Ready for kindergarten: Are intelligence skills enough?
This study investigated how different profiles of kindergarten readiness in terms of student intellectual ability, academic skills and classroom engagement relate to future academic performance. Participants are French-Canadian children followed in the context of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Chi...
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| description | This study investigated how different profiles of kindergarten readiness in terms of student intellectual ability, academic skills and classroom engagement relate to future academic performance. Participants are French-Canadian children followed in the context of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (N = 670). Trained examiners measured number knowledge, receptive vocabulary and fluid intelligence when children were in kindergarten. Teachers rated kindergarten classroom engagement. Outcomes included fourth-grade teacherrated achievement and directly assessed mathematical skills. Latent class analyses revealed three kindergarten readiness profiles: high (57%), moderate (34%) and low (9.3%) readiness. Using multiple regression, we found that a more favourable kindergarten profile predicted better fourth-grade academic performance. Identifying children at risk of academic difficulty is an important step for preventing underachievement and dropout. These results suggest the importance of promoting a variety of cognitive, academic and behavioural skills to enhance later achievement in at-risk learners. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-092b557e3ea446859f18ac2588635c6d2022-12-21T23:41:25ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Childhood Education2223-76742223-76822017-12-0171e1e810.4102/sajce.v7i1.512269Ready for kindergarten: Are intelligence skills enough?Caroline Fitzpatrick0Department of Social Sciences, Université Sainte-AnneThis study investigated how different profiles of kindergarten readiness in terms of student intellectual ability, academic skills and classroom engagement relate to future academic performance. Participants are French-Canadian children followed in the context of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (N = 670). Trained examiners measured number knowledge, receptive vocabulary and fluid intelligence when children were in kindergarten. Teachers rated kindergarten classroom engagement. Outcomes included fourth-grade teacherrated achievement and directly assessed mathematical skills. Latent class analyses revealed three kindergarten readiness profiles: high (57%), moderate (34%) and low (9.3%) readiness. Using multiple regression, we found that a more favourable kindergarten profile predicted better fourth-grade academic performance. Identifying children at risk of academic difficulty is an important step for preventing underachievement and dropout. These results suggest the importance of promoting a variety of cognitive, academic and behavioural skills to enhance later achievement in at-risk learners.https://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/article/view/512School readinessacademic achievementperson-centeredclassroom engagement |
| spellingShingle | Caroline Fitzpatrick Ready for kindergarten: Are intelligence skills enough? South African Journal of Childhood Education School readiness academic achievement person-centered classroom engagement |
| title | Ready for kindergarten: Are intelligence skills enough? |
| title_full | Ready for kindergarten: Are intelligence skills enough? |
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| title_short | Ready for kindergarten: Are intelligence skills enough? |
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| topic | School readiness academic achievement person-centered classroom engagement |
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