Early childhood education attendance is associated with statistically significant reductions in special education placement and grade retention¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Children who attend early childhood education experience statistically significant reductions in special education placement and grade retention. → High-Quality Early Child Education is Associated With 2023

Evidence¶

High-Quality Early Child Education is Associated With 2023¶

High-Quality Early Child Education is Associated With... (2023). Regional Educational Laboratory West, WestEd. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/west

q2 · i? · review · r?

The summary reports, citing McCoy et al. (2017) in Educational Researcher, "statistically significant reductions in special education placement and grade retention" for ECE attendees. Only significance is reported, no effect size.

"Children who attend Early Childhood Education experience statistically significant reductions in special education placement and grade retention."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Learning Disabilities and Developmental Differences — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Early childhood education attendance is associated with decreased high school disciplinary measures including juvenile incarceration compared to similar non-attending children — related
• Early childhood education attendance is associated with higher high school completion, college attendance, and employment — related
• Early childhood education attendance is associated with long-term health benefits, particularly reduced prevalence of risk factors for chronic diseases — related
• Children attending early childhood education programs are far more likely to be on track in emergent literacy and numeracy — related
• High-quality early care is associated with school readiness, math and language gains, and reduced grade repetition and special education placement — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• A state funding report's research review, citing earlier studies, states that inclusive preschool special education benefits students with and without disabilities and that effective early education reduces later special education identification — related