Does the timing of kindergarten absences matter for children’s early school success?

Autor:	Virginia E. Vitiello, Robert C. Pianta, Erik A. Ruzek, Arya Ansari, Junyao Zhang, Jessica Vick Whittaker
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Academic Success Schools Childhood development education PsycINFO Academic achievement Achievement Education Developmental psychology Latinos latinas Child Development Developmental and Educational Psychology Educational Status Humans Child Psychology
Zdroj:	School Psychology. 36:131-141
ISSN:	2578-4226 2578-4218
DOI:	10.1037/spq0000434
Popis:	Although we know that children who are more frequently absent from school do less well academically, we know little about whether absences matter for other domains of development and whether the timing of their absences matter. In order to address these gaps in knowledge, we examined the experiences of 1,131 kindergartners (64% Hispanic, 7% Black, 17% Asian/other, 12% White) from a mid-Atlantic state. Covariate-adjusted regression analyses showed that children who missed school more frequently did less well in terms of their academic achievement and executive function skills both in kindergarten and through the end of first grade. Importantly, however, there were no consistent differences in children's social behavior nor did outcomes vary as a function of whether their absences occurred in the fall as compared with spring. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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