[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] Reducing student expelsion study

[Lesley Farmer]

Support teachers, reduce class sizes to lessen preschool expulsionTo
help reduce the number of children expelled from early-childhood
programs, their teachers need more support and fewer students, Yale
University researcher Walter S. Gilliam says in a new study. Reducing
student-teacher ratios to 10 or fewer, offering preschool teachers more
frequent breaks and giving them access to tips from mental-health
experts will help improve student behavior and keep more in
class.Gilliam, W. (2007). Implementing Policies to Reduce the
Likelihood of Preschool Expulsion. New York: Foundation for Child
Development.
http://www.fcd-us.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=636702

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Posted By Lesley Farmer to CSLA Research Update at 1/20/2008 09:54:00 PM
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