A deeper dive, a wider pool: Preschool benefits sustain to first grade on a broader set of outcomes.
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| Title: | A deeper dive, a wider pool: Preschool benefits sustain to first grade on a broader set of outcomes. |
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| Authors: | Johnson, Anna D. (AUTHOR), Partika, Anne (AUTHOR), Martin, Anne (AUTHOR), Horm, Diane (AUTHOR), Phillips, Deborah A. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Child Development. Sep2023, Vol. 94 Issue 5, p1298-1318. 21p. 4 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Preschool education, Literacy, Language acquisition, Executive function, Mathematical ability in children, School children |
| Abstract: | The current study provides new evidence on the sustained benefits of preschool attendance on a broader range of skills—both academic and executive functioning (EF)—than many prior studies have examined. Using propensity score methods, we predicted children's (N = 920, M age at 1st = 6.5 years) literacy, language, math, and EF skills in kindergarten and again at first‐grade (2020–2021) based on whether they had attended public preschool (school‐based pre‐k; Head Start) versus no preschool. In our race‐ethnically diverse sample of children (48% Hispanic/Latinx; 21% Black; 14% White; 9% Native American; 9% multiracial) from low‐income families, preschool attenders showed advantages on English literacy, English language, and math in kindergarten, which mostly persisted into first‐grade. Preschool did not boost EF in kindergarten or first‐grade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The current study provides new evidence on the sustained benefits of preschool attendance on a broader range of skills—both academic and executive functioning (EF)—than many prior studies have examined. Using propensity score methods, we predicted children's (N = 920, M age at 1st = 6.5 years) literacy, language, math, and EF skills in kindergarten and again at first‐grade (2020–2021) based on whether they had attended public preschool (school‐based pre‐k; Head Start) versus no preschool. In our race‐ethnically diverse sample of children (48% Hispanic/Latinx; 21% Black; 14% White; 9% Native American; 9% multiracial) from low‐income families, preschool attenders showed advantages on English literacy, English language, and math in kindergarten, which mostly persisted into first‐grade. Preschool did not boost EF in kindergarten or first‐grade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00093920 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdev.13928 |
