ERIC Number: ED616510
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
Pages: 101
Abstractor: ERIC
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Long-Term Effects of Enhanced Early Childhood Math Instruction: The Impacts of Making Pre-K Count and High 5s on Third-Grade Outcomes
Mattera, Shira K.; Jacob, Robin; MacDowell, Cullen; Morris, Pamela A.
MDRC
Studies have shown that math skills in early childhood are uniquely and strongly predictive of later outcomes across a range of domains and well into adulthood, including the likelihood of graduating from high school and college completion. The Making Pre-K Count and High 5s studies were designed to rigorously test the short- and long-term effects of improving children's math experiences in prekindergarten (pre-K) and kindergarten. Making Pre-K Count provided pre-K teachers in New York City with a high-quality, evidenced-based math curriculum (Building Blocks) and ongoing teacher training and coaching. The Making Pre-K Count study compared students who were exposed to this curriculum with their peers in pre-K as usual in public school and community-based sites. The High 5s math program was developed to offer children who had received Making Pre-K Count in pre-K in public schools hands-on, supplemental math enrichment in small groups, or clubs, outside of regular instructional time in kindergarten. The High 5s study compared students assigned to Making Pre-K Count in pre-K and High 5s in kindergarten with children assigned to Making Pre-K Count in pre-K and kindergarten as usual. Taken together, the Making Pre-K Count and High 5s studies present new evidence about the long-term effects of early math interventions on children's later outcomes. Early math enrichment experiences can lead to lasting gains for children across a variety of outcome domains, even years later. The findings suggest that high-quality early math instructional practices could make a difference, particularly for children with the greatest need.
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Instruction, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement, Program Evaluation, Mathematical Enrichment
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Robin Hood Foundation; Heising-Simons Foundation; Overdeck Family Foundation; Richard W. Goldman Family Foundation
Authoring Institution: MDRC
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/90485