Early learning
What children learn in early years provides a crucial foundation for their future academic success. But it is sometimes challenging to measure patterns in achievement and growth for young learners when different assessments are used across time or places. This research explores academic achievement and growth, and new approaches to measurement, for early learners.
This study investigates the impact of a teacher professional development (PD) program in rural Rwanda, part of a randomized controlled trial of Save the Children’s early literacy intervention, “Literacy Boost.”
Topics: Empowering educators, Early learning, Reading & language arts
Trends in children’s academic skills at school entry: 2010 – 2017
This study provides the first national insight into trends and disparities in the academic skills of children at school entry for students who began kindergarten between 2010 and 2017.
Topics: Equity, Early learning
Trends in children’s academic skills at school entry: 2010 – 2017
This study examines academic skills at kindergarten entry from 2010 and 2017 using data from over 2 million kindergarten students. Results indicated kindergarteners in 2017 have slightly lower math and reading skills than in 2010, but that inequalities at school entry by race/ethnicity and school poverty level have decreased during this period.
Topics: Equity, Early learning
This paper contributes novel causal evidence for the impacts of kindergarten entry age on academic growth in the first three years of school.
Topics: Growth modeling, Early learning
Impacts of school entry age on academic growth through second grade
Does entering school older give students an edge? New research suggests an early advantage may fade in later grades.
Topics: Student growth & accountability policies, Early learning
Trends in children’s academic skills at school entry: 2010 to 2017
This study examines academic skills at kindergarten entry from 2010 and 2017 using data from over 2 million kindergarten students.
Topics: Equity, Early learning
Mind the kinder-gap: New data on children’s math and reading skills as they enter kindergarten
Data on children’s academic preparation at kindergarten entry tell a story of both declining achievement and shrinking gaps.
Topics: Early learning, Equity
