Not exact matches
During the past
year, Bonnie Mackintosh has been conducting classroom - level observations and child assessments in community - based
preschool programs throughout Boston's Circle of Promise and East Boston neighborhoods as part of an initiative to
improve access to high - quality early childhood care and educational programs.
This study in two localities will show whether an academic boost from a six - week school readiness program in the summer right before kindergarten is a cost - effective way to
improve outcomes (and prevent summer learning loss) for children who have been in
preschool during the regular school
year.
(2017) Useful to: Parent Centers,
preschool personnel, and parents of
preschool - aged children Supporting parents» efforts to help their children develop
during the
preschool years improves child school readiness, reduces child behavior problems, enhances child social skills, and promotes academic success.
Impact Findings from the Head Start CARES Demonstration: National Evaluation of the Three Approaches to
Improving Preschoolers» Social and Emotional Competence Morris, Mattera, Castells, Bangser, Bierman, & Raver U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (2014) Describes the impact of the CARES demonstration, focusing on outcomes
during the spring of the
preschool year in: (1) teacher practices; (2) classroom climate; (3) children's behavior regulation, executive function, emotion knowledge, and social problem - solving skills; and (4) children's learning behaviors and social behaviors.
This study in two localities will show whether an academic boost from a six - week school readiness program in the summer right before kindergarten is a cost - effective way to
improve outcomes (and prevent summer learning loss) for children who have been in
preschool during the regular school
year.
During this 3 -
year project, SEDL partnered with Madison Parish and the Delta Community Action Association - Tallulah Head Start to
improve the literacy and language development of some 250 children in three
preschools serving low - income families.