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Children's early approaches to learning and academic trajectories through fifth grade

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ID9788366
AuthorsChristine P Li-Grining, Christine P Li‐Grining (0000-0002-1303-5478, Loyola University Chicago, corresponding author), Elizabeth Votruba‐drzal (0000-0003-0708-1205, University of Pittsburgh), Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal, C Maldonado-Carreño (0000-0001-6664-7163, Universidad de los Andes), Kelly Haas (Loyola University Chicago)
Year2010
Volume46
Issue5
Pages1062-1077
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0020066
PMID20822223
OpenAlexW2034752980
LanguageEN
Citations received77
References cited61

Children's early approaches to learning (ATL) enhance their adaptation to the demands they experience with the start of formal schooling. The current study uses individual growth modeling to investigate whether children's early ATL, which includes persistence, emotion regulation, and attentiveness, explain individual differences in their academic trajectories during elementary school. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K), the present investigation examined the association between ATL at kindergarten entry and trajectories of reading and math achievement across 6 waves of data from kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade (n = 10,666). The current study found a positive link between early ATL and individual trajectories of reading and math performance. Overall, children's early ATL was equally beneficial for children regardless of their race/ethnicity and dimensions of their socioeconomic background. However, links between early ATL and academic trajectories differed by their gender and initial levels of math and reading achievement

Academic achievement · Association (psychology · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Ethnic group · Latent growth modeling · Longitudinal study · Population · Reading (process · Socioeconomic status · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology

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