Thursday, May 10, 2007
Minnesota School Readiness Study: Developmental Assessment at Kindergarten Entrance
The Minnesota School Readiness Study: Developmental Assessment at Kindergarten Entrance Fall 2006 was planned, implemented, and the report prepared by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).
A large and growing body of research supports the critical relationship between early childhood experiences, school success, and positive life-long outcomes. This research has been a focal point for many states as they strive to reduce the growing achievement gap they have found in their educational system between less advantaged students and more advantaged students.
With no systematic process in place to assess children’s school readiness, the Minnesota Department of Education in 2002 initiated a series of three yearly studies focused on obtaining a picture of the school readiness of a representative sample of Minnesota kindergartners as they
enter school in the fall and to evaluate changes in the percentage of children fully prepared for school at kindergarten entrance. The studies were well received by the public, and during the 2006 Minnesota state legislative session, Governor Tim Pawlenty proposed and the Legislature appropriated funding for the study to be continued on an annual basis.
This report summarizes study findings from previous representative studies and describes findings from the assessment of school readiness with a random sample of children entering kindergarten in fall 2006.
Read the full report and results of this latest study.
The Minnesota School Readiness Study: Developmental Assessment at Kindergarten Entrance Fall 2006 was planned, implemented, and the report prepared by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).
A large and growing body of research supports the critical relationship between early childhood experiences, school success, and positive life-long outcomes. This research has been a focal point for many states as they strive to reduce the growing achievement gap they have found in their educational system between less advantaged students and more advantaged students.
With no systematic process in place to assess children’s school readiness, the Minnesota Department of Education in 2002 initiated a series of three yearly studies focused on obtaining a picture of the school readiness of a representative sample of Minnesota kindergartners as they
enter school in the fall and to evaluate changes in the percentage of children fully prepared for school at kindergarten entrance. The studies were well received by the public, and during the 2006 Minnesota state legislative session, Governor Tim Pawlenty proposed and the Legislature appropriated funding for the study to be continued on an annual basis.
This report summarizes study findings from previous representative studies and describes findings from the assessment of school readiness with a random sample of children entering kindergarten in fall 2006.
Read the full report and results of this latest study.
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 5:55 PM 
