Developmentally Appropriate Public School Preschool: A Study of Implementation of the High/Scope Curriculum and Its Effects on Disadvantaged Children's Skills at First Grade.

Frede, Ellen; Barnett, W. Steve

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Publication Date: 1992

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Developmentally Appropriate Public School Preschool: A Study of Implementation of the High/Scope Curriculum and Its Effects on Disadvantaged Children's Skills at First Grade.

Frede, Ellen; Barnett, W. Steve

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v7 n4 p483-99 Dec 1992

Examined the effects of attendance at a large-scale public school preschool program on children's school-related skills and the relationship of elements of program quality to the program's efficacy. Found that the program provided developmentally appropriate experiences for disadvantaged young children that contributed to increased skills in first grade. (MM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 1, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Public Schools, School Readiness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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