MR / Schenectady, NY.Yates Arts-in-Education Magnet School .Full day pre-K class; urban public school .State funding thru NYS Universal Pre-K Program.Boy (4, Nigerian American and Ecuadorian American) chooses marker at table. Learning materials on table include alphabet stencils, flash cards, crayons, markers. Reading readiness and early exposure to academics are increasingly emphasized in preschool programs. .MR: Rab1.©Ellen B. Senisi