ERIC Number: ED541842
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Mar-20
Pages: 35
Abstractor: ERIC
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Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study: Fifth Grade Follow-Up
Barnett, W. Steven; Jung, Kwanghee; Youn, Min-Jong; Frede, Ellen C.
National Institute for Early Education Research
New Jersey's Abbott Preschool program is of broad national and international interest because the Abbott program provides a model for building a high-quality system of universal pre-K through public-private partnerships that transform the existing system. The program offers high-quality pre-K to all children in 31 New Jersey communities with high levels of poverty and about a quarter of the state's children. The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES) assesses the impact of this pre-K program on children's learning and development based on a cohort of children who completed their 4-year-old year in 2004-05. APPLES previously estimated the impacts of Abbott pre-K at kindergarten entry and second grade follow-up. The 4th and 5th grade APPLES follow-up finds that Abbott preschool programs increased achievement in Language Arts and Literacy, Math, and Science. The authors' estimates indicate that two-years of pre-K beginning at age 3 had larger persistent effects on achievement than did one year of pre-K. (Contains 2 figures and 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Preschool Education, Elementary School Students, Achievement Gap, Disadvantaged Youth, School Districts, Public Schools, Program Improvement, Educational Quality, Program Implementation, Low Income Groups, Teacher Certification, Longitudinal Studies, Partnerships in Education, Followup Studies, Language Arts, Literacy, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Science Achievement
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Institute for Early Education Research
Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Abbott v Burke
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