The High Scope Early Education Model and Its

The High. Scope Early Education Model and Its Effects Larry Schweinhart High. Scope Educational Research Foundation www. highscope. org

The High. Scope Preschool Curriculum Child Assessment Adult-Child Interaction Interactive Education Daily routine Learning Environment

Interactive Education Adults help children – § Take initiative § Develop on key indicators: § Social and emotional § Movement and physical § Cognitive § Language and literacy § Science and mathematics § Arts and music

Adult-Child Interaction Adults • Have strategies for interacting with children. • Encourage children’s efforts rather than praise them indiscriminately. • Help children take a problem-solving approach to resolving conflicts.

Learning Environment • • • Classroom organized into interest areas. Materials varied, show respect for individual differences, stored where children can reach them. Teacher influences the flow of activities while giving children opportunities for active learning.

The Daily Routine Components • • • Plan-do-review times Cleanup time Snack time Small-group time Large-group circle time Outside time Gives teachers and children opportunities to influence learning.

Child Assessment Adults • Work as a team on child assessment. • Take notes daily on episodes of children’s behavior. • Plan next steps with children daily. • Assess children’s development with the High. Scope Child Observation Record, found valid and reliable in Head Start.

High. Scope Perry Preschool Study § § § Comparison 1: program versus no program groups Comparison 2: High. Scope vs. Nursery School vs. Direct Instruction preschool curriculums 191 study participants living in poverty and at risk of school failure Randomly assigned to initially similar groups Data collected annually from 3 to 11, and at 14, 15, 19, 27, and 40, 8 % missing

Comparison 1: Major findings over time Program group No-program group Ready for school at 5 Committed to school at 14 Basic achievement at 14 High school graduate Earned $20 K+ at 40 Arrested 5+ times by 40 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Comparison 1 Large return on investment Costs Taxes Earnings Crime & Justice System Preschool Benefits School (Per participant in 2008 constant dollars discounted 3% annually) $0 $50, 000 $100, 000 $150, 000 $200, 000 $250, 000 $300, 000

Four Approaches to Early Childhood Education

Comparison 2: The Curriculum Models § § Direct Instruction - Teacher-directed script with child “lines” focuses on academics. High/Scope - Children learn actively through plan-do-review and group times. § Nursery School - Children learn through play.

Comparison 2: Child Experience by Curriculum Direct Instruction High/Scope Nursery School Child-initiated activities Teacher-initiated activities 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

: Some Curriculum Effects through Age 23 Comparison 2 Direct Instruction High. Scope Nursery School Ever emotionally impaired Ever arrested for a felony People give you a hard time 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

High. Scope Teacher Training for Quality Study § Certified High/Scope trainers have trained over 16, 000 early childhood teaching teams of all backgrounds. § Classrooms with High/Scope-trained teachers have better environments, daily routine, adult-childinteraction, and overall implementation. § Children in these classrooms have better initiative, social relations, creative representation, music and movement skills, and overall child development.