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McCoy, Dana C.; Gonzalez, Kathryn; Jones, Stephanie – Child Development, 2019
This study explores children's early academic and self-regulatory skills as potential pathways through which a preschool enrichment program--the Chicago School Readiness Project (CSRP)--may contribute to low-income children's long-term outcomes (N = 466; M[subscript age] at baseline = 4.10 years). We find that CSRP's impact on high school grades…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Children, Early Intervention, Self Management
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McCartney, Kathleen; Scarr, Sandra – Child Development, 1989
Responds to Levenstein's criticism of Scarr and McCartney's independent evaluation of Levenstein's Mother-Child Home Program. It is claimed that experimental evaluations of intervention programs are often more critical than nonexperimental ones. (RJC)
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Intelligence Quotient, Mental Health, Parent Background
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Zigler, Edward; And Others – Child Development, 1982
The hypothesis was investigated that alleviation of negative motivational factors underlies much of the 10-point IQ increase commonly found in economically disadvantaged children's performance following a preschool intervention program. Head Start and non-Head Start groups were tested on IQ and motivational measures three times before and during…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Longitudinal Studies, Low Income Groups, Preschool Children