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How could preschool be better aligned with the early elementary grades to improve learning?

February 15th, 2017

A majority of 3 and 4 year olds in the United States now participate in non-parental early care and education, most of them in center-based programs.

Yet to date there has been little guidance on how best to align the instructional experiences of young children as they move from preschool into early elementary school.

This represents a missed opportunity to build on the benefits of attending high-quality early care and education programs and improving young children's outcomes overall.

A new Social Policy Report by Dr. Deborah Stipek and colleagues, published by the Society for Research in Child Development, draws upon research to help inform productive PK-3 instructional alignment, providing guidance to both policymakers and education leaders.

Provided by Society for Research in Child Development

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