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Robert Pianta; Kelly Purtell; Meghan McCormick; Lisa Knoche; Margaret Burchinal; Dana Ludvik; Ellen Peisner-Feinberg – Early Learning Network - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2021
The experiences and learning opportunities children are exposed to in pre-K give them a boost as they enter school. However, the positive effects of pre-K attendance on children's academic and cognitive skills become smaller and sometimes disappear by third grade due to non-attenders "catching-up" to their peers. To make pre-K programs…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Program Effectiveness
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Aktulun, Özgün Uyanik; Kiziltepe, Gözde Inal – World Journal of Education, 2018
A mixed-methods research design was employed to investigate the impact of use of learning centers to support language and academic skills of children aged 61-72 months. The sample of quantitative data of the study consisted of 70 children (35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group). In the quantitative dimension of the study, data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Learning Centers (Classroom)
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Iivonen, S.; Saakslahti, A.; Nissinen, K. – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
Altogether 38 girls and 46 boys aged four to five years were studied to analyse the linear and non-linear development of fundamental motor skills. The children were grouped into one experimental and one control group to study the effects of an eight-month preschool physical education curriculum. In the course of one year, the balance skills of the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Preschool Children