School Readiness Of First Grade Charter School Students: An Evaluation Of An Early Childhood Program
Degree Date
4-2016
Document Type
Dissertation - Public Access
Degree Name
Ed.D. Doctor of Education
Academic Discipline
Educational Leadership
First Advisor
Dr. Mary Ann Kahl, Dissertation Committee Chair
Second Advisor
Dr. Valerie Schmiitz, Dissertation Committee Member
Third Advisor
Dr. Shannon Hart, Dissertation Committee Member
Abstract
This program evaluation studied the effectiveness of an early childhood program as it relates to school readiness. The early childhood program of a charter school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin had been operating for over thirty without an evaluation of its effectiveness. To examine the effectiveness of the early childhood program, seventy-two students were evaluated using a teacher-developed First Grade Readiness Checklist; the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Test and Success for All (SFA) Assessment. School readiness, as a multifaceted construct, included five domains: academic, behavioral, emotional, social and self-help-skills.
The results of the survey indicate that the early childhood program was effective in the behavioral, emotional, socials and self-help domains. However, the early childhood program was not effective in the academic domain.
Recommended Citation
Hendricks-Williams, Dr Shandowlyon L., "School Readiness Of First Grade Charter School Students: An Evaluation Of An Early Childhood Program" (2016). Dissertations. 157.
https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/157
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