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McCormick, Meghan P.; Pralica, Mirjana; Guerrero-Rosada, Paola; Weiland, Christina; Hsueh, Joann; Condliffe, Barbara; Sachs, Jason; Snow, Catherine – American Educational Research Journal, 2021
This study examines growth in language and math skills during the summer before kindergarten; considers variation by family income, race/ethnicity, and dual language learner status; and tests whether summer center-based care sustains preschool gains. Growth in skills slowed during summer for all children, but the patterns varied by domain and…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Mathematics Skills, Preschool Children, Summer Programs
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2023
"Pre-K Mathematics" is a supplemental mathematics program focusing on a range of mathematical concepts to help develop children's informal mathematical knowledge. The "Pre-K Mathematics" program includes teacher-led, small-group mathematics activities that are engaging and hands-on, as well as caregiver-child activities that…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Mathematics Activities, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
Coker, David L, Jr.; Jennings, Austin S.; Farley-Ripple, Elizabeth; MacArthur, Charles A. – Grantee Submission, 2018
A substantial body of research has demonstrated the efficacy of early writing interventions that target skills and composing processes; however, much less is known about the effectiveness of classroom writing instruction outside of the context of an intervention. The goal of this study was to investigate if writing instruction and student practice…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Achievement, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Bartik, Timothy J. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2013
This paper uses a regression discontinuity model to examine the effects on kindergarten entrance assessments of the Kalamazoo County Ready 4s (KC Ready 4s) program, a half-day pre-K program for four-year-olds in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. The results are based on test scores and other characteristics of up to 220 children participating in KC…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Enrollment Trends, Student Characteristics
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2002
This report summarizes evaluation results of the AISD prekindergarten program for the 2001-2002 school year.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, At Risk Students, Enrollment Trends, Low Income Students
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2003
This report summarizes evaluation results from AISD's Prekindergarten Expansion grant program during 2002-2003.
Descriptors: School Districts, Preschool Education, Grants, Limited English Speaking
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2005
This report summarizes AISD's 2004-2005 prekindergarten program activities and student participation and performance results.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Grants, At Risk Students, English Language Learners