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Project STAR Research Synopsis: The Effect of Reduced Class Size on Kindergarten Reading Readiness.

Bain, Helen Pate; Jacobs, Roseanne – 1990

Effects of teacher-pupil ratio on kindergartners' mastery of reading readiness objectives were studied. The study was part of Tennessee's Project STAR, a 4-year study of class size. About 2,850 students in 38 elementary schools that served 4 types of communities: innercity, suburban, urban, and rural, in 26 Tennessee school systems participated.…

Descriptors: Attendance, Basic Skills, Class Size, Economically Disadvantaged