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Bérubé, Annie; Ruel, Julie; April, Johanne; Moreau, André C. – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Entry into school represents as much a challenge for children as it does for their parents. The authors examined the ways in which transition practices help children and their families feel prepared for school entry, as measured by the child's emotional adaptation during the first days in class and the family's sense of being prepared for this…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Parent Surveys, Kindergarten
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Tiruchittampalam, Shanthi; Nicholson, Tom; Levin, Joel R.; Ferron, John M. – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
What causes the literacy gap and can schools compensate for it? The authors investigated 3 drivers of the gap: preliteracy knowledge, schooling, and the summer vacation. Longitudinal literacy data over 5 time points were collected on 126 five-year-olds attending higher or lower socioeconomic status (SES) schools during their first 15 months of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Socioeconomic Status, Prereading Experience