More Studies Document Benefits of Early Childhood Education

Researchers Say Early Education Programs Pay Off

From Channel3000.com.
PDFs of Studies at:

http://www.apa.org/releases/dev416-gormley.pdf

http://www.apa.org/releases/dev416-love.pdf

POSTED: 1:38 pm CST November 2, 2005
UPDATED: 2:10 pm CST November 2, 2005

Two new studies suggest pre-K and Early Head Start programs benefit children -- especially those from low-income families -- in a variety of ways, including increased cognitive and language skills.

The first study looked at children who took part in pre-K programs -- programs run by public schools and serving 4-year-olds.

Researchers said they documented benefits in several aspects of school readiness, including improvements in reading, writing and spelling abilities.

The study, conducted by Georgetown University researchers, found that disadvantaged children and Hispanic children benefited the most from pre-K programs.

Researchers studied 1, 567 pre-K 4-year-olds and 1, 461 children who had just completed one of the pre-K programs in Tulsa, Okla.

The second study, conducted by researchers at Princeton and Columbia University, looked at the benefits of Early Head Start programs that serve infants, toddlers and their families.

Full story at: http://www.channel3000.com/education/5234261/detail.html

Posted by Lucy Mathiak at November 2, 2005 10:23 PM
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