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Direct linkEdmonds, Ellen; O'Donoghue, Cathleen; Spano, Sedra; Algozzine, Robert F. – Journal of Educational Research, 2009
Even with current evidence-based preschool programming efforts for children from high-risk backgrounds, many children vary in their skill levels at school entry. The authors examined the influence of using an evidence-based literacy curriculum during a 6-week summer program. The authors documented improvements in children's letter-naming,…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Prevention, Educational Experience, At Risk Students
Smith, Eric J.; Pellin, Barbara J.; Agruso, Susan A. – 2003
This monograph describes the development, implementation, and outcomes of the full-day, literacy-focused Bright Beginnings program for disadvantaged preschoolers in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) in North Carolina. Key components of Bright Beginnings are a child-centered curriculum with strong language development and literacy emphasis,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Comparative Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged
Pigott, Therese D.; Israel, Marla Susman – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2005
It has been acknowledged that children from poverty begin school missing many of the prerequisites for school success. The 1963 US initiative, Head Start, is the major federal program aimed at providing children in poverty the experiences necessary to start school on an equal footing with their same-age peers. This article uses data from the Early…
Descriptors: Poverty, Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs
