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Do Infant Temperament Characteristics Predict Core Academic Abilities in Preschool-Aged Children?

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Title: Do Infant Temperament Characteristics Predict Core Academic Abilities in Preschool-Aged Children?
Authors: Gartstein, Maria A., Putnam, Samuel P., Kliewer, Rachel
Source: Learning & Individual Differences. Jan2016, Vol. 45, p299-306. 8p.
Subjects: Temperament, Academic ability, Psychology of preschool children, Readiness for school, Bracken Basic Concept Scale, Individual differences
Abstract: Examined relationships between temperament, measured via parent report at 4 months and structured laboratory observations at 12 months of age, and a school readiness battery administered at about 4 years of age (N = 31). Scores on the School Readiness Assessment of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS) were related to infant Positive Affectivity/Surgency (PAS), with infants described as demonstrating higher levels of PAS at 4 months of age later demonstrating greater school readiness in the domains of color, letter, and number skills. Regulatory Capacity/Orienting (RCO) at 4 months also predicted color skills, with more regulated infants demonstrating superior pre-academic functioning in this area. Analyses involving laboratory observations of temperament provided additional information concerning the importance of infant Positive Affectivity/Surgency, predictive of letter skills and overall school-readiness scores later in childhood. Results are discussed in the context of implications for theory and research, as well as early education settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Examined relationships between temperament, measured via parent report at 4 months and structured laboratory observations at 12 months of age, and a school readiness battery administered at about 4 years of age (N = 31). Scores on the School Readiness Assessment of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS) were related to infant Positive Affectivity/Surgency (PAS), with infants described as demonstrating higher levels of PAS at 4 months of age later demonstrating greater school readiness in the domains of color, letter, and number skills. Regulatory Capacity/Orienting (RCO) at 4 months also predicted color skills, with more regulated infants demonstrating superior pre-academic functioning in this area. Analyses involving laboratory observations of temperament provided additional information concerning the importance of infant Positive Affectivity/Surgency, predictive of letter skills and overall school-readiness scores later in childhood. Results are discussed in the context of implications for theory and research, as well as early education settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:10416080
DOI:10.1016/j.lindif.2015.12.022