Download full textERIC Number: ED619480
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Nov
Pages: 32
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AISD Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Evaluation Report, 2008-2009: Promoting School Readiness. Publication Number 08.66
Curry, Janice
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Austin Independent School District provided full-day prekindergarten to 5,196 4-year-olds in 2008-2009 at 66 schools. Seventy percent or more of students made measureable gains on a test of receptive vocabulary, and average gains showed growth about two times greater than that expected for 4-year-olds after a 7-month period.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, School Schedules, School Districts, Achievement Tests, Receptive Language, Achievement Gains, School Readiness, Grants, Program Evaluation, Low Income Students, Limited English Speaking, English Language Learners, Homeless People, Bilingual Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Budgets, Emergent Literacy, Intelligence Tests, Verbal Ability, Vocabulary, Enrollment Trends, Cognitive Development, Partnerships in Education, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Social Development, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Surveys
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Austin Independent School District (AISD)
Identifiers - Location: Texas (Austin)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
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