Does non-participation in preschool affect children’s reading achievement? International evidence from propensity score analyses

Does non-participation in preschool affect children’s reading achievement? International evidence from propensity score analyses

Abstract While expectations are high for early childhood education to support students’ reading literacy, research findings are inconclusive. The purpose of the study is to estimate the effect of preschool non-participation on reading literacy at the end of primary school. That is, what is the avera...

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Main Authors: Nina Hogrebe, Rolf Strietholt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-02-01
Series:Large-scale Assessments in Education
Subjects:
Preschool participation
Disadvantaged children
PIRLS
Propensity score matching
Reading achievement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40536-016-0017-3

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