ERIC Number: ED603594
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 35
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Preschool Self-Regulation and Pre-Academic Skills as Mediators of the Long-Term Impacts of an Early Intervention
Dana Charles McCoy; Kathryn Gonzalez; Stephanie Jones
Grantee Submission
This study explores children's early academic and self-regulatory skills as potential pathways through which a preschool enrichment program -- the Chicago School Readiness Project (CSRP) -- may contribute to low-income children's long-term outcomes (N = 466; M age at baseline = 4.10 years). We find that CSRP's impact on high school grades may be partially explained by early gains in vocabulary and math skills. Although impacts on high school executive function (EF) were more equivocal, our results suggest that early improvements in math skills attributable to the intervention may, in turn, predict long-term gains in EF skills. These results complement the existing literature on preschool fade-out, while also shedding light on the cross-domain relations between academic and self-regulatory skills. [The paper was published in "Child Development" Sep-Oct 2019 (EJ1228756).]
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Children, Early Intervention, Self Management, Program Effectiveness, Enrichment Activities, Low Income Students, Executive Function, High School Students, Outcomes of Education, Preschool Education, Grades (Scholastic), Mathematics Skills, Language Skills, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD046160; R305A160176; R305B150010
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