Figure 1: Fall 2003, Spring 2004, and Fall-Spring Gain Scores on Vocabulary Task by Race/Ethnicity
| |
Mean Standard Score (Norm = 100) |
| Hispanic |
White (non-Hispanic) |
Black (non-Hispanic) |
| Fall 2003 |
82.3 |
91.5 |
82.9 |
| Spring 2004 |
87.2 |
93.8 |
85.0 |
| Difference |
4.9 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
(back to figure 1)
Figure 2: Mean Number of Letters Identified by 4- and 5-year-olds in Head Start at Start and End of Program Year
| Program Year |
Mean Number of Letters Identified |
| Fall |
Spring |
| 1997-98 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
| 2000-01 |
4.3 |
9.4 |
| 2003-04 |
4.3 |
10.1 |
(back to figure 2)
Figure 3: Percentage of Gap Between 4-Year-Old Head Start Children and National Norms Closed Between Fall and Spring
of Head Start Year: FACES 1997, 2000, and 2003
| Program Year |
Percentage of Fall Gap in Standard Scores Reduced by Spring |
| Vocabulary |
Early Reading |
| 1997-98 |
28% |
-11% |
| 2000-01 |
27% |
7% |
| 2003-04 |
22% |
10% |
(back to figure 3)
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