From the summary at the end: >by the spring of the first grade year, teachers rated the TN‐VPK children as less well prepared for school, having poorer work sk

From the summary at the end: >by the spring of the first grade year, teachers rated the TN‐VPK children as less well prepared for school, having poorer work skills, and feeling more negative about school. This was a reversal of the ratings provided by the kindergarten teachers at the beginning of kindergarten. It is notable that these ratings precede the downward achievement trend for TN‐VPK children that appeared in the second and third grades.