Program Description

"The HighScope Preschool Curriculum is based on more than 50 years of research on early childhood development and has been validated through a direct evaluation of the curriculum. The content of the HighScope Preschool Curriculum is organized around eight content areas that outline the experiences essential for the development of the fundamental abilities that emerge during early childhood. These are the basic concepts and skills that young children naturally use repeatedly, given the opportunity. These eight content areas contain 58 key developmental indicators (KDIs), which are aligned with national and state early learning standards, Common Core State Standards, and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework."

Cost

$1,944 for the HighScope Preschool Curriculum Kit

Intended Population

• Core

Grade

• Pre-K

Intended Group Size

• Classroom

ELL/DLL

• Partial

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Delivery Method

• Print-based delivery

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• Unspecified

Accelerated Learning

• Unspecified

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

Research conducted by the publisher reported positive effects on achievement and literacy in student's receiving the HighScope program. One peer-reviewed study found positive effects on school readiness, educational success, and benefits into adulthood (Schweinhart & Weikart, 1997). However, a later study reexamined this evidence and found the earlier study's participant assignment protocol to be compromised (Heckman et al., 2010). Therefore, there is insufficient evidence to support this program at this time.

Study Citations

Schweinhart, L. J., & Weikart, D. P. (1997). The High/Scope preschool curriculum comparison study through age 23. Early childhood research quarterly, 12(2), 117-143.

Heckman, J., Moon, S. H., Pinto, R., Savelyev, P., & Yavitz, A. (2010). Analyzing social experiments as implemented: A reexamination of the evidence from the HighScope Perry Preschool Program. Quantitative economics, 1(1), 1-46.

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• No studies met inclusion requirements

Additional Reviews

• https://pg.casel.org/highscope-educational-approach-for-preschool/
• https://journals.charlotte.edu/dialog/article/view/1021/1092
• https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-024-0927-7_70