Research & Validation | PreK On My Way Pilot Study Report

Final Report: Implementation and Pilot Study

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PKOMW DLLs (n = 9)

Comparison DLLs (n = 9)

Math

91.22***

15.02

73.63

15.06

Executive Functions

97.10

9.48

93.63

7.50

Cognitive/Social

104.60

44.63

114.88

24.71

Emotions/Regulation 10.21 Note. This table shows DLL-specific ANCOVA analyses . These analyses controlled for DLL students ’ English screener scores, household income, parents’ highest level of education, and number of students in their classrooms. 98.30 37.42 115.00

† marginally higher, p <.10 *significantly higher, p < .05 **significantly higher, p < .01 ***significantly higher, p < .001

School Readiness Measures Exhibiting Greatest Between Group Differences

To determine which assessment demonstrated the biggest differences between PKOMW and comparison classroom students, mean differences (i.e., PKOMW mean minus comparison classroom mean) were examined. The greatest mean difference occurred in receptive vocabulary (Mean Difference = 17.25), followed by math (Mean Difference = 14.32), and expressive vocabulary (Mean Difference = 13.50). There were no significant differences between scores on literacy (Mean Difference = 2.83), Executive Function (Mean Difference = -1.40) cognitive/social skills (Mean Difference = 3.87), or emotions/regulation (Mean Difference = -12.98) (see Table 9).

Table 9. Mean Differences Between the PKOMW and Comparison Groups

PKOMW Students (n = 21)

Comparison Students (n = 12)

Mean Difference

Receptive Vocabulary

90.33

73.08

17.25**

Expressive Vocabulary

97.68

84.18

13.50*

Literacy

95.33

92.50

2.83

Math

90.15

75.83

14.32*

Executive Functions

94.43

95.83

-1.40

Cognitive/Social

115.95

112.08

3.87

Emotions/Regulation

99.52

112.50

12.98

Note. Analyses do not control for demographic characteristics. *significantly higher, p < .05 **significantly higher, p < .01 ***significantly higher, p < .001

Discussion The results showed that when comparing students in the PKOMW and the comparison group, when not controlling for demographic characteristics, PKOMW children scored higher on expressive and

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