Effects of a Summer School-Readiness Programme on Measures of Literacy and Behaviour Growth: A Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	McLeod, Ragan; Kim, Sunyoung; Tomek, Sara; McDaniel, Sara
Titel	Effects of a Summer School-Readiness Programme on Measures of Literacy and Behaviour Growth: A Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 189 (2019) 8, S.1284-1291 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McLeod, Ragan) ORCID (Kim, Sunyoung) ORCID (McDaniel, Sara)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2017.1374259
Schlagwörter	Summer Programs; Program Effectiveness; School Readiness; Kindergarten; Low Income Groups; Emergent Literacy; Literacy Education; Social Development; Emotional Development; Skill Development; Child Behavior; Day Camp Programs; Urban Areas; Student Characteristics; Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sommerkurs; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Frühleseunterricht; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Urban area; Stadtregion
Abstract	Young children enter kindergarten with varying levels of readiness and abilities to learn. One factor that contributes to lower levels of school readiness is poverty. One timely, cost-effective, and feasible strategy to boost school readiness, regardless of exposure to high-quality preschool is to leverage the summer months prior to kindergarten entry and provide comprehensive, evidence-based programming immediately before the school year begins. The current study implemented a community-based summer programme targeted at improving school readiness for 25 four- and five-year-old children in a low-income community. Across the 9-week study, children participated in two types of early literacy activities and the Incredible Years social/emotional learning curriculum. Results indicate that participants demonstrated significant growth across three early literacy skills and were rated as overall stable regarding their behaviour across the summer. These results are discussed along with implications and future directions in this line of research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01