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Preschool in an Era of Diversity
Evelyn K. Moore
President
NBCDI
December 15, 2003
Perry Preschool Project/High Scope
Ypsilanti, Michigan
123 children at ages 3 and 4 were randomly divided into a group who received a high-quality, active learning preschool program and a group who receive no preschool program.
High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Major Findings at Age 27
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5 or morearrests
Ever onwelfare
$2000+earnings/mo
Own Home High SchoolGraduates
No Program
Program
Source: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation
High/Scope Perry Preschool StudyPublic Costs/Benefits/Participant
$14,716
$3,475$7,488 $10,537
$15,240
$68,584
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Source: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation
High/Scope Perry Preschool Implications
Empower Children---encouraging them to initiate and carry out their own learning activities and make independent decisions.
Empower Parents– bringing them into full partnership with teachers in supporting their children’s development.
Empower Teachers– providing them with systematic inservice curriculum training, supportive curriculum supervision, and observational tools to assess children’s development.
Source: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation
Math & Reading Scores of First-Time Kindergartners, Fall 1998
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudnal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99.
Reading Achievement for African American Fourth Graders
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Black
White
735,000 African American 4th graders.
36% or 264,600 reading at the basic level compared to 71% or 2.4 million white 4th graders.
Source:Nations Report Card. National Center of Educational Statistics, 2000.
Single Grade of Enrollment and High School Graduation Status for People 3 Years Old and Over, by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: October 2000. U.S. Census Bureau.
Reading Achievement for African American Fourth Graders
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Black 4th Graders
Total At Basic Level
735,000 African American 4th graders.
64% or 471,000 African American 4th graders are not reading at a basic level.
Source:Nations Report Card. National Center of Educational Statistics, 2000.
Single Grade of Enrollment and High School Graduation Status for People 3 Years Old and Over, by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: October 2000. U.S. Census Bureau.
1. Early Literacy Development
Love to Read—
An early literacy public education engagement
campaign designed to help parents and
caregivers of young children understand the
important role they play in children’s
development.
Causes for the Gap
A lack of language and a language rich home environment---Russ Whitehurst
White children from professional families speak 1,116 different words per hour as compared to 525 words spoken by children from welfare families.—Catherine Snow
Causes for the Gap
Climate in the home surrounding oral language development—Dorothy Strickland– The climate in the home must be warm and
rewarding. In safe supportive environments of home, “young language users are rewarded for their attempts rather than scolded for their mistakes.”
Causes for the Gap
Cultural Connections—Drs. Oscar Barbarin and Wade Boykin– It is essential to understand the culture and context
of the children we seek to teach.– The lack of synergy between the learning that takes
place at home and the teaching that takes place at school is the predominant factor affecting literacy achievement in young Black children.
2. Parental Involvement
We need policies that focus on helping parents understand that their child rearing practices can have a direct result on achievement.
Quality parenting education can transform the discouraging picture of Black children falling behind to a picture of success and achievement.
PEP Curriculum Modules
Provides the foundation to increase parents’ knowledge of child development while building their self-confidence and empowering them to become their children’s advocates.
PEP Curriculum Modules
Gives parents a cultural context that helps them retain and use what they learn most effectively while building self-esteem, motivation, and pride in their heritage.
PEP Curriculum Modules
Helps parents develop goal-directed behavior and make concrete plans for education and work so they can gain the stability needed to successfully raise their families.
PEP Curriculum Modules
To inform and reinforce in parents a sense of pride in themselves, their community and their history.
For more information or to order PEP visit www.nbcdi.org or call 1800-556-2234
3. Professional Development
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6.60% 3.80%
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Total Ph.Ds, Ed.ds conferred in 2000
Whites
Blacks
Latinos
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey
Total # of Degrees conferred 1999-2000
27,520
2,220 1,291
44,808
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Whites
Blacks
Latinos
Total
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey