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Public Prekindergarten: An Implementation Model for Public Schools In States That Do Not Fund Prekindergarten
… of this comparative case study was to develop a prekindergarten implementation model for public school districts located in states without state-funded prekindergarten. The two public school districts selected for the study were located in a rural Midwestern state and differed on the presence or …
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The use of parental input in prekindergarten screening
The purpose of this study was to examine the individual and collective relationships between and among sets of predictor variables obtained from an ecological preschool screening model and criterion variables designed to assess performance in kindergarten. A second purpose of this research was to …
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The Benefits of Social Stories in a Prekindergarten Classroom
… stories with children in a regular education prekindergarten, Head Start classroom of non-autistic children. A target behavior of hand washing was selected for the seventeen children in the classroom to work on. The classroom teacher created a social story that would tell the children when …
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Do Prekindergarten Teachers Design Their Classrooms to Enhance Early Literacy?
… Selection categories. The results indicate the prekindergarten teachers knew how to design their classrooms to enhance early literacy. The classrooms scored 86% proficiency in the Writing Materials category, 73% proficiency in the Writing around the Room category, and 58% proficiency in the Book …
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A Program Evaluation of Prekindergarten Program in One School District
… impact of position and salary change on prekindergarten teachers in a public-school district in a southern state. I provided an educational, economic, political and moral/ethical analysis in partial support of this change for the district.</p> <p>The current policy in the district is that …
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BUILDING ON THE LASTING BENEFITS OF ATTENDING A VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM
<p>The expectations of kindergarten students have drastically changed over the years. Kindergarten students who have not attended a voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) program may be at a disadvantage in behavior and academics. The purpose of this study is to show the benefits of a VPK program. My …
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Principals' Preferences for Developmentally Appropriate and Traditional Practices in Georgia's Prekindergarten Program
… was to determine principals' preferences and prekindergarten teachers' perceptions of their principal's preference for developmentally appropriate or traditional teaching practices in Georgia's Prekindergarten Program. The research design was quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative data was …
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A Study of Prekindergarten Literacy Experiences in a Northeast Tennessee School System.
… achievement have filtered down to and emerged in prekindergarten classrooms. The leadership of state, federal, and local policymakers is critical to the movement for high quality prek for all. The purpose of this study was to examine the scores of prekindergarten students when presented 3 …
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Mapping a Landscape: How Parents View Involvement in Prekindergarten Programs for at -Risk Children
At present parents are not credited with these more invisible types of involvement by program staff and funding sources. A broader view of involvement needs to be adopted in considering parental involvement.
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The Effect Of Prekindergarten Experiences On The Intellectual And Academic Performance Of Culturally Deprived Children
… Retention of intellectual qrowth due to prekindergarten treatment was examined. The specific aspects of reading readiness, reading and mathematics achievement, measured intelligence, visual motor skills, language usage, and concept formation among the different groups of children were …
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The Primary Dilemma: Determining And Overcoming Barriers To A Focus On Prekindergarten Through Grade 3
… study. There is a need to increase the focus on prekindergarten and primary grade education taking place prior to the grades in which federally mandated, accountability assessments for student learning take place. The purpose of this study is to determine the potential barriers to a paradigm …
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How are African American parents involved in their children's education, prekindergarten through sixth grade?
… were collected from 122 parents of prekindergarten through sixth grade students from a church membership and the church's Summer Youth Program located in Dallas, Texas. Findings indicated African American parents were involved in the education of their children pre-kindergarten …
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How Social Emotional Development Skills Gained in High Quality Public School Prekindergarten Impact Kindergarten Academic Readiness
… 1997; O’Neil et al., 1997). Higher quality prekindergarten programs are associated with the early years of schooling and more positive academic outcomes in children (Burchinal et al., 2000).</p> <p>Investments in early childhood programs by state and federal governments have been made with a …
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A PUBLIC BILINGUAL PREKINDERGARTEN MONTESSORI PROGRAM AND ITS IMPACT ON BRACKEN TEST LITERACY OUTCOMES: PRINCIPALS’ BELIEFS ON THE RESULTS
Children who participate in high-quality prekindergarten programs with strong instructional support are more competent in early literacy skills than are children in programs with less adequate support (Hamre & Pianta, 2005). A growing concern that exists in the field of early childhood education is …
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Prekindergarten teachers’ perspectives on decision-making regarding initial set up of classroom environments, modifications during the academic school year, and barriers associated with creating optimal physical environments
The purpose of this study was to examine how prekindergarten teachers in various settings make decisions about physical classroom environments. This qualitative study composed of 22 participants who all participated in a one-hour interview revealing how they make initial decisions regarding …
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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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Investigating the Virginia Preschool Initiative's Role in Preparing Students for Kindergarten
… was to examine the efficacy of a state-funded prekindergarten program in a rural school division in Central Virginia. Specifically, this study examined academic and behavioral data for four cohorts of kindergarten students to determine if students who participated in the VPI program performed …
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