«This suggests that the primary source of the reduction in racial achievement gaps in fourth grade is the reduction in
kindergarten readiness gaps, not a reduction in the rate at which gaps change between kindergarten and fourth grade.»
Nevertheless, racial academic achievement gaps in fourth grade fell at roughly the same rate as kindergarten entry gaps, Reardon said, adding, «This suggests that the primary source of the reduction in racial achievement gaps in fourth grade is the reduction in
kindergarten readiness gaps, not a reduction in the rate at which gaps change between kindergarten and fourth grade.»
In Reversal,
Kindergarten Readiness Gaps Narrow — Growing parental involvement in early learning may be helping close gap
Based on research from another AERA Open article published today, Reardon said that changes in parental involvement in education may have contributed to the change in income - based and race - based
kindergarten readiness gaps.
Despite the narrowing of
kindergarten readiness gaps in recent years, they remain large.
For the 11 schools with
kindergarten readiness gaps of around 30 percentage points, test score gaps range from less than third of a standard deviation to over 1.5 standard deviations.
As can be seen in Figure 2, the schools that have larger
kindergarten readiness gaps also have larger test score gaps in third and fifth grades: as the kindergarten readiness gap increases by 10 percentage points, the test score gaps increase by around 0.06 of a standard deviation.
For the 20 schools with near - zero
kindergarten readiness gaps, test score gaps in grades three and five range from less than two - fifths of a standard deviation to more than a full standard deviation.
But the slopes are still far from the 45 - degree line, and at every level of
the kindergarten readiness gap there exists a very large variation in test score gaps.
During this time frame, the White - Hispanic
kindergarten readiness gap and the White - Black gap each dropped, too.
Not exact matches
(We note that we've also investigated whether school - level SES is related to the SES
gap in
kindergarten readiness rates, and, as with test scores, there is no relationship between the SES of the overall student body of a school and the SES
gap in
kindergarten readiness.)
How well do these SES
gaps in
kindergarten readiness predict SES
gaps in test scores in third or fifth grades?
The ultimate goal of this project is to improve children's
kindergarten readiness skills and reduce achievement
gaps by being proactive and providing parenting / child development instruction to high school students.
Overview: Recent Trends in Income, Racial, and Ethnic School
Readiness Gaps at
Kindergarten Entry
A new study finds that wealth - and race - based
gaps in school
readiness for children entering
kindergarten narrowed modestly between 1998 and 2010.
Achievement
Gaps, Attendance, Graduation Rates,
Kindergarten Readiness, Media / Press Release, School
Readiness, Student Mobility, Video
The first describes the «
readiness gaps» at
kindergarten entry as of 2010.
Achievement
Gaps, Attendance, College
Readiness and Access, Data - Driven Change, E3 3D, Elementary School, Graduation Rates, High School, Initiative - Missing School Matters,
Kindergarten Readiness, Middle School, Presentation, School
Readiness, Student Mobility
Achievement
Gaps, Attendance, College
Readiness and Access, Elementary School, English Language Learners, Ethnicity, Gender, Graduation Rates,
Kindergarten Readiness, Presentation, School
Readiness, Student Assessment - TAKS / STAAR, Student Mobility
There are many fun and engaging ways to incorporate academics and
kindergarten readiness skills in order to close the academic
gap and encourage and foster engagement.
Achievement
Gaps, College
Readiness and Access, College Success, Demographics, Elementary School, English Language Learners, Graduation Rates, High School,
Kindergarten Readiness, Literacy, Middle School, Presentation, STEM, The Blueprint for Educational Change
Achievement
Gaps, College
Readiness and Access, Demographics, Equity, Ethnicity, Gender, Graduation Rates, High School,
Kindergarten Readiness, Presentation, School
Readiness
n The report noted significant achievement
gaps on the state's
kindergarten -
readiness screening.
Achievement
Gaps, Elementary School,
Kindergarten Readiness, Literacy, Research Study, School
Readiness
Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) is an assessment given to children shortly after arrival at kindergarten to help tailor instruction towards closing the school read
Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) is an assessment given to children shortly after arrival at
kindergarten to help tailor instruction towards closing the school read
kindergarten to help tailor instruction towards closing the school
readiness gap.22
In fact, socioeconomic status is the single largest factor influencing children's school
readiness, according to Inequalities at the Starting Gate: Cognitive and Noncognitive
Gaps among the 2010 — 2011
Kindergarten Classmates.
A recent study published in the Journal of Primary Prevention confirms that PAT measurably improves school
readiness, virtually eliminating the achievement
gap normally observed between poor children and their more affluent peers at the point of
kindergarten entry, and that
gap continued to be narrowed in the third grade.
Studies consistently suggest that exposure to trauma or chronic early life stress may impair the development of executive function skills.6, 7,9,10,11 These skills appear to provide the foundation for school
readiness through cognition and behaviour.3, 12 Children with better executive function skills may be more teachable.3 Indeed, in a high - risk sample, children with better executive function skills at the beginning of
kindergarten showed greater gains in literacy and numeracy than children with poorer initial skills.12 Considering there is evidence that the achievement
gap persists and may even widen across the school years, 16,17 it is critical that high - risk children begin school with as successful of a start as possible.
The
Kindergarten Assessment will provide invaluable information about: whether our public investments are improving the school
readiness of Oregon's children; how extensive the opportunity
gaps are between groups of children; and whether Oregon is succeeding in closing those
gaps.
We are a national leader in our bipartisan efforts to close the opportunity
gap and increase
kindergarten readiness.
Recent Trends in Income, Racial, and Ethnic School
Readiness Gaps at
Kindergarten Entry.
This investment — financed through a cost - sharing model with states — will help close America's school
readiness gap and ensure that children have the chance to enter
kindergarten ready for success.
«Teaching Strategies GOLD will help both states gain a comprehensive understanding of children's development and learning as they enter
kindergarten and inform efforts to close the school
readiness gap.