The problem this study addressed is the lack of access to high-quality public-school early
childhood education for children in small, rural communities in Missouri. The purpose of this …

This study explored the effects of preschool experience on students' reading success during
their first grade year in school (N= 289). First grade students in three elementary schools in …

This study examines the impact of various types of preschool care and education on the
reading achievement of children, kindergarten through fifth grade, who participated in the …

As early childhood education continues to move to the forefront of public policy debate, more
attention is being paid to early literacy. Strickland and Riley-Ayers (2006) indicated that early …

The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine what, if any, impact that attending a
four year old kindergarten program had on five year old kindergarteners reading ability as …

In Wisconsin, increased academic performance has been a general assumption supporting
the institutionalization and public funding of early childhood instruction. The purpose of this …

High quality prekindergarten programs that provide students with core academic skills have
been found to increase subsequent student reading achievement. However, students across …

The purpose of this study was to identify relationships that exist between reading ability in
3rd grade and phonological awareness in kindergarten. A second purpose was to identify …

The purpose of this study was to determine if attending a four-year-old preschool program
had an impact on the academic achievement of elementary age students. With limited …

The purpose of this mixed method, quasi-experimental, ex-post-facto (correlational/
comparative) study was to determine the impact of early exposure to pre-reading skills in …