Great Start Readiness Program and Children's Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Study
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| Title: | Great Start Readiness Program and Children's Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Study |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Huang Wu (ORCID |
| Source: | Early Childhood Education Journal. 2025 53(5):1419-1434. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Preschool Education Elementary Education Grade 1 Primary Education Grade 2 Grade 3 |
| Descriptors: | State Programs, School Readiness, Preschool Education, At Risk Students, Preschool Children, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools, Achievement Gains, Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Tests, Growth Models, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 |
| Geographic Terms: | Michigan |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Measures of Academic Progress |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10643-024-01680-2 |
| ISSN: | 1082-3301 1573-1707 |
| Abstract: | Michigan's Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) is a state-funded pre-K program that serves at risk four-year-old children across the state. Utilizing longitudinal data from 1,394 children in a mid-sized urban school district, we conducted regression analyses and piecewise linear growth models to examine the growth trajectory of GSRP children and non-GSRP children at each grade level from kindergarten to third grade in both reading and math. The results of regression analyses showed that, after accounting for other variables, participation in GSRP was statistically significantly associated with higher scores on Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) measures at various time points, ranging from 0.22-0.46 standard deviations (SD) in math and 0.31-0.49 SD in reading. The results of piecewise linear growth models illustrated that GSRP children had a statistically significantly faster monthly growth rate than non-GSRP children during the kindergarten year. However, the growth rates were not significantly different during the first, second, and third grade. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1470491 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Michigan's Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) is a state-funded pre-K program that serves at risk four-year-old children across the state. Utilizing longitudinal data from 1,394 children in a mid-sized urban school district, we conducted regression analyses and piecewise linear growth models to examine the growth trajectory of GSRP children and non-GSRP children at each grade level from kindergarten to third grade in both reading and math. The results of regression analyses showed that, after accounting for other variables, participation in GSRP was statistically significantly associated with higher scores on Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) measures at various time points, ranging from 0.22-0.46 standard deviations (SD) in math and 0.31-0.49 SD in reading. The results of piecewise linear growth models illustrated that GSRP children had a statistically significantly faster monthly growth rate than non-GSRP children during the kindergarten year. However, the growth rates were not significantly different during the first, second, and third grade. |
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| ISSN: | 1082-3301 1573-1707 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10643-024-01680-2 |
