Invest Early: Early Childhood Initiative. Year Five Evaluation Summary

Autor/inn/en	Chase, Richard; Valorose, Jennifer
Institution	Wilder Research; Invest Early
Titel	Invest Early: Early Childhood Initiative. Year Five Evaluation Summary
Quelle	(2011), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Educational Finance; Program Evaluation; Screening Tests; Profiles; At Risk Students; Outcomes of Education; Young Children; Parent Attitudes; Academic Achievement; School Readiness; Family Environment; Achievement Gap; Program Effectiveness; Low Income Students; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Bildungsfonds; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Screening-Verfahren; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Frühe Kindheit; Elternverhalten; Schulleistung; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Familienmilieu
Abstract	Wilder Research, in conjunction with the Invest Early leadership team and staff, is conducting a longitudinal and cost-benefit evaluation. Annual reports document and assess implementation of Invest Early and outcomes for the service system, families, and children. Invest Early is an effective program in preparing low-income students with multiple risk factors for school success when delivered in sufficient quantity. Highlights from this year five evaluation summary include: (1) Home learning environments, which are associated with higher school readiness scores, improve significantly for Invest Early families during their participation; (2) Kindergarten entry results show that Invest Early closed the proficiency gap this year relative to higher-income students and exceeded the low-income comparison group by nearly 2 to 1 (57% vs. 29% proficient, using the new 75 percent cut-off for overall proficiency); and (3) Based on MCA-II reading and math tests in 2009-10 during their third grade year, Invest Early children have better outcomes than a comparison group of children from low-income families with no Invest Early, Head Start, or School Readiness program experience. [For "Invest Early: Early Childhood Initiative. Year Three Evaluation Summary," see ED612503.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01