Pre-Kindergarten and School Readiness

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The face of education in Georgia and the nation is rapidly changing. One of the most recent contributing factors was Governor Zell Miller's decision to put an emphasis on quality education for the children of the state of Georgia. This paper shows that in 1992, after reviewing research indicating that students with strong preschool experiences are more successful in school, have higher self-esteem, and are less likely to drop out of school, Miller decided to begin the Georgia Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program as a part of the solution. Now that a decade has passed, this paper examines whether there exists any evidence that pre-kindergarten children are more prepared to enter the educational system.

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"While there was a time when programs did not have to follow a curriculum, that is no longer the case. Without a comprehensive curriculum there would be no direction or goal for the day-to-day learning experience. And just as importantly, the curriculum must meet the needs of the children using it. One way to know whether it is meeting their needs or not, is to observe and document. "As teachers observe children during classroom activities, they document what they observe so they can review this information at a later time. In addition, teachers collect children's work samples and maintain a portfolio for each child." (Dodge, Bickart, 2003,p.194)"

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