EarlyChildhoodEducationEarlychildhoodeducationistheformal(正规的)teachingandcareofyoungchildren.Itprimarilyfocusesonlearningthroughplayingtoencouragethechild’sdifferentkindsofdevelopment.71

　　EarlyChildhoodEducation

　　Earlychildhoodeducationistheformal(正规的)teachingandcareofyoungchildren.Itprimarilyfocusesonlearningthroughplayingtoencouragethechild’sdifferentkindsofdevelopment.　71　

　　StudieswithHeadStartprogramsthroughouttheUnitedStateshaveshownsomeevidencethattherearequiteafewadvantagestoearlychildhoodeducationwhichcanproducesignificantgainsinchildren’slearninganddevelopment.Comparedtoachildwhodoesnotattendpre-schoolchildrencompletingtheirearlyeducationprogramsarefoundtobebetteratmathandreadingskills.Theyareexcitedtolearnandhavethetoolstodoso.　72　Thesechildrenaremorecompetentintheirpre-schoolkindergartenandschool-ageyearsandtheyareusuallyreportedas“friendlier”byparentsandthechildren’speers(同伴).

　　　73　Instudieswithmatchedcontrolgroupsmorestudentswhohadearlyschoolingexperienceswereemployedattheageof19fewerwereonwelfareandfewerwereinvolvedwiththecriminalactivity.What’smoresomestudiesshowthatchildrenattendingpre-schoolaremorelikelytograduateandhavehighereducationandbewellintegrated(综合)asanadult.

　　　Earlychildhoodeducationgivesmostchildrenajump-startoneducationfortheirkindergartenandprimaryschoolyears.Itisclearthatearlychildhoodeducationcanhavesomegreatbenefitsforchildren.　74　Ifearlychildhoodeducationislesseffectiveperhapsthebestmodelisfindingstrategiesforallowingaparenttostayhomewithhisorherchildforatleastthefirsttwotothreeyears.Alsoimportantisconsideringachild’sownpersonality.　75　

　　A.Thelong-terminfluenceofearlyeducationissignificantaswell.

　　B.Theycanbenefitgreatlyfromencouragementintheirearlychildhood.

　　C.Yetitsqualitymustbeassessedtoseewhatkindofbenefitsitactuallyprovides.

　　D.Theyarealsoabletorelatetoothersinasuperiorwayandthatimprovestheirsocialskills.

　　E.Manyexpertsofeducationhaveconcernedaboutwhatearlychildhoodeducationmeanstoday.

　　F.Individualdifferencesinchildrenmeanthatnotallchildrenwillgetequalbenefitsfromearlychildhoodeducation.

　　G.Itconsistsofactivitiesthatse