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Showing 1 to 20 of 69 for “"pre-k"”.
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Pre-K student and teacher access to and use of school library media programs
… Southern New Jersey offered library services to preschoolers as well as the characteristics of those programs. The population, which was nonrandom and purposive, consisted of twenty library media specialists in public elementary schools in Southern New Jersey. Of the twenty surveys mailed out, a …
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Examining the Impact of Pre-K and Kindergarten Classroom Alignment on School Readiness Outcomes
… experiences of instructional alignment from prekindergarten to kindergarten and analyzed the impact of those alignment experiences on children’s school readiness outcomes. The study answered the following overarching research question: Does the alignment of children’s learning experiences …
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A Content Analysis of Reading Software Commercially Available for Pre-K to 3rd Grade Children.
… available commercial reading software for Pre-K through third grade children. The design of the study was a content analysis. Based on the evaluation rubric established by the researcher, ten commercial reading software were selected to be analyzed. By reviewing and transcribing, the data …
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The Impact of Pre-K Programs on Student Achievement and Instructional Leadership in Rural Mississippi School Districts
… southern region without a single state-funded pre-k program (NIEER, 2007), and all preschool funds in the state are currently allotted to Head Start. Witte and Trowbridge (2004) warned that the combination of pre-k programs could be the reason for highly fragmented systems of state funding, …
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A Case Study of the Impact of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) on Academic Achievement in One Pre-K Classroom
… and academic achievement within the context of a Pre-K classroom. With a growing emphasis on holistic development in early childhood education, understanding the relationship between socio-emotional skills and academic performance becomes paramount. The study employs a qualitative case study …
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A Case Study: Change Facilitator Activity to Support the Implementation of a District's Pre-K-12 Aligned Mathematics Program
… district in Maryland that chose to implement a pre-K - 12 aligned mathematics program in response to state mandated assessments imposed by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal legislation. Schools that fail to demonstrate Adequate Yearly Progress on these assessments may descend into a spiral …
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Maximizing Special Education Teacher Retention: Teacher's Perceptions of Administrative Support in Pre K-12 Public Schools as Implications for Improvement
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of special education teachers regarding administrative support provided by their building principals as related to teacher retention, gender, and disability category taught. Research over the course of the past decade indicates that teachers …
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Differences in Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale Scores in Collaborative and Non-Collaborative West Virginia Pre-K Classrooms located in Child Care Facilities
Quality of pre-k collaborative and non-collaborative classrooms was investigated for differences in environmental quality between the two types of classrooms. Data was collected through the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources grant titled, "Quality Rating and Improvement for West …
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The association between grades Pre K-12 student achievement and differentiated instructional strategies in the Anytown Township School District explored through units of study
… and student achievement as measured through pretest and posttest results for teacher created units of study in the area of mathematics and language arts literacy. A series of descriptive and parametric inferential statistics was utilized. A one-between one-within analysis of variance (ANOVA) …
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THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP COMPONENTS AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES IN CHINESE-AS-A-FOREIGN-LANGUAGE PROGRAMS FOR PRE-K TO 12 LEARNERS IN THE UNITED STATES
… in Chinese-as-a-foreign-language programs for pre-K to 12 learners in the United States. The following research question is the focus of this study: What are the relationships between transformational leadership components and perceptions of program outcomes in Chinese-as-a-foreign-language …
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Academic Achievement and Mental Health of Elementary Students: COVID-19 Effect on Students in Pre-k Through 4th grade
<p>School closures and student isolation due to COVID-19 affected all students, particularly those in poverty. In addition to the damage to student learning, a mental health crisis emerged as many students lost access to school services. This mixed methods study aimed to evaluate the effect of …
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An Analysis of the Impact of Selected Structures of the Virginia Preschool Initiative on PALS Pre-K Program Summary Scores for At-Risk Preschool Students in Virginia
… impact of selected structures of the Virginia Preschool Initiative on reading readiness in at-risk preschool students in the state of Virginia. The Virginia Preschool Initiative is designed to prepare at-risk four-year-olds for success in kindergarten. According to the Virginia Department of …
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Improving Kindergarten Transition Practices For Students With Special Needs
… research site included in this study comprises pre-K programs that operated through a cooperative agreement between a Maine school district and Head Start. In the State of Maine, preschool students who are identified with a disability are provided services and programming through a Maine …
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The Impact Of Pre-Kindergarten Programs On Student Achievement In Mississippi Elementary Schools
… of money in providing children with state-funded pre-k programs in their public schools. However, Mississippi falls behind these states and does not similarly invest in this effort to provide many of its children with the opportunity to attend state-funded pre-k programs. Because school readiness …
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The Relationship of Preschool Variables to Kindergarten Early Literacy Skills
<p>This dissertation examines the impact of Pre-K experiences on kindergarten early literacy skills in Alabama. A convergent parallel mixed-methods research design was utilized to analyze assessment data from My Teaching Strategies AlaKiDS and Renaissance STAR Early Literacy for kindergarten …
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CRITICAL ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND GENERAL EDUCATION: IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ADDRESSING ABSENTEEISM
… general education. Study 1 uses a nationally representative dataset and presents a thorough descriptive analysis of the characteristics of students with disabilities (SWDs) who attended pre-K in school-based and center-based settings, as well as those who did not attend pre-K. I also look at …
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The Effect of Public Pre-Kindergarten Attendance on First Grade Reading and Social Achievement: A District Level Analysis
… relationship between attending a school district Pre-K program and children's later literacy and behavior outcomes in the beginning and middle of first grade. Children's text level, letter-sound identification, sight words, spelling and citizenship skills were measured. The study included 880 …
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Promoting social-emotional development for peacebuilding among preschoolers in Pakistan : a quasi-experimental study
… the effectiveness of professional development of Pre-K teachers for social-emotional learning (SEL) against routine practices, and to assess the association between classroom environment and behavioral problems in public Pre-K classrooms of rural Pakistan. Sample size included 12 schools, 24 …
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