Marta Elisa Seoane-Martín, María Carmen Rodríguez-Martínez
Potential Role of Occupational Therapist Intervention in Elementary School for Children with Additional Support Needs: A Systematic Review
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
duncan et al 2007 presented new methodology identifying kindergarten readiness factors quantifying importance determining childrens developing skills measured around kindergarten entrance would predict later reading math achievement article extends duncan et als work identify kindergarten readiness factors 6 longitudinal data sets results identified kindergarten math reading readiness attention primary longterm predictors found effects social skills internalizing externalizing behavior incorporated motor skills measures 3 data sets found fine motor skills additional strong predictor later achievement using one data sets also predicted later science scores incorporated additional early test general knowledge social physical world predictor found test general knowledge far strongest predictor science reading also contributed significantly predicting later math making content test another important kindergarten readiness indicator together attention fine motor skills general knowledge much stronger overall predictors later math reading science scores early math reading scores alone