Early Childhood Intervention

According to the Children at Risk Consequences for School Readiness and Beyond article, a recent study was performed to examine the role of early childhood intervention. The RAND researchers identified what the known research literature about the number of children at risk of school failure. Along with the risk of school failure they looked at the consequences for their performance in school and subsequent life outcomes. The results stated that high-quality early intervention programs can lay in compensating for early disadvantages. This article listed a few indicators that illustrated resource disparities in early childhood. The first being poverty has been shown to be a detrimental in early childhood. The second being that research …show more content…
The third being that healthy child development is supported by regular access to healthcare. The last being early home literacy-building activities that are associated with better school performance in kindergarten and beyond include reading to a child on a regular basis. This article mentioned that one of every five children are affected due to implications for how prepared for kindgerdate they are when entering. There are many assessments that are provided for a recent nationally representative kindergarten cohort indicate that disadvantaged children enter school behind more advantaged peers. On risk factor is that the child is in a single-parent home, a children in a family that has received welfare, or a children that does not speak English at home. According to the article that a result is that many children from disadvantaged backgrounds fail to meet grade-level expectations on core subjects. In conclusion a child that comes from a disadvantaged background or low-level have the risk of it affecting …show more content…
Even though many people use this term to describe children there is not a clear definition of the term or even who the represents. This term is widely used as some would argue that all children are at risk while others have a higher risk than others. Children with disabilities, low self-esteem, or have been abused are considered to be more at risk than the other children. In the article it stated that some even say the child should not be viewed as at risk, but the entire family should be considered at risk. Families that are in poverty, single parenthood, and low parental education levels have a tendency to be found as a undermine to children’s development. A third thought on the term at risk focus on the community, neighborhood, or even a school that is considered to be an at risk environment. This includes a low-income community with high crime rate or a high school with a low graduation rate. When one mentions that a child is at-risk people tend to wonder what they children is at risk of and some come to stay that it is a phrase to refer to a poor life outcome in general. The life outcomes can range from school failure, to death, incarnation, sports competence, academic skills, to even sexual initiation, which all are focused on to improving and creating goals to overcome them. The article stated that there are