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Temple, Judy A.; Reynolds, Arthur J.; Arteaga, Irma – Education and Urban Society, 2010
Studies have documented a strong relationship between low birth-weight status and adverse child outcomes such as poor school performance and need for special education services. Following a cohort of more than 1,300 low-income and predominately African American children in the Chicago Longitudinal Study, the authors investigate whether birth…
Descriptors: African American Children, Body Weight, Student Placement, Preschool Education
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Valenti, Joy E.; Tracey, Diane H. – Education and Urban Society, 2009
This study examined the relationships between students' attendance at full-day, half-day, or no preschool and first grade reading achievement. 214 urban, low SES public first grade students of mixed ethnicities were studied. Using the students' Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA2) scores (Beaver, 2006), results indicated that by the middle of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Reading Achievement, Grade 1, School Schedules