Month: June 2015
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Countdown to Kindergarten | 2015 Issue Brief
The Impact of Social and Emotional Development on Academic SuccessMS To download the print-friendly version, click here. Before they even step foot in a kindergarten classroom, children are experiencing significant and rapid cognitive, physical, and social-emotional growth that can impact their academic futures. This is also the time when a…
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Childhood Development | 2015 Issue Brief
Implementing Screening in Mississippi Pre-Kindergarten Programs Children enrolled in Mississippi’s Early Learning Collaborative Pre-Kindergarten programs were screened to assess the degree to which these preschool children may be exhibiting delays in development. This brief summarizes the results of the screening study and outlines policy considerations. A detailed report of study…