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Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study, Wave 1-5
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The Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) followed almost 3,000 children with disabilities as they progressed through preschool and into their early elementary years. PEELS collected data on the preschool and early elementary school experiences of a nationally representative sample of children with disabilities and the outcomes they achieved. It focused on children's preschool environments and experiences, their transition to kindergarten, their kindergarten and early elementary education experiences, and their academic and adaptive skills. The children were 3 to 5 years old at the start of the study in 2003 and were followed through to 2008.
Detailed Methodology
PEELS includes a nationally representative sample of 3,104 children with disabilities who were 3 through 5 years of age when the study began in 2003-04. The children will be followed through 2009.
Over several years, information about the children, their families, and instructional/service programs were collected using family interviews, child assessments, and multiple questionnaires. The PEELS sample consists of approximately 1,000 children in each age cohort (3-, 4-, and 5-year olds) receiving special education services at the study onset. Direct assessments of children's academic skills and parent interviews were conducted. In addition, questionnaires were sent to participating children's teachers, school principals, directors of local education agencies, and state 619 (preschool special education) coordinators.