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Direct linkJordan Berne; Katia Córdoba García; Brian Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Samuel Owusu; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Grantee Submission, 2024
In recent years, several states have expanded a new publicly funded learning option: Transitional Kindergarten (TK). TK bridges prekindergarten and kindergarten in its eligibility, requirements, and design. Using Michigan as a case study, we examine TK's fit in the early learning landscape. Broadly, we find TK in Michigan reduces some…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Preschool Education, Kindergarten
Kelty, Noel E.; Wakabayashi, Tomoko – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: In recent years, several initiatives have been put into place both federally and state-wide to expand access to high-quality early education programs. At the center of these efforts are the tools that measure program or classroom quality. The present study compares the psychometrics of two such tools used in Michigan, the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Preschool Education, Social Services, Low Income Students
Download full textArmor, David J. – Cato Institute, 2014
Calls for universal preschool programs have become commonplace, reinforced by President Obama's call for "high-quality preschool for all" in 2013. Any program that could cost state and federal taxpayers $50 billion per year warrants a closer look at the evidence on its effectiveness. This report reviews the major evaluations of preschool…
Descriptors: Evidence, Preschool Education, Policy Analysis, Equal Education
Peer reviewedAbelson, A. Geoffrey – Child Welfare, 1976
A study of 45 preschools in Washtenaw County, Michigan was undertaken to examine integration of handicapped children in their programs. (BRT)
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Mainstreaming, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. – 1980
Evaluation of a Title I Prekindergarten Program serving thirteen elementary schools is presented. Through a screening test, children most needing prekindergarten experience were chosen for participation. The program followed the Piagetian theory of child development concentrating on the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. Both process…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Disadvantaged Youth, Formative Evaluation
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1989
The results of a summative evaluation of the 1988-89 Prekindergarten Program of Saginaw, Michigan public schools, which served 448 childlren at 13 elementary schools are reported. The major evaluation question was: Did the program attain the objectives that it set out to accomplish? To answer this question, the Prekindergarten Saginaw Objective…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, Parent Participation
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The 1987-88 Saginaw (Michigan) Prekindergarten Program, funded under the Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1, served 479 children at 13 elementary schools, and attained ten (62.5 percent) of its 16 achievement objectives. A list of the objectives is included in Appendix A. The program is designed to prepare inner-city 4-year-olds…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Minority Group Children
WEIKART, DAVID P.; AND OTHERS – 1964
A SCHOOL- AND HOME-BASED PRESCHOOL WAS INSTITUTED FOR CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, FUNCTIONALLY RETARDED, 3- AND 4-YEAR-OLD NEGRO CHILDREN TO PROVIDE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND TO ENABLE THE CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF A COGNITIVELY ORIENTED MORNING NURSERY SCHOOL, AN AFTERNOON HOME-BASED PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Blacks, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
Parecki, Andrea DeBruin; Paris, Scott G.; Seidenberg, Jennifer L. – 1996
A study examined the broad range of family literacy programs across Michigan to document how goals, instructional practice, assessment methods, staff training, and social support for participants varied. Three established models of family literacy were identified and described: the Kenan Model, Parents as Partners in Reading (PPR), and HIPPY (Home…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Family Literacy, Family Relationship
Konecki, Loretta R. – 1992
PARENT TALK is a newsletter distributed to approximately 10,000 recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children in Grand Rapids, Michigan, along with their assistance checks. The newsletter is designed to help parents relate to schools in order to facilitate and promote their children's success. Five topics are discussed: (1) what PARENT…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Newsletters, Parent Education
Weikart, D. P.; And Others – 1978
The Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project was designed to help economically disadvantaged children at high academic risk to cope more effectively with school and adult life in the mainstream of society. From 1962 through 1967, 123 children participated in the project. The basic experiment contrasted children who attended preschool with children who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1996
The Saginaw Prekindergarten Program is designed to provide four-year-olds with an environment that will enable them to develop skills needed for future success in school, and to prepare inner city children for entry into kindergarten. The objectives of the program include specific achievements in 16 cognitive skills, psychomotor skills, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Objectives, Early Intervention
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1995
The Michigan School Readiness Program (MSRP) is a state-funded prekindergarten program in Saginaw for at-risk 4-year-old children. The overall goal of the program is to provide these 4-year-olds with an environment that will enable them to develop school readiness skills in seven program component areas: cognitive, psychomotor, affective, parent…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Objectives
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1996
The Michigan School Readiness Program (MSRP) is a state-funded prekindergarten program in Saginaw for 4-year-old children from the inner city. Its goal is to provide an environment that develops school readiness skills in seven areas: cognitive, psychomotor, affective, parent participation/education, curriculum, staff development, and community…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Objectives, Early Intervention
