First - grade Spanish narrative scores were best
predicted by kindergarten Spanish vocabulary scores.
Not exact matches
Now, a study
by researchers from UCLA and the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that the factors influencing children's readiness for
kindergarten include not only whether they attend preschool, but also their families» behaviors, attitudes and values — and that parents» expectations go a long way toward
predicting children's success throughout their schooling.
Research has shown that starting as early as
kindergarten, chronic absences can
predict lower third grade reading scores, and
by middle school, it can signal which students are more likely to drop out of high school or come into contact with the juvenile justice system.
By the time children reach
kindergarten, their level of emotional intelligence — not IQ or cognitive intelligence — can already
predict how well they will perform in academic and employment settings, and even whether they will have trouble with the law in the future.