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EJ458102 PS520058

Title: 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.
Author(s): Frede, Ellen; Barnett, W. Steve
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v7 n4 p483-99 Dec 1992
Publication Date: 1992
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUN1993

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; *Disadvantaged Youth; Grade 1; *Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Primary Education; *Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Public Schools; *School Readiness
Identifiers: *Developmentally Appropriate Programs; High Scope Preschool Curriculum Study