I
found the article, Reducing Poverty
through Preschool Intervention, to be very informative about providing me
with information about the issue of poverty and its effect on the development of
children during their early years of life.
Throughout the field of early childhood various studies on neuroscience
research have agreed that children’s cognitive development is built on
foundational skills that are established in early development through life experiences
(Duncan, Ludwig, & Magnuson, 2007).
Hence the reason Duncan, Ludwig, and Magnuson proposed that preschool
interventions contribute to children’s future lifetime outcomes due to
mastering various social and cognitive skills during early development (Duncan,
Ludwig, & Magnuson, 2007). During
early development, children are also developing the capacity to self-regulate
themselves. Children’s ability to
self-regulate is directly connected to their brain development which has been
constructed from early emotional experiences children experience (Duncan,
Ludwig, & Magnuson, 2007).
The
achievement gap impoverished children are experiencing during preschool years
have influenced their cognitive and socioemotional development. This achievement gap has affected children’s
future academic success. To address this
inequity, Duncan, Ludwig, and Magnuson (2007) suggest a national curriculum for
early childhood programs to create which would influence preschool reading,
mathematics, and behavioral interventions which ultimately will foster
children’s academic achievements and
reduce the achievement gap (Duncan, Ludwig, & Magnuson, 2007).
Reference
Duncan, G. J., Ludwig, J., &
Magnuson, K. A. (2007). Reducing Poverty through Preschool Intervention. The
Future of Children, 17(2).
Achievement gaps are an important issue and I believe the early childhood field can have a potentially positive affect on those achievement gap outcomes especially for children deprived of positive early childhood experiences even those surrounding children in poverty. You seem very passionate about poverty!
ReplyDeleteTrinese,
ReplyDeleteYour post was informative. You touched on two important issues. The inequity of impoverished families having access to a quality preschool program with a strong developmentally appropriate (national) curriculum, and its correlation with the achievement gap for future academic successes. You mentioned too how essential it is for children to learn self regulatory and social skills. I so agree.
I like Crystal hear and see how passionate you are about helping and working with families who are faced with poverty!! It is a battle worth waging!!
Great Post!
Millie