Researchers say the Abecedarian Project corroborates findings of similar projects including High / Scope at Perry Preschool in Ypsilanti, Mich ., widely considered a landmark study.
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The Abecedarian project was inspired by the fact that few other early childhood programs could provide a sufficiently well-controlled environment to determine the effectiveness of early childhood training.
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Abecedarian _ the word, echoing the ABCs, means novice learner _ found that children in the intensive educational program were more successful than their peers by virtually every measure:
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A great example of a successful intervention is the Carolina Abecedarian Project that was conducted with over 100 children from low SES families beginning in infancy through pre-school years.
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The Abecedarian Project, based at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center in Chapel Hill, had staff with qualifications akin to public-school teachers, and virtually no turnover.
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An "'abecedarian hymn "'is a hymn that begins with the letter A, and each verse or clause following begins with the next letter of the alphabet.
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NIEER's cost benefit analysis, the first conducted in connection with the Carolina Abecedarian Project, focused on whether the money invested in the children was a good investment for the nation.
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The "'Carolina Abecedarian Project "'was a Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute to study the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor children to enhance school readiness.
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Trochaic septenarius is used in the abecedarian Latin hymn " Audite Omnes Amantes " ( " Hear ye, All Lovers " ), believed to have been written by Saint Secundinus.
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The Abecedarian Project still needs a cost-benefit analysis, said Edward Zigler, a psychology professor at Yale University who helped plan government-run child care programs for low-income people.
