17.