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The opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agency.  \nSuggested citation: Soliday Hong, S., Zadrozny, S., Walker, J., Love, E.N.G., Osborne, J.D., Owen, J. L., Jenkins, G., & Peisner-Feinberg, E. (2021). Longitudinal Study of Georgia’s Pre-K Program: Third Grade Report. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Institute.  \nThis report is available at [http://fpg.unc.edu/projects/georgia-pre-kindergarten-evaluation or at](http://fpg.unc.edu/projects/georgia-pre-kindergarten-evaluation or at)  \n[http://www.decal.ga.gov/BftS/EvaluationGAPreKProgram.aspx](http://www.decal.ga.gov/BftS/EvaluationGAPreKProgram.aspx).  \nTable of Contents  \nList of Tables ................................................................................................................................................ 4  \nList of Figures............................................................................................................................................... 4  \nExecutive Summary .................................................................................................................................... 5  \nLongitudinal Study of Georgia’s Pre-K Program ................................................................................... 6  \nOverview of Georgia’s Pre-K Program ................................................................................................ 6  \nPrevious Evaluation Studies of Georgia’s Pre-K Program ................................................................ 7  \nApproach ...................................................................................................................................................... 8  \nRecruitment .............................................................................................................................................. 8  \nParticipants ............................................................................................................................................... 9  \nChild Assessments ................................................................................................................................ 11  \nClassroom Observations.....................................................","cbCaiddxQZwicjYH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiddxQZwicjYH","pdf",787118,36,"English","# Executive Summary\n## Longitudinal Study of Georgia’s Pre-K Program\n## Overview of Georgia’s Pre-K Program\n## Previous Evaluation Studies of Georgia’s Pre-K Program\n## Approach\n## Recruitment\n## Participants\n## Child Assessments\n## Classroom Observations\n## Parent and Teacher Surveys\n## Third Grade Results\n## Comparison of Within Grade Scores with National Averages\n## Patterns of Growth in Children’s Scores Over Time\n## Patterns of Growth in Children’s Scores Over Time: DLL Subsample\n## Predictors of Patterns of Growth in Children’s Scores Over Time\n## Pre-K Program/Classroom Characteristics\n## Third Grade Longitudinal Study Summary\n## Comparison Sub-study\n## Comparison of Third Grade Scores: Georgia’s Pre-K versus No Pre-K\n## Comparison Group Recruitment\n## Parent and Teacher Surveys\n## Comparison Group Participants\n## Child Assessments\n## Comparison Group Analyses","[{\"question\":\"What organizations and teams contributed to the Georgia Pre-K Program evaluation study?\",\"answer\":\"The report acknowledges the Georgia’s Pre-K Program Evaluation Team, including research staff, data collectors, and a previous analysis team. 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