There are positive effects of research on children and one of those research studies has impacted my profession. The research I am speaking of consists of a culmination of an Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study : Fifth Grade Follow-Up in 2013. This was a multi-year research study of New Jersey's Abbott Preschool Program which showed significant gains in those communities which participated in the preschool program, and significant gains in literacy, math, and science through 4th and 5th grade. Abbott districts are school districts in New Jersey that were created as a result of a ruling in Abbott vs. Burke. The ruling from the case asserted that education within certain poor communities were unconstitutionally substandard.
I am an Abbott Preschool teacher in the Camden City School District, and this research study has helped to support the fact that we are making a difference with our children and their education. This study has had a positive effect upon the children and families of not only my district, but 30 other Abbott districts in New Jersey.
Hi Karen,
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading your blogs and discussions. Congratulations on the gains in children learning. This shows your preschool program is working. I am a Director of a large childcare center and we have 2 state funded pre-school programs housed at our center. We are in Colorado. Do you have any state funded pre-school programs housed in childcare centers in your area? Good Job, Diana
Hello Karen,
ReplyDeleteIt is great that your preschool has made so many accomplishments with its program for the Camden city school district. Knowing that you make a difference in the lives of children and their families is such an amazing and rewarding feeling. This is a great way to show the benefits of research on children and families. How exciting!