Prior nationally representative studies found incoming kindergarteners' math and literacy skills were higher in 2010 than in 1998¶
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q2 i? Two prior nationally representative studies indicated incoming kindergarteners' math and literacy skills were higher in 2010 than 1998. → Megan Kuhfeld 2020
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Megan Kuhfeld 2020¶
Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Christine Pitts, Margaret Burchinal. (2020). Trends in children's academic skills at school entry: 2010 to 2017. Educational Researcher. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X20931078
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The article attributes this finding to two prior nationally representative studies it cites as background motivating the new analysis; the review-level attribution states those studies "indicated that incoming kindergarteners' math and literacy skills were higher in 2010 than 1998".
"Evidence from two prior nationally representative studies indicated that incoming kindergarteners' math and literacy skills were higher in 2010 than 1998, but no national studies have examined trends since 2010."
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Related Claims¶
- Inequalities at kindergarten entry by school poverty level decreased between 2010 and 2017 — related
- Inequalities at kindergarten entry by race/ethnicity decreased between 2010 and 2017 — related
- Kindergarteners in 2017 had moderately lower math and reading skills at school entry than kindergarteners in 2010 — related
- Gaps in academic skills between children narrowed at kindergarten entry, per the article's abstract — related
- A national study examines trends and disparities in children's academic skills at school entry for students who began kindergarten between 2010 and 2017 — related
- Children from low-income families enter kindergarten one full standard deviation (15 standard score points) behind higher-income peers in literacy and mathematics (ECLS-K, attributed to Zill & West, 2001) — related
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Prior nationally representative studies found incoming kindergarteners' math and literacy skills were higher in 2010 than in 1998 |
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Prior nationally representative studies found incoming kindergarteners' math and literacy skills were higher in 2010 than in 1998 |
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