What matters most? Examining socioeconomic disparities and predictors of early math ability
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The academic achievement gap across socioeconomic status extends from school readiness throughout formal schooling, and academic success predicts later life outcomes. Recent research has turned to predictors of school readiness mathematics ability, as it has been shown to be the greatest predictor of later academic achievement. Previous studies have contested the strongest predictors of math ability, and have been tested in inconsistent populations. The present study examined the strongest predictors of early math ability in both lowand high-SES groups. We found that cardinal number knower level uniquely predicted math ability, irrespective of SES. Additionally, we found that vocabulary mediates the relationship between SES and math abilities. These findings suggest that SES affects math abilities through vocabulary and, ultimately, through cardinal number knower level. What matters most? Examining socioeconomic disparities and predictors of early math ability 5
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Cognitive ability at kindergarten entry and socioeconomic status.
OBJECTIVE To examine how gradients in socioeconomic status (SES) impact US children's reading and math ability at kindergarten entry and determine the contributions of family background, health, home learning, parenting, and early education factors to those gradients. METHODS Analysis of 6600 children with cognitive assessments at kindergarten entry from the US Early Childhood Longitudinal Bi...
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