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Comparison of Young Children’s Development by Child and Family Characteristics
Tulsa County ResultsFebruary 2014
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Background
Risk to Ready encompasses the:◦ Collection of data on Kindergarteners’ school
readiness◦ Sharing information in aggregate and by
neighborhood with local leadersPurpose:
◦ To serve as a catalyst to mobilize and engage local leaders around a data-driven and action-oriented process
◦ To help early childhood stakeholders assess how to better support school readiness
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BackgroundThis Risk to Ready initiative part of a
national initiative currently in its 4th year of implementation
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BackgroundData collected on all Kindergarteners in each
elementary school in Tulsa, Union and Sand Springs school districts◦ Occurred from Winter 2011 to Winter 2013
Summaries of findings focused on details by neighborhood at www.risktoready.org ◦ Also available for Kay County and SE Oklahoma This presentation – unlike the others - shows details by child and family characteristics and early childhood education dosage
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Measuring School Readiness
Kindergartener school readiness is measured using the Early Development Instrument (EDI)
The EDI was developed by researchers at McMaster University in Canada◦ Observational checklist with 103 core items◦ Completed by teachers between 3rd and 8th
month of school based on recall; takes about 10-15 minutes/student
Research supports that the EDI is a powerful predictor of later school success
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Overall Results
Category Definitions for Each Domain “At Risk”: scoring <=10th percentile of national 2009-10 sample “Very Ready”: scoring >=75th percentile
Communication
Language
Emotional
Social
Physical
0% 20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
10%
13%
16%
14%
18%
33%
29%
26%
25%
27%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
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Overall Results
Phys
ical
Social
Emot
iona
l
Lang
uage
Comm
unicat
ion
0%
5%
10%
15%
20% 18%
14%16%
13%
10%11% 11%10%
12%11%
Tulsa County (5,250 children)National 2011-13 (75,310)
At Risk By Domain
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Domain Subdomains % Not
Ready
Tulsa
% Not
Ready
Nation
Physical health and well-being (13 items)
Gross and fine motor abilities (holding pencil, climbing stairs, manipulating objects, energy throughout day)
31% 30%
Physical independence (bathroom, hand preference) 17% 13%
Readiness for day (dressed appropriately, on time, fed, not sick/tired)
12% 6%
Social competence (26 items)
Social competence (gets along/plays with other children, confidence)
15% 11%
Approaches to learning (listens, works independently, follows instruc.)
17% 13%
Respect and responsibility (follows rules, self control, tolerance)
14% 9%
Readiness to explore new things (curious about world) 3% 4%
Emotional maturity (30 items)
Helps others 32% 29%
Not hyperactive or inattentive 24% 18%
Not aggressive 18% 11%
Not anxious or fearful 4% 3%
Language and cognitive development (26 items)
Basic literacy 9% 9%
Advanced literacy 16% 14%
Basic numeracy 13% 13%
Interest in books, reading, math and able to remember things
19% 16%
Communication skills and general knowledge (8 items)
No subdomains. Domain covers ability to listen to a story in English, tell a story, play imaginatively, articulate words, understand on first try
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Overall ResultsWhen looking across domains for each
child◦ Two-thirds are not At Risk in any domain
0 1 2 3 4 50%
20%40%60%80% 66%
15% 9% 5% 3% 2%
At Risk
Number of Domains
0 1 2 3 4 50%
20%40%60%80%
42%
20% 13% 11% 9% 5%
Very Ready
Number of Domains
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Overall ResultsPutting all the domains together, Tulsa
children are less school ready than children in other areas
Southeast OK (198)
Kay County (496)
National (75,310)
Tulsa County (5,250 Kinders)
0% 20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
14%
11%
14%
19%
23%
16%
18%
14%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
Category Definitions Over All Domains◦ “At Risk”: Scoring “At Risk” on 2 or more domains◦ “Very Ready”: Scoring “Very Ready” on 4 or more domains
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By District
Sand Springs Public Schools (348)
Union Public Schools (1,082)
Tulsa Public Schools (3,820)
0% 50% 100%
22%
16%
19%
16%
18%
12%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
Results vary by district within Tulsa County
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By National School Lunch Status
Paid (603 children)
Reduced (301 children)
Free (2,846 children)
0% 20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
7%
18%
22%
22%
14%
10%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
Differences by income can be examined within Tulsa Public Schools only using data on children’s National School Lunch Program status
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By Race
American Indian (192)
Multiracial (350 children)
African American(1,122 children)
Hispanic (1,361 children)
White (2,013 children)
0% 50% 100%
26%
22%
24%
15%
18%
9%
12%
10%
14%
17%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
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By Race and National School Lunch Status
Multiracial (39)
African American (61)
Hispanic (51)
Paid: White (417)
Multiracial (213)
African American (834)
