Educational Benefits
We've got proof that KiddyKeys preschool music classes are educationally sound.
Beginning with the 2006 – 2007 school year, Enterprise Academy in Green Bay, WI incorporated five arts domains into their curriculum. The domains included music (KiddyKeys), gymnastics, dance, karate, and art. Using the nationally recognized Woodcock-Munoz Assessment test proctored by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction licensed teachers, Enterprise Academy conducted a two-year study, measuring students' test scores in the five critical areas. The scores below reflect the students' progress after two years of Arts Enrichment Programming when compared to national norms:
Basic Skills
Defined: Identifying letters, understanding vocabulary
Results: Student test scores improved by 19.58% to 26.91%
Reading Skills
Defined: Matching pictures and basic words
Results: Student test scores improved by 34.59% to 46.23%
Writing Skills
Defined: Writing alphabet letters
Results: Student test scores improved by 50.78% to 65.14%
Math Skills
Defined: Writing a correct number when instructed, early addition
Results: Student test scores improved by 11.01% to 16.56%
Factual Knowledge Skills
Defined: Basic knowledge, identifying pictures
Results: Student test scores improved by 19.39% to 27.32%
Composite Scores
Defined: All five areas were added to yield the composite score
Results: Student test scores improved by a range of 26.76% to 38.42%
Additionally, 53% of students in the 4-year-old program graduated Enterprise Academy reading!
