W.
Steven Barnett study of The Long-Term Affects of Early Childhood Programs on
Cognitive and School Outcomes in the Princeton Journal The Future of Children provides information of the need for quality
Early Childhood programs and the effects cognitively and academically it has on
children in the long-term. Long-term effects
on IQ, according to Barnett showed, “All model program studies reported IQ
gains at some point during or after children’s program participation.”
(Barnett, 1995) The study also found positive
effects on socialization for children as well.
Barnett found that “Long-term positive effects on socialization were
evident not only in teacher ratings, but also in parent ratings and data in
delinquency and crime, but only two studies sought these out.” (Barnett,
1995)
I found
that through the results of this research it is even more evident that parents
need to be the “first educators” in their child’s education, especially if he or
she cannot provide their child with the chance to go to preschool. Thus, I feel strongly for the research simulation
I am working on that provides parents tools and ideas he or she needs to
provide for his or her child to succeed in life academically and socially.
Reference
W. Steven Barnett.The Future of Children. Vol. 5, No. 3, Long-Term Outcomes of Early
Childhood Programs (Winter, 1995), pp. 25-50. Retrieved from. Princeton University
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1602366
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1602366
Hi Kelly,
ReplyDeleteYou made an excellent point when you talked about the importance of parents being the first educators. I always love to hear when the parents we have talk about reading to their children or even doing some flashcards to help them learn more words. As an educator in early childhood, you see the benefits right away and making that important time in these crazy schedules we have is imperative. I like the author you chose too, I have read some really interesting papers by him. Thank you for sharing such a great story, it is nice to know that we are making a contribution to education!
Kelly,
ReplyDeleteSteven Barnett and his work has come up a few times now in our coursework and I'm actually using his work in my simulation as well, such a great supporter of early childhood educators as well as young children. It is always nice to see the long term effects of early childhood in print, we see it year after year in the children we teach but to transform a generation and to affect policy we need research, data, and documentation. With job loss, the high cost of living in areas such as mine, and difficulty accessing preschool for so many you bring up a good point, that families need to be informed of how to best ready their children for school and take on that role and understand its importance for a lifetime of benefits. Early educators are impacting society in such great ways!