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Lasting Gains
June 15, 2010
An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.
-Don Marquis
-Don Marquis
"Absolutely not! A new NIEER study that provides an objective summary of all the research on preschool education's effects finds substantial positive effects on achievement, special education, grade retention, and social behavior at ages 10 and higher. This is really the last nail in the coffin of the idea that preschool effects disappear at third grade. If you look at all the research — don't cherry pick for results — it shows that long-term effects are robust even if smaller than initial effects. The idea that preschool effects fade out by third grade originated with one flawed study in the early 1960s, and this belief continues to be propagated by those who cite a few methodologically weak newer studies."
Read more of the NIEER research summary.
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Comments (3)
Displaying All 3 CommentsCDI Head Start
Camden, NJ, United States
I am l little frustrated hearing that gains disappear after 3rd grade. EHS and HS taught me the importance of impementing education early. What is not said is that EHS and HS are not baby sitters they are Educators with degrees and they have a curriculum that is implemented and must be followed. If these studies were correct we certainly have huge success stories that continue to come our way. My daughter is my success story. She started in EHS is now going into the 4th grade and reading on a 5th grade level. She also excels in math and science. I know that she will continue to excel. If children had gains from the begining they would not disappear and what is the elementary schools doing or not.
United States
If gains disappear by the third grade then maybe our elementary schools are to blame. From what I can see early childhood is making a huge impact on children 0-6 but once a child enters some elementary settings developmentally appropriate practices and seem to not understand that children learn through play. Instead of point the finger at early childhood maybe we should examine elementary Ed.
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
I do not believe that the benefits disappear in the third grade . If we try to
develop to increase the grade with heart and soul and think that beneficiaries
are my own sons and daughters then its possible to come back into normal grade . Let us do that .
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