BBC NEWS | Education | How phonics became easy as a-b-c

Could the commercial involvement and interest in this research on synthetic phonics have any bearing on its validity? BBC NEWS | Education | How phonics became easy as a-b-c

Rand Education | Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise

Early Childhood Interventions
Proven Results, Future Promise
By: Lynn A. Karoly, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Jill S. Cannon
January 12, 2006

Well-designed programs for disadvantaged children return more to society in benefits than they cost by enabling youngsters to lead more successful lives and be less dependent on future government assistance. Savings can range from $1.26 to $17 for each $1 spent on the programs.

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NPR.org | Early Education Boosts Prospects of Premature Children

Children's Health
Early Education Boosts Prospects of Premature Children
by Richard Knox

Morning Edition. March 6, 2006 · A study of children born prematurely finds that those who had intensive early education -- in the first three years of life -- had higher math and reading scores and fewer behavioral problems than similar children who didn't get the educational boost.
NPR.org March 6, 2006