How Important Is Where You Start? Early Mathematics Knowledge and Later School Success.
Amy Claessens,Mimi Engel +1 more
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In this paper, the importance of early mathematics, relative to reading and socioemotional skills, for children's later success in school is highlighted, and the authors suggest that children's early skills are essential for their later success.Abstract:
BackgroundChildren's early skills are essential for their later success in school. Recent evidence highlights the importance of early mathematics, relative to reading and socioemotional skills, for...read more
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School Readiness and Later Achievement
Greg J. Duncan,Chantelle J. Dowsett,Amy Claessens,Katherine Magnuson,Aletha C. Huston,Pamela Kato Klebanov,Linda S. Pagani,Leon Feinstein,Mimi Engel,Jeanne Brooks-Gunn,Holly R. Sexton,Kathryn Duckworth,Crista Japel +12 more
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