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Preschool Is Essential to Success
Many people intuitively believe that preschool is not an essential prerequisite for children to be successful. It is often perceived as something that is nice for the parents and fun for the children. Often these perceptions will also include a socializing value to preschool but not necessarily an academic value. For example, a common perception is that children at this age will benefit from socializing with their peers but will receive less in academic benefits that will propel and young child's academic career. At this age the material covered is relatively simple material that is often viewed as non-essential or something that can easily be learned later in the child's education. Although this perception is quiet common, there are several studies that suggest that early education is in fact valuable to the child's development; both socially and academically.
One popular study that is often cited to illustrate the value of early education is the Abecedarian project. This project was a carefully controlled scientific study of the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor...
Four cohorts of individuals, born between 1972 and 1977, were randomly assigned as infants to either the early educational intervention group or the control group (The Carolina Abecedarian Project, N.d.). The children were randomly assigned to different groups that either received a quality preschool education or a groups that did not. The children's progress was then monitored over time with follow-up studies conducted at ages 12, 15, and 21. The study found that (The Carolina Abecedarian Project, N.d.):
Children who participated in the early intervention program had higher cognitive test scores from the toddler years to age 21.
Academic achievement in both reading and math was higher from the primary grades through young adulthood.
Intervention children completed more years of education and were more likely to attend a four-year college.
Intervention children were older, on average, when their first child was born.
The cognitive and academic benefits from this program are stronger than for most other early childhood programs.
Enhanced language…
Works Cited
High Scope. (2005). HighScope Perry Preschool Study. Retrieved from High Scope: http://www.highscope.org/Content.asp?ContentId=219
The Carolina Abecedarian Project. (N.d.). Major Findings. Retrieved from The Carolina Abecedarian Project: http://abc.fpg.unc.edu/major-findings
The Carolina Abecedarian Project. (N.d.). The Abecedarian Project. Retrieved from The Carolina Abecedarian Project: http://abc.fpg.unc.edu/
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