Friday, August 10, 2007
Quality is Important in Pre-School...
The report, released today, comes from a project that began in 1993 in which almost 500 children were tracked from age five. This report covers their progress to age 16 but there are plans for a further report when the participants are aged 20.
The "Competent Children, Competent Learners" project found that the quality of teaching at age five still influenced children's reading and maths skills 11 years later.
The report indicated children whose mothers were highly educated did better academically at age 16.
Children who went to top pre-schools – where teachers responded to individual children's needs and frequently joined in activities – also outstripped their peers' achievements in their teenage years.
Read entire article...
The report, released today, comes from a project that began in 1993 in which almost 500 children were tracked from age five. This report covers their progress to age 16 but there are plans for a further report when the participants are aged 20.
The "Competent Children, Competent Learners" project found that the quality of teaching at age five still influenced children's reading and maths skills 11 years later.
The report indicated children whose mothers were highly educated did better academically at age 16.
Children who went to top pre-schools – where teachers responded to individual children's needs and frequently joined in activities – also outstripped their peers' achievements in their teenage years.
Read entire article...
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 10:32 AM 
