ERIC Number: ED519803
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 145
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Children Entering School Ready to Learn: 2010-2011 Maryland Model for School Readiness
Maryland State Department of Education
The report shares what everyone has learned from the 2010-2011 Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) data about the school readiness of Maryland's children: statewide, by subgroups, and for each of Maryland's 24 local jurisdictions. Some of the highlights are: (1) The percentage of Maryland kindergarteners fully ready to start school increased to 81% in 2010-2011, up 3 points from 2009-2010. This met everyone's expectation for this year's gain, and it continues the remarkable 32-point increase of the past 10 years, which began with school readiness at 49% in 2001-2002; (2) Maryland experienced pronounced gains in school readiness across all Domains of Learning. In the core cognitive Domains, the State saw a 35-point increase from 2001-2002 in Language and Literacy (71% fully-ready for 2010-2011), a 35-point improvement in Mathematical Thinking (75% fully-ready), and a 44-point jump in Scientific Thinking (68% fully-ready); (3) African American kindergartners made statistically significant increases: 76% of African-American children are fully school-ready, up from 37% in 2001-2002 and 71% in 2009-2010; (4) The percentage of kindergarteners from low-income households (as indicated by Free and Reduced Price Meal status) who are fully school-ready rose from 34% in 2001-2002 and 69% in 2009-2010 to 73% in 2010-2011; (5) Children with disabilities made substantial progress: 56% are fully-ready, gaining 5 points from last year--2 points more than the statewide gains; (6) Kindergartners attending public PreK the year prior to entering school continue to be well-prepared: 81% fully school-ready in 2010-2011. Appendices include: (1) Maryland Model for School Readiness Kindergarten Assessment: Work Sampling System[R] (WSS) Indicators of Learning; (2) (a) Introduction to Scoring; (b) Presentation of School Readiness Information; (c) Definitions; and (d) School Readiness Information for Maryland, 24 Local School Systems, and Maryland School for the Deaf; (3) Frequently Asked Questions; (4) Percentage of Students Fully Ready by Domain: Maryland 2001-2010 Trend Data; and (5) Maryland Model for School Readiness--Composite Results by Jurisdiction, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. (Contains 9 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Special Schools, School Readiness, Learning Readiness, Disabilities, African American Students, Models, Kindergarten, Young Children, Preschool Education, Low Income Groups, Scoring, Language Skills, Literacy, Thinking Skills, Mathematical Concepts, Scientific Concepts, Educational Strategies
Maryland State Department of Education. 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Tel: 410-767-0600; Web site: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Maryland State Department of Education
Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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