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ERIC Number: ED662410
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 128
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3840-7373-4
ISSN: N/A
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Home-Based Delivery of Alternative Prekindergarten Curriculum: The Role of Family Instruction for Improved Kindergarten Readiness in a Northeastern United States School District
Kimberly Crawford
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Northeastern University
Every year in Riverside School District, a pseudonym, children face the prospect of not attaining a prekindergarten school admission. Riverside has a large population of Black and Brown students and Haitian second language learners. The school also has a high percentage, 89.4%, of families who are considered to be low-income (School and District Profiles, 2023). In the United States, forty-five states offered a form of prekindergarten. Of these programs, only a few were universal prekindergarten (Liang, 2020). In 2020 only eight of these states had 50% or more four-year-old children in educational programs (Allee et al., 2022). This study sought to investigate how Riverside School District could support families by providing educational resources for them to use at home when prekindergarten admissions were not offered. Participants in Cycle 1 of this study included family members, educators, and administrators who agreed that the school district should provide curriculum and instructional materials to the families of the children who do not receive prekindergarten admissions. The participants in Cycle 2 were family member participants, prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers, and a math specialist. Cycle 2 actions steps included examination of the existing school district prekindergarten curriculum, modification of the prekindergarten curriculum and materials, train-the-trainer workshop, and implementation of the curriculum in the home environment by one or more family members. An evaluation of the Cycle 2 curriculum unit implementation was conducted to determine if the modified prekindergarten curriculum used at home was effective in teaching children the basic academic skills needed in kindergarten. The study results showed that children who used the Riverside School District modified prekindergarten curriculum at home through family member delivered instruction and assessment improved academic readiness for kindergarten. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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