PA Pre-K Counts Annual Report 2008-2009
Posted by on October 12, 2009
PA Pre-K Counts releases Year 2 outcomes
The newly released PA Pre-K Counts Annual Report 2008-2009 demonstrates the success of the PA Pre-K Counts program for Pennsylvania families for Year 2.
Highlights to the report include:
— Nearly every child (99 percent) showed age-appropriate or emerging age-appropriate proficiency in literacy, numeracy, and social skills after attending the PA Pre-K Counts program.
— Nearly 75 percent of children who attended Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts finished the school year with age-appropriate proficiency in literacy, numeracy and social skills.
— Progress was made in closing achievement gaps for English Language Learners and children with developmental delays or disabilities.
The report also provides details as to the successes in PA Pre-K Count graduates excelling in Kindergarten, how PA Pre-K Counts is reducing the need for special education services, and how PA Pre-K Counts is getting parents involved in their children’s early learning.
For a copy of the report, click here.
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/early_childhood/lib/early_childhood/PKCendofyrrpt08-09small.pdf
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