Hispanic (927)
Free lunch: White (719)
0% 20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
8%
3%
6%
7%
23%
26%
14%
25%
15%
20%
20%
24%
9%
8%
13%
10%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
The White-African American gap is narrowed when controlling for income (TPS data only)
Multiracial (278)
African American (964)
Hispanic (1,077)
White (1,278)
0% 50% 100%
22%
25%
14%
19%
10%
9%
13%
15%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
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By Gender
Male (2,802 children)
Female (2,446 children)
0% 20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
24%
13%
10%
18%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
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By Special Education
Child has IEP (398 children)
Child does not have IEP (4,811 children)
0% 50% 100%
54%
16%
1%
15%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
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Teacher Believes Child has Special Need
Yes (898 children)
No (4,350 children)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%100%
60%
10%
0%
17%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
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Parent Attended Conference
Yes (4,414 children)
No (832 children)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%100%
17%
30%
15%
6%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
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Parent Volunteered
Yes (1,855 children)
No (3,392 children)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%100%
12%
23%
21%
10%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
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4-Year Old Pre-K Enrollment
No Pre-K (2,113 children)
4-year old Pre-K (3,137)
0% 20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
24%
16%
12%
15%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
4-year old Pre-K includes enrollment in the same district as Kindergarten enrollment and CAP Tulsa Pre-K
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4-Year Old Pre-K Enrollment
Sand Springs: No Pre-K (148)
Sand Springs: Pre-K (200)
Union: No Pre-K (404)
Union: Pre-K (678)
Tulsa: No Pre-K (1,561)
Tulsa: Pre-K (2,259)
0% 50% 100%
26%
19%
20%
13%
24%
16%
14%
18%
16%
19%
10%
14%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
4-year old Pre-K includes enrollment in the same district as Kindergarten enrollment and CAP Tulsa Pre-K
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Pre-K by National School Lunch StatusTPS Only
Paid: No Pre-K (233)
Reduced: Pre-K (175)
Free lunch: No Pre-K (1,151)
0% 20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
8%
6%
21%
17%
28%
18%
20%
23%
16%
12%
8%
12%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
4-year old Pre-K includes enrollment in the same district as Kindergarten enrollment and CAP Tulsa Pre-K
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4-Year Old Pre-K Enrollment
No Pre-KCommunication: Pre-K
No Pre-KLanguage: Pre-K
No Pre-KEmotional: Pre-K
No Pre-KSocial: Pre-K
No Pre-KPhysical: Pre-K
0% 20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
14%
8%
17%
9%
17%
15%
16%
12%
22%
15%
30%
35%
23%
33%
24%
28%
22%
26%
23%
29%
At Risk
Somewhat Ready
Very Ready
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By 3- and 4-Year Old Pre-K Enrollment
None known (2,018)
Pre-K as 4 only (2,590)
Pre-K as 3 and 4 (547)
0% 20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
24%
15%
16%
12%
16%
14%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
3-year old Pre-K includes enrollment at CAP Tulsa and Rosa Parks ECEC
Children enrolled in 3-year old Pre-K are likely of lower income; this is offsetting the impact of Pre-K 3
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Pre-K by National School Lunch StatusTPS Only
Free: None known (1,080)
Free: Pre-K 4 only (1,339)
Free lunch: Pre-K 3 & 4 (356)
0% 50% 100%
28%
19%
15%
8%
12%
11%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
4-year old Pre-K includes enrollment in the same district as Kindergarten enrollment and CAP Tulsa Pre-K
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By Who Provided 4-Year Old Pre-K
Public School Pre-K 4 only (2,424)
CAP Pre-K 3 & school district Pre-K 4 (328)
CAP Pre-K 4 only (166)
CAP Pre-K 3 & 4 (219)
0% 50% 100%
15%
18%
22%
13%
16%
15%
8%
12%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
CAP Tulsa attendees would have been enrolled as late as 2011-12
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4-Year Old Pre-K Enrollment
CAP Pre-K 3; district Pre-K 4Communication: CAP Pre-K 3 & 4
CAP Pre-K 3; district Pre-K 4Language: CAP Pre-K 3 & 4
CAP Pre-K 3; district Pre-K 4Emotional: CAP Pre-K 3 & 4
CAP Pre-K 3; district Pre-K 4Social: CAP Pre-K 3 & 4
CAP Pre-K 3; district Pre-K 4Physical: CAP Pre-K 3 & 4
0% 50% 100%
7%
5%
9%
6%
22%
14%
15%
11%
15%
15%
34%
36%
35%
26%
27%
27%
25%
25%
27%
26%
At Risk
Somewhat Ready
Very Ready
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By CAP Tulsa Enrollment
CAP as 1, 2, 3, and 4 (17)
CAP as 2, 3, and 4 Only (38)
CAP Pre-K 3 & 4 Only (163)
CAP Pre-K 3 Only (423)
CAP Pre-K 4 Only (166)
0% 50% 100%
24%
13%
12%
20%
22%
6%
5%
14%
14%
8%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
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By 4-Year Old Bracken Score
Bracken <=85 (42)
Bracken >85 & <100 (49)
Bracken >=100 (50 children)
0% 50% 100%
26%
20%
8%
2%
6%
16%
At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready
Bracken scores (available for children who attended CAP Tulsa as 4-year olds) are related to EDI scores
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