Based on 30 years of research LearningGames, The Abecedarian Curriculum consists of activities to help parents or caregivers enhance child development from birth to 60 months. Each game is on an individual sheet and is illustrated with full-color photographs.
What is the Abecedarian Project?
Have you ever wondered what impact social services have on young children? The Abecedarian Project was a long-term study on the effects social services are likely to have on young children in situations that have typically led to poor academic performance, health issues and eventually substance abuse. The goal of the project was to determine what effects specific preschool and school-age social service interventions would have on three types of outcomes:
How many hours a day did the preschool intervention take place?
The preschool interventions took place in a daycare-like setting six to eight hours a day, five days a week, and for 50 weeks a year. The goal was to create a stimulating and structured environment to enhance educational opportunities. Participants in the preschool experimental group received five years of this intervention.
What does it mean to enroll in a course?
Enrolling in a course lets you earn progress by passing quizzes and exams.
How many tests are there in the longitudinal test?
This is a total of 71 tests on a wide variety of outcomes. As you can imagine, the results of this longitudinal test would take up quite a bit more space than we have here! The highlights will have to suffice:
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What I love about ABeCeDarian
The Teacher’s Manual includes a script that gives me clear daily instructions to teach each lesson.
What my child loves about the program
Quick results: He was reading words from the very first lesson which made him want more!
In Summary
I am very pleased with the program and the progress my child has made. So much so, that we will be continuing on with the ABeCeDarian Reading/Spelling Program in the future.
New Edition of ABeCeDarian Levels C now available
We are very happy to announce the release this spring of a completely reformatted and revised Level C student workbook and teacher manual. The layout of each page has been improved and the activities streamlined. A new activity on reading really long words (like oversimplification and unconstitutionality) has been added.
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What is the Abecedarian Project?
Since its inception and early leadership from Craig Ramey, Joseph Sparling, and others, the Abecedarian Project has become synonymous with positive, long-term effects of high-quality early care and education, particularly with regard to the power of early intervention to surmount some of the disadvantages of poverty.
When were children randomly assigned to early intervention?
Children born between 1972 and 1977 were randomly assigned as infants to either the early educational intervention group or the control group. Children in the experimental group received full-time, high-quality educational intervention in a childcare setting from infancy through age 5.
Who is the principal investigator of the Abecedarian Project?
Campbell, Nobel laureate James J. Heckman, and their colleages—as well as several new international initiatives that showcase adaptations of the curriculum that the project first developed four decades ago.
What does "abecedary" mean?
one learning the rudiments of something (as the alphabet)Etymology: Middle English abecedary, from Medieval Latin abecedarium, alphabet, from Late Latin, neuter of abecedarius of the alphabet, from the letters a + b + c + d
What is research validated program delivered in the first 5 years of life?
A Research validated program delivered in the first 5 years of life could create a future where previously vulnerable children succeed and thrive in school.
What is the normal IQ for a child?
Child cognitive development across the first 4 years in the normal range, (IQ > 84 )
Program
High-quality child care/preschool for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Evaluation Methods
A single randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a sample of approximately120 families with infants.
Key Findings
Large effects on educational attainment, employment, and other important life outcomes, sustained well into adulthood.
Other
This was a relatively small study conducted in the early 1970s, and included two substantive departures from random assignment – factors that reduce confidence in the findings. Replication of these findings in a second trial would be desirable to confirm the initial results and establish that they generalize to present-day settings.
