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Download full textFlorian, Judy E.; Schweinhart, Lawrence J.; Epstein, Ann S. – 1997
Since its inception in 1985, the effectiveness and quality of the Michigan School Readiness Program (MSRP), the state's early childhood education program for 4-year-olds at risk of school failure, have never been evaluated. This report details the first evaluation findings for 1995-97. The program is comprised of a child development program for…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedWu, Ping; Campbell, Donald T. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
Structural equation models reanalyzed data from the 1969 Westinghouse Head Start evaluation and extended the analysis to blacks and full-year programs. Results showed that the selection bias for summer program whites was absent for blacks and full-year program whites, and that Head Start helped the most disadvantaged children. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Students, Data Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
ACT, Inc., 2007
The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP) is designed to provide assistance to low income students. The program provides discretionary grants for the purpose of increasing the readiness of low income students to attend and succeed in postsecondary education. The grants are up to six years in length and provide…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Grade 8
Craig, Marjorie; Borger, Jeanne – 1995
The Family Life Early Education Project (FLEEP) operated from September 1993 through August 1994 in Chicago public schools. The project sought to assist parents in acquiring skills that foster their young children's cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development, thus increasing children's readiness for school. To accomplish these goals,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Environment, Family Involvement, Parent Child Relationship
Swick, Kevin J.; Tromsness, Melissa E. – 1995
This report provides the 1994 follow-up evaluation of the Early Childhood Parent/Education Family Literacy Project in South Carolina, first evaluated in 1993. The objective of the evaluation was a comprehensive review and analysis of program components and elements as designed and implemented by 12 pilot projects. Highlights from the 1993…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Family Literacy
Awsumb, Catherine – 1995
Smart Start is a statewide initiative to ensure that all of North Carolina's children arrive at school healthy and ready to learn. A formative evaluation assessed, from the perspective of local participants in the original twelve Smart Start sites, how well these process goals are being met in the implementation process. Focus group and individual…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students
Shaughnessy, Joan; And Others – 1991
A workshop designed to present teachers and administrators with information on assessment issues and instruments related to developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood classrooms is presented in this guide for trainers. The workshop is process-oriented, meaning that participants will be engaged in activities that require them to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
Gamse, Beth C.; Conger, Dylan; Elson, Dean; McCarthy, Maria – 1997
The federal Even Start program was implemented to improve the educational opportunities of low-income children and adults by integrating early childhood education, adult education, and parent education into a unified family literacy initiative. This study was designed to assess the impact of Even Start on children's early school performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
North Carolina Partnership for Children, Raleigh. – 2002
Smart Start is North Carolina's model early childhood initiative to help all North Carolina children enter school healthy and prepared for success. Serving all 100 counties in the state, Smart Start's services include child care subsidies and health and family support services. This report describes the program, focusing on its impact on the…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Health, Community Benefits, Early Intervention
Peer reviewedCaldwell, Bettye M. – Early Education and Development, 1992
Discusses five major issues raised by the papers in this special issue. Also considers curriculum and conceptual issues not dealt with in the issue. Describes the need for a combination of education and care, or "educare," in early childhood programs. (BG)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Developmental Continuity
Askins, Billy E.; And Others – 1977
This paper describes an external evaluation study of the Responsive Environment Early Education Program (formerly known as the Responsive Environment Program for Spanish American Children), an educational intervention program for "high risk" (low birth weight) 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in Clovis, New Mexico. Major goals of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Handicapped, Bilingual Education, Body Weight
Askins, Billy E.; And Others – 1975
An intervention program for 3, 4, and 5-year-old "high risk" (of low birth weight and with various handicaps) Spanish American children, REPSAC aims at providing successful experiences using the concept of responsive environment in English and Spanish language development and in improving cognitive and affective development. During…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Xiang, Zongping; Schweinhart, Larry; Hohmann, Charles; Smith, Charles; Storer, Eileen; Oden, Sherri – 2000
The Michigan School Readiness Program (MSRP) is the state's early childhood education program for 4-year-olds at risk of school failure. This report details previous findings from the longitudinal study of two cohorts of MSRP children from kindergarten through the primary grades, current findings from the 1998-99 school year, program quality and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Quality
Wang, Y. Lawrence; Johnstone, Whitcomb – 1997
An evaluation of the developmental first grade, or pre-first grade, program of the Irving Independent School District (Texas) was conducted through four studies. Students are placed in the pre-first grade as a transition between kindergarten and first grade, typically on the basis of some assessment of maturity. The first study examined the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Developmental Programs, Ethnicity
Johnson, Jessie – 1993
The All Day Kindergarten (ADK) Program was implemented in the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools in January 1972 to provide full-day instruction to prepare underachieving kindergarten pupils for first grade. The ADK is an individualized language-based program that reinforces skills, concepts, and educational experiences taught in regular kindergarten…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Full Day Half Day Schedules, Inservice Teacher Education, Kindergarten
