Students from poor families lag behind more affluent peers in early elementary math performance¶

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q2 i? Students from poor families lag behind students from more affluent families in math performance at elementary school entry. → Roberto Agodini 2008

Evidence¶

Roberto Agodini 2008¶

Roberto Agodini, John Deke, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Barbara Harris, Robert Murphy. (2008). Design for the Evaluation of Early Elementary School Mathematics Curricula. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/design-for-the-evaluation-of-early-elementary-school-mathematics-curricula

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The report's framing section states, as background motivation for the evaluation, that "students from poor families lagging behind those from more affluent families" in math performance. No effect size or statistic is printed for this assertion.

"Students from different socioeconomic backgrounds also differ in math performance, with students from poor families lagging behind those from more affluent families."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Many U.S. students enter elementary school with poor math skills — related
• At the end of first grade, children whose kindergarten entry was delayed were behind their classmates who began kindergarten on time in math — related
• Children from economically disadvantaged families are at greater risk for poor kindergarten transitions than their peers — 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
• Many children enter kindergarten without the foundational mathematics skills needed to succeed — a broader claim this one bears on