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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 348-354 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | The journal of educational research |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 1992 |
Abstract
This article reports longitudinal data on the link between certain home environmental variables, cognitive prerequisites of preschoolers, and later school achievement in spelling/reading and arithmetic. Based on Gagné's (1962) learning component model and on the two-component model of parental reinforcement as conceptualized by Stapf, Herrmann, Stapf, and Stäcker (1972), data of 103 preschool children were gathered and analyzed over 3 years. Maternal support, as it was perceived by the preschoolers, had a significant direct impact on cognitive preschool competencies and academic achievement even when intelligence, age, and sex were taken into account. Metalinguistic, prenumerical, and visual-perceptual competencies had substantial direct effects, primarily on first-grade achievement in spelling/reading and arithmetic—even after controlling for initial IQ. Although preschoolers' cognitive competencies, as well as maternal support, substantially predicted later spelling/reading and arithmetic, school achievement at Grade 3 was primarily affected by prior achievement at Grades 1 and 2. Findings support a developmental understanding of academic success or failure, emphasizing the role of maternal support and associated prenumerical and metalinguistic competencies at the preschool level.
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In: The journal of educational research, Vol. 85, No. 6, 1992, p. 348-354.
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