The researchers used the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class 1998 - 99 (ECLS - K), which followed a nationally representative
sample of kindergarteners from the 1998 - 1999 school year through 2006 - 2007, at which time the majority of participants were enrolled in 8th grade.
For example, in a national
sample of kindergarteners in the spring of the academic year, 95 % were considered proficient in letter recognition.40 In our sample, ∼ 10 % could not yet or were just beginning to easily recognize letters.
Corresponding percentages in a national
sample of kindergarteners were 78 %, 50 %, and 91 %, respectively (C. Chapman, MA, verbal communication, 2006).
Not exact matches
The authors reviewed 48 studies with 82 independent
samples from 1980 to 2014 examining the relationship between teacher qualification and the quality
of ECEC environment, which included children from pre-kindergarten and
kindergarteners prior to primary school.