Action Research

Project
Amanda Durand
MNSU-Edina

This then that

Started this process trying to find out if our
additional 1 day add to our preschool
programming for school readiness is helping
our preschool students prepare for
kindergarten and that their assessments show
growth. Unable to get enough data in the time
frame allowed, the research questions
changed from this to
Does extra three day "preschool programming
show significant growth in the current years
MCA reading and math scores compared to
students who participated in other

Background
Lake Citys goal for WBWF for 2014-2015 is to have
increased participation in high quality programming by
children identified through the Pre-k screening process.
This lead to the creation of a Friday morning School
Readiness class during the 2015-2016 school year for
four year olds flagged at screening, students receiving
scholarships and EL students.
Creating this program lead to a question, if students
receive an additional 2.5 hours of program does it affect
their fall test scores on their MCAs in Kindergarten?

Literary Review
Puccioni, J. (2015). Parents Conceptions of School Readiness,

Transition
Practices, and Childrens Academic Achievement Trajectories. Journal of
Educational Research, 108(2), 130-147.
Blazer, C., & Miami-Dade County Public Schools, R. S. (2012). PreKindergarten: Research-Based Recommendations for Developing Standards
and Factors Contributing to School Readiness Gaps. Information Capsule.
Volume 1201. Research Services, Miami-Dade county Public Schools.
Sahin, I. T., Sak, R., & Tuncer, N. (2013). Comparison of Preschool and First
Grade Teachers Views about School Readiness. Educational Sciences:
Theory and Practice, 13(3), 1708-1713.
Pagani, L. S., & Fitzpatrick, C. (2014). Children's School Readiness:
Implications for Eliminating Future Disparities in Health and Education.Health
Education & Behavior,41(1), 25-33.
Linder, S. M., Ramey, M. D., & Zambak, S. (2013). Predictors of School
Readiness in Literacy and Mathematics: A Selective Review of the
Literature.Early Childhood Research & Practice,15(1),

Literary Review Summary

High quality programs increase school

readiness
Increased participation in early childhood
programs
Transitions to kindergarten is a pivotal
developmental period for children.
Achievement gaps stem from socio-economic
status, race, and parental perception of
schooling.
School readiness focus on: cognition,
language, approaches to learning,

Data
150
145
3 day
2 day
Center
Non-Parental
Parental
Unknown

140
135
130
125

Math-Means

Reading-Means

Data
14
12
10

3 day
2 day
Center
Non-parental
Parental
Unknown

8
6
4
2
0

Math-SD

Reading-SD

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