Does preschool education accelerate student

achievement prior to early education?

Noha Ahmed Block B

Nov.6, 2010

Questions

How many preschoolers need speech or language therapy?

How many preschoolers receive physical therapy?

How many students receive tutoring for learning problems?

How many students benefit from Special Education programs?

Introduction

“ Youngsters in Shining Stars Preschool water plants they grew and sketched the weekly growth” says Jackie Maese

The vast majority of children ages 3 through 5 with disabilities who received special education services:

1. Received speech or language therapy (93%)

2. Other common services included special education in school (42%)

3. Occupational therapy (34%)

4. Physical therapy (21%)

5. Tutoring for learning problems (19%)

What are the reasons parents will want to enroll students into preschool?

Gain one year of growth Disability needs decreased

with the program Development of the

cognitive, social and emotional skills

Helps prepare students for school

Program helps students prepare for early childhood education

When do people see the achievement of the students?

See it develop in later years

Needs for speech & language therapy decreases

Students are already reading and writing

They see it over a period of time

Why are they offering the preschool program?

Proven that children are more successful at learning to read

To see if certain strategies will improve the overall performance over a period of time

Children do better than students that don’t take the program

Provide educational benefits to all children Provides critical thinking and democracy

What do they do for activities/field trips?

Read about fictional characters in books to solve social behaviors

Dramatic play, or dress up, arts, with music, dance

How does preschool education accelerate student achievement?

Students score higher than children in the traditional programs

Development skills 1. Emerging literary skills 2. Math skills 3. Social behavioral skills 4. Motor Skills 5. Adaptive behavior 6. Declassification/ reclassification 7. Cognitive development Students score higher in vocabulary Close achievement gap Long- term projects and cooperative

learning is encouraged

Preschool Teacher

Preschool teacher is responsible for administering and implementing curricula:

Average salary $ 20,000 +20 % change from 2006- 2016 for employment $ 43,800 the wage increase Kindergarten teachers, Except Special Education

High School Career Academy

Atholton High School

Biotechnology Academy Health& Biosciences Cluster

I picked this career academy because it sounded interesting

Penn State University Park

It is located in Old Main Park, Pennsylvania

The curriculum requires the person to be compassionate, tolerant, and inspired. Joint effort skills are very important too. In this program you’ll want to teach teamwork to your students, and you’ll need it yourself—most of the time you’ll be working with an assistant teacher

$27,114 per year the student body embracing 66%

in-state students and 34% out of state students. Also, according to data there were 49% women next to 57% men.

Community Service

Volunteering in an animal shelterI did this because I love animals and I hate

seeing them hurt so it makes me feel happy that I am helping them feel better

Prior Job Experience

Babysitting Pizza HutHoward County VeterinaryAccomplishments/awards:

• Honor roll

• Athletic award

• Student of the month

• Free pass to bowling

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