Conference paper
Predicting Third-Grade Academic Achievement Among Low-Socioeconomic-Status Children: Developmental and Performance Influences in Kindergarten
Proceedings of the 2021 AERA Annual Meeting
01 Jan 2021
Abstract
Structural equation modelling was used to investigate the predictive associations between end of kindergarten academic, social behavioural, and biotic influences on end of third grade achievement among a nationally representative sample of low-SES children. The findings validate the understanding that developmental and learning trajectories start early in children’s lives and are influenced by multifaceted factors. Findings also elucidated areas where predictive influences were different among low-SES children than they were for the general. Children who reside in low-SES homes are at risk for academic and developmental difficulties. Study findings have established that within a low-SES group of children, disparities in early learning and development exist. Understanding the factors that positively and negatively affect learning and development among low-SES children informs intervention strategies that may moderate the gaps that exist in these areas among SES groups as they progress through school. There were several noteworthy findings related to within-SES differences that potentially impact children’s academic trajectories.
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- Title
- Predicting Third-Grade Academic Achievement Among Low-Socioeconomic-Status Children: Developmental and Performance Influences in Kindergarten
- Creators
- Dominic Gullo - Drexel UniversityAlia Adel Ammar - Mastery Charter Schools
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the 2021 AERA Annual Meeting
- Conference
- 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Virtual, 08 Apr 2021–12 Apr 2021)
- Series
- AERA Online Paper Repository
- Publisher
- AERA
- Number of pages
- 37
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Other Identifier
- 991021811744904721