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Tailoring instruction to improve mathematics skills in preschools : a randomized evaluation

Gallego, Francisco A.; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Alfonso, … - 2018

Tailoring instruction to each student’s needs can produce significant learning gains. However, few programs have successfully implemented this approach. In this paper, we present the results of a randomized evaluation of a program that uses an inquiry with an individualized scaffolding...

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Improving early childhood development outcomes in times of COVID-19 : experimental evidence on parental networks and SMS messages

Hernández-Agramonte, Juan Manuel; Namen, Olga; … - 2022

This paper describes a policy experiment implemented in Costa Rica to increase learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The experiment provided parents of preschool students with text messages to support their children's learning at home. After 15 weeks of intervention, the cognitive skills of...

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The impact of out-of-home childcare centers on early childhood development

Urzua, Sergio; Veramendi, Gregory - 2011

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Parental investment, school choice, and the persistent benefits of intervention in early childhood

Wang, Lei; Qian, Yiwei; Warrinnier, Nele; Attanasio, … - 2021

We present evidence from a randomized experiment testing the impacts of a six-month early childhood home-visiting program on child outcomes at school entry. Two and a half years after completion of the program, we find persistent effects on child working memory - a key skill of executive...

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Nudging parents to increase preschool attendance in Uruguay

Mateo Díaz, Mercedes; Becerra Luna, Laura; … - 2020

Uruguay has increased it preschool enrollment, reaching almost universal coverage among four- and five-year-olds. However, more than a third of children enrolled in preschool programs have insufficient attendance, with absenteeism higher in schools in lower socioeconomic areas and among younger...

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Inequality in Early Care Experienced by U.S. Children

Flood, Sarah; McMurry, Joel; Sojourner, Aaron; Wiswall, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

maternal education. Increasingly, higher-SES children spend less time with their parents and more time in the care of others …

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Investing in Early Childhood Development in Preschool and at Home

Duncan, Greg J.; Kalil, Ariel; Mogstad, Magne; Rege, Mari - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

childhood education falls short of sufficiently answering fundamental questions about what works for whom and why. A tighter …

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Introducing CogX : A New Preschool Education Program Combining Parent and Child Interventions

Fryer, Roland G, Jr - 2020

randomized to receive a new preschool and parent education program focused on cognitive and non-cognitive skills (CogX) or to a … control group that did not receive preschool education. In addition to a typical academic year (9 month) program, we also … Kindergarten. Both programs, including the shortened version, significantly improved cognitive test scores by about one quarter of …

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Child-Driven Parenting : Differential Early Childhood Investment by Offspring Genotype

Breinholt, Asta - 2020

provide more cognitive stimulation to children with higher education polygenic scores. This pattern varies by socioeconomic …

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The Rate of Return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program

Heckman, James J. - 2009

support the claim of substantial economic benefits from preschool education programs. Previous studies of the rate of return …

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