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Download full textSchweinhart, Lawrence J.; Barnett, W. Steven – 1984
Newly assembled evidence indicates that children attending South Carolina's early childhood programs are better prepared for first grade than those who do not attend kindergarten. Children who attended some type of kindergarten in 1979-80 reached higher levels of achievement by the end of first grade than children who did not attend. These levels…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment
