The Impact of Prekindergarten Attendance on School Readiness

Early childhood education is the foundation upon which later academic skills are built. This research addresses prekindergarten programs in particular, using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study to examine the impact of prekindergarten attendance on children’s reading and math scores, as well as several behavioral traits, observed at the beginning of the kindergarten year. The findings indicate that prekindergarten has a positive impact on academic outcomes but that its impact on behavioral traits is slightly negative.

Author

• McBride, Colleen

Language

• en

Keyword

• School readiness
• Achievement gap
• Early childhood education
• Prekindergarten

Date created

• 2018

Type of Work

• Master's Thesis

License

• All rights reserved

Rights statement

• In Copyright

GW Unit

• Sociology

Degree

• M.A.

Advisor

• Kelso, Michelle

Persistent URL

•  https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/etd/pz50gw37k