Sentences with phrase «between kindergarten entry»

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Parents who took part in the longitudinal study were interviewed four times between their child's birth and entry into kindergarten.

Although in the past the flu vaccine has not been recommended for healthy children, today vaccination of children between the ages of 6 months and 18 years is strongly recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the CDC and New Jersey now requires influenza vaccine for daycare and kindergarten entry.

Nevertheless, racial academic achievement gaps in fourth grade fell at roughly the same rate as kindergarten entry gaps, Reardon said, adding, «This suggests that the primary source of the reduction in racial achievement gaps in fourth grade is the reduction in kindergarten readiness gaps, not a reduction in the rate at which gaps change between kindergarten and fourth grade.»

Estimated effects on kindergarten entry achievement gaps between low - income and higher - income children were also large: The math gap would reduce by an estimated 27 percent and the reading gap would reduce by an estimated 41 percent.

A recent study published in the Journal of Primary Prevention confirms that PAT measurably improves school readiness, virtually eliminating the achievement gap normally observed between poor children and their more affluent peers at the point of kindergarten entry, and that gap continued to be narrowed in the third grade.

Parents as Teachers affiliates are designed to provide at least two years of services to families with children between prenatal and kindergarten entry, and ideally three years or more.

PAT combined with quality preschool reduces the achievement gap between low - income and more advantaged children at kindergarten entry.