Today, I’m talking about the Consensus Statement released by the Brookings Institute on the Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Pre-Kindergarten Effects. Ten of the top scholars on issues of early learning came together and outlined what they agree is known and needs to be known about the pre-kindergarten experience. They’re tackling questions like what outcomes can we expect in the long and short term from large scale preK programs, and what elements come together to make a high-quality preK setting. This is a rigorously scientific discussion of early childhood education, the kind of thing that makes my nerdy heart go pitter patter.
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Notes from the Show:
Puzzling it Out: The Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Pre-Kindergarten Effects, A Consensus Statement {Brookings Institute}
Serve and Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry {Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University}
