How are the children doing?

Child Outcomes inOregon Head Start Prekindergarten

2007-2008

We looked at…

Data from

six Oregon Head Start Prekindergarten (OHS PreK) programs

that use the Galileo Assessment Scales

to assess the developmental progress of children

We compared…

How children were doing in the fall when they entered Head Start

tohow children were doing in the spring,

when they finished Head Start

What did we find?

Children made better than expected

gains from the fall to the

spring in all eight areas that

Galileo measured.

For example…

Language and Literacy

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Fall Spring

Average Score forall childrenAverage Score forOHS PreK children

Expected OHS PreK gain

Expected gain: 50 points.

OHS PreK gain:68 points.

Early Math

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Fall Spring

Average Score forall children

Average Score forOHS PreK children

Expected OHS PreK gain

Expected gain: 50 points.

OHS PreK gain: 65 points.

Social and Emotional Development

Expected gain: 50 points.

OHS PreK gain:63 points.

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Fall Spring

Average Score forall childrenAverage Score forOHS PreK children

Expected OHS PreK gain

When children left OHS PreK, they also had strong skills in…

Creative Arts

Approaches to Learning

Fine and Gross Motor

And……..

Physical Health

Practices

Nature and Science

Oregon Head Start Prekindergarten Children…

They’re doing great!