Study by National Center of Education Research Shows McGraw-Hill Education's Early Childhood Programs Provide Strong Foundation of Reading Skills

The National Center for Education Research recently released a report on the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research (PCER) initiative that shows Wright Group/McGraw-Hill's DLM Early Childhood Express supplemented with SRA/McGraw-Hill's Open Court Reading Pre-K has positive effects on reading, phonological awareness, and language in Pre-K - Kindergarten.

The report, "Effects of Preschool Curriculum Programs on School Readiness," provides individual results for 14 different preschool curriculums. The goal of the PCER study was to identify the impact of each curriculum on five student-level outcomes (reading, phonological awareness, language, mathematics, and behavior) and six classroom-level outcomes (classroom quality, teacher-child interaction, and four types of instruction).

The study shows integrating the research-based instruction from Open Court Reading Pre-K with the comprehensive instructional framework of DLM Early Childhood Express, gives children instruction with a strong foundation in oral language and print awareness as well as research-based instruction in phonics and early decoding and comprehension skills.

  The complete study can be found online at
  http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/pubs/20082009/pdf/20082009.pdf

"It is a priority for us to continue to find a way to show teachers positive data on our programs, like the study done by the National Center for Education Research," said Dan Caton, president of McGraw-Hill Learning Group, which includes SRA and Wright Group. "We believe that programs like DLM Early Childhood Express and Open Court Reading Pre-K build a strong foundation when used in Pre-K - Kindergarten."

About DLM Early Childhood Express

DLM Early Childhood Express for Pre-Kindergarten is a comprehensive, research-based program that develops children's minds and bodies through carefully selected and sequenced learning experiences. It delivers flexible lessons that reflect cutting-edge research, materials for teaching the lessons, and extensive training to help teachers implement the program effectively. For more information, visit WrightGroup.com.

About Open Court Reading Pre-K

Open Court Reading Pre-K presents children with rich language experiences through fingerplays, rhymes, songs, and poems. Comprehension activities are included in each lesson to help promote understanding of quality literature. In addition, Phonological, Phonemic, and Print-Awareness activities are incorporated into each lesson of the program.

About McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading global provider of print and digital instructional, assessment and reference solutions that empower professionals and students of all ages. McGraw-Hill Education has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 60 languages. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com/.

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