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Preschool Programs and Later School Competence of Children from Low-Income Families

SciencePublished 11 April 1980
Richard B. Darlington, Jacqueline Royce, Ann Stanton Snipper, Harry W. Murray, Irving Lazar
Citations148
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SJR score10.42
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TL;DR

At follow-up in 1976, low-income children who had attended infant and preschool programs in the 1960's had significantly higher rates of meeting school requirements than did controls, as measured by lower frequency of placement in special education classes and of being retained in grade.

Abstract

At follow-up in 1976, low-income children who had attended infant and preschool programs in the 1960's had significantly higher rates of meeting school requirements than did controls, as measured by lower frequency of placement in special education classes and of being retained in grade (held back).

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