Companion journal article: Mind the kinder-gap — new data on children's math and reading skills at kindergarten entry¶

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Evidence · 6 claims (6 for) · 3 studies (3 associational), q2–q3 · 0 of 3 report an effect size · 6 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A journal article listed on the page as associated research for the school-entry trends study. Its title, as printed, is "Mind the kinder-gap: New data on children's math and reading skills as they enter kindergarten", indicating it reports new data on children's math and reading skills at kindergarten entry. It serves as the peer-reviewed companion output to the 2019 research brief and working paper on the same topic.

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Context¶

Requirements¶

• Access to the journal article itself, which is not reproduced on the page

Constraints¶

• The page prints only the article's title and format, not its findings

Target Learners¶

• children entering kindergarten

Target Learning Goals¶

• math and reading skills at kindergarten entry

Claims¶

• Gaps in academic skills between children narrowed at kindergarten entry, per the article's abstract [+W]
• Children's academic achievement at kindergarten entry has declined, per the article's abstract [+W]
• Kindergarteners in 2017 had moderately lower math and reading skills at school entry than kindergarteners in 2010 [+M]
• Prior nationally representative studies found incoming kindergarteners' math and literacy skills were higher in 2010 than in 1998 [+W]
• Inequalities at kindergarten entry by school poverty level decreased between 2010 and 2017 [+W]
• Inequalities at kindergarten entry by race/ethnicity decreased between 2010 and 2017 [+W]

Related Elements¶

• NWEA research brief: Trends in children's academic skills at school entry, 2010–2017
• New data on children's math and reading skills at kindergarten entry

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Key Sources¶

• Kuhfeld, M., Soland, J., Pitts, C., & Burchinal, M. (2019). Trends in children's academic skills at school entry: 2010 – 2017. NWEA Research. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/trends-in-childrens-academic-skills-at-school-entry-2010-2017/.