High/Scope Perry Preschool Program
The High/Scope Perry Preschool Program and the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Program
The Perry Preschool Program was originally established in the 1960s and was available to African-American children between the ages of three and four. These children resided in Michigan and came from low-income families. Parks (2000) states, “The original Perry Preschool no longer exists, but the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation—founded in 1970 by Perry Preschool researcher David Weikart—continues to collect follow-up data from the participants of the 1962 study” (Background section, para. 1). The foundation is a self-regulating organization committed to not-for-profit study, growth, teaching, and public support. According to Parks (2000), “Its principal goals are to promote the learning and development of children worldwide from infancy through adolescence and to support and train educators and parents as they help children learn” (Background section, para. 1). In the High/Scope Preschool Perry Program, students learned by being actively involved with events, ideas, and materials.
According to Promising Practices Network (2009), “The High/Scope Perry Preschool Program study involved 123 African-American children ages 3 to 4 with IQs between 70 and 85 (between one and two standard deviations below the mean) from families of low socioeconomic status. Children with diagnosed physical handicaps were excluded” (Program Participants section, para. 1). The High/Scope Perry Preschool Program 's superior learning tactic was created on an active learning model that highlights children 's academic and social development. Children would attend preschool every day of the week for approximately two and a half hours over a two-year period. Some children were fortunate enough to have their teachers visit them in their home during the school week. Additionally, meetings were held that involved the program staff and other parents. Discussion
The High/Scope Perry
The Perry Preschool Program was originally established in the 1960s and was available to African-American children between the ages of three and four. These children resided in Michigan and came from low-income families. Parks (2000) states, “The original Perry Preschool no longer exists, but the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation—founded in 1970 by Perry Preschool researcher David Weikart—continues to collect follow-up data from the participants of the 1962 study” (Background section, para. 1). The foundation is a self-regulating organization committed to not-for-profit study, growth, teaching, and public support. According to Parks (2000), “Its principal goals are to promote the learning and development of children worldwide from infancy through adolescence and to support and train educators and parents as they help children learn” (Background section, para. 1). In the High/Scope Preschool Perry Program, students learned by being actively involved with events, ideas, and materials.
According to Promising Practices Network (2009), “The High/Scope Perry Preschool Program study involved 123 African-American children ages 3 to 4 with IQs between 70 and 85 (between one and two standard deviations below the mean) from families of low socioeconomic status. Children with diagnosed physical handicaps were excluded” (Program Participants section, para. 1). The High/Scope Perry Preschool Program 's superior learning tactic was created on an active learning model that highlights children 's academic and social development. Children would attend preschool every day of the week for approximately two and a half hours over a two-year period. Some children were fortunate enough to have their teachers visit them in their home during the school week. Additionally, meetings were held that involved the program staff and other parents. Discussion
The High/Scope Perry
References: (2009). Programs that Work. HighScope Perry Preschool Program. Retrieved from http://www.promisingpractices.net/program.asp?programid=128 (2013). Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Promising Program. Retrieved from http://www.blueprintsprograms.com/programCosts.php?pid=fe5dbbcea5ce7e2988b8c69b Woodard, K. (2005). HighScope Perry Preschool Study. Lifetime Effects: The HighScope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40. Retrieved from http://www.highscope.org/content.asp?contentid=219