The Building Blocks pre-K implementation showed positive effects on pre-K mathematics (ES=.72) and kindergarten language competencies, with stronger first-grade effects for those with follow-through¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i3 The Building Blocks pre-K implementation showed a positive effect on pre-K mathematics achievement of ES=.72. → Douglas H. Clements 2013 q3 i1 End-of-first-grade mathematics achievement effects were ES=.28 for pre-K TRIAD only and ES=.51 for those who also experienced the TRIAD Follow-Through component in kindergarten and first grade. → Douglas H. Clements 2013

Evidence¶

Douglas H. Clements 2013¶

Douglas H. Clements, Julie Sarama, Carolyn Layzer, Fatih Unlu, Christopher B. Wolfe, Mary Elaine Spitler. (2013). Longitudinal evaluation of a scale-up model for teaching mathematics with trajectories and technologies: Persistence of effects three years after the treatment. SREE Spring 2013 Conference Abstract. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED563385

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Legacy results from the authors' earlier evaluations of the same intervention (cited as Authors, 2008, 2009, 2011), reported in the Background section. The printed effect sizes are ES=.72 for pre-K mathematics and ES=.13, .16, .29, .36 for kindergarten language competencies; the first-grade follow-through contrast (ES=.28 vs ES=.51) is printed in the same Background passage.

"Our implementation of this model with the Building Blocks pre-K math curriculum has shown positive effects on pre-K mathematics (ES=.72) and on kindergarten language competencies (ES=.13, .16, .29, .36)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Academic and nonacademic skills developed in preschool and early elementary years are foundational to important longer-term outcomes — a broader claim this one bears on
• Pre-K Mathematics remains effective at the state scale, with a positive and statistically significant effect of .30 on the ECLS-B Mathematics Assessment — related
• Pre-K Mathematics with DLM Early Childhood Express Math produces statistically significant positive effects on preschool children's math outcomes — related
• During the treatment period, the TRIAD Follow-Through group outperformed both control and pre-K-only groups by end of first grade, while the pre-K-only group no longer differed from control — related
• TRIAD's pre-K and follow-through effects show no persistent impact on the full sample in children's fourth-grade year — related