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Preschool Impact on Emergent Literacy in Kindergarten Students: A Case Study

Whitehead, Shawna L
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8406-8990
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1532347290748974

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2018, Specialist in Education, Miami University, School Psychology.
The current study explored the role of preschool attendance in early literacy attainment (as measured by scores on the STAR Early Literacy assessment) for students in kindergarten. It also examined the difference between students of low-income backgrounds who did, and did not, attend preschool. This research was conducted in order to answer a specific question that school administrators from a local school district had: Does preschool make a significant difference in students' early literacy attainment? Results indicated that students who attended preschool scored significantly higher than students who did not attend preschool. In addition, results from the present study demonstrated that students of low SES who went to preschool did not score significantly higher than students of low SES who did not go to preschool. This only occurred during the winter, though, as students of low SES who went to preschool did score significantly higher on their spring SEL scores than students of low SES who did not go to preschool. Based on the findings of this study, a relationship between preschool attendance and early literacy development was confirmed.
Raymond Witte (Committee Co-Chair)
Michael Woodin (Committee Co-Chair)
Jason Abbitt (Committee Member)
Joel Malin (Committee Member)
25 p.
Educational Psychology
preschool; kindergarten; early literacy; emergent literacy; preschool impact; literacy

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  • Whitehead, S. L. (2018). Preschool Impact on Emergent Literacy in Kindergarten Students: A Case Study [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1532347290748974

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Whitehead, Shawna. Preschool Impact on Emergent Literacy in Kindergarten Students: A Case Study. 2018. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1532347290748974.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Whitehead, Shawna. "Preschool Impact on Emergent Literacy in Kindergarten Students: A Case Study." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1532347290748974

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