Some advocates of the program have acknowledged these dramatic results, but suggest that it's not necessarily Head Start's fault if its effects vanish
during kindergarten and the first grade — perhaps our K - 12 schools are to blame.
Not exact matches
The researchers were particularly interested in knowing whether children's English narrative scores in
first grade were related to their English
and Spanish language skills
during kindergarten.
The fellowship program lasts four months
and focuses
first on parents with children enrolled in
kindergarten and the
first grade because, Gulati explains, brain development
during this time is crucial
and needs to be addressed in the beginning phases of students» education.
During our
first academic year (2017 - 2018), GPS is offering
Kindergarten and 1st
grade.
«Rigorous evaluations of the federal Head Start program have long shown that gains made
during the preschool years tend to fade when children get to
kindergarten and first grade.
Missing too much school
during preschool,
kindergarten,
and first grade has long - term
and costly impacts that lead to widening achievement gaps in later years, according to a study by Attendance Works, a national initiative that promotes awareness about the importance of school attendance.
The reduced - spanking outcome occurred
during the Head Start year
and kindergarten, but it did not last into the
first or third
grades.
Collect School Wide Data —
During my
first year in the schools, I collaborated with other SLPs in my district to establish
grade level phonological awareness screenings in
kindergarten and first grade.