Here is some current writing
that supports my Peterson Reading
and Mind chapters:

From The Denver Post
June 1999

A NEW PLAYING FIELD
by Billie Stanton

"While total brain growth
occurs most rapidly
from infancy through age 3,
bulk of public spending on children
is ages 15 through 18.

We don't even begin
doling out real dollars
until children enter kindergarten
at age 5,
thus missing a golden opportunity
to enliven the extraordinary fertile minds
of our youngest citizens."

"And only 4 percent get care
that enhances their development"

"Crucial
to this effort,
of course,
is money.

Good child care costs about
$3,000 more a year
than the average Colorado family pays.

A high-quality center costs
$7,800 a year per child or
$12,300 per infant.

A good family child-care home
averages $7,900 a year."

"Parents now pay 75 cents
of every dollar spent
on early child care,
with the Federal government
providing the rest.

Yet at the University level,
students pay 25 cents compared
with 75 cents in Federal money.

What's wrong
with this picture?

Plenty.

Unless children get the boost they need
in the early years,
the vast majority won't have a chance
at a University education."

"An enormous new study
revealed just last week proves quantitatively
that high-quality day care determines
the educational success of youngsters
once they reach elementary school."

"And every child who comes
to school poorly prepared
slows the rate of progress
for other children in the classroom."

"In the best programs,
social benefits greatly exceeded program costs,
with net savings of $13,000
to $19,000 per child
to the government."
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From The Denver Post
June 1999
EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM
STRESSING EARLY EDUCATION
by Merle Chambers

"One in three Colorado third-graders
reading below standard."

This means 17,000 kids in Colorado
require special literacy education
this year alone."

"Early nurturing,
loving,
and educational support are vital
to ensure that children can cope
with anger,
interact in a civil manner
and develop a large vocabulary
and good language skills.

These occur long before a child
enters kindergarten,
much less then third grade."

"Scientists confirm on an almost daily basis
that a child's educational and character blueprint
is permanently inked by the time a child is 5.

Reversing a bad start is an expensive proposition.

Many studies have examined the immediate
and long term benefits
of high-quality early parenting
and education programs. "

"Almost every neighborhood,
community,
and school district is struggling
with academic performance.

Many children enter kindergarten
without the skills needed
to learn to read.

Remedial work begins immediately
and likely never ends.

Even the best teachers can't compensate
for children who arrive at kindergarten
or first grade unprepared."

"Scientists tracked children
from age 3 through second grade.

The results
for kids in Colorado,
as well as other states,
showed children who had
a higher quality of early care
scored higher in mathematics
and language,
were more considerate
and were more able
to work and play cooperatively
with other children."

"The 17,000 kids failing this year
join the 17,000 from last year
and will be joined by 17,000 next year,
and so on."

"Remedial education won't work
without parental involvement
long before school starts."
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