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childrens number competencies 6 time points beginning kindergarten middle 1st grade examined relation mathematics achievement 5 later time points end 1st grade end 3rd grade relation early number competence mathematics achievement strong significant throughout study period sequential process growth curve model showed kindergarten number competence predicted rate growth mathematics achievement 1st 3rd grades well achievement level 3rd grade rate growth early number competence predicted mathematics performance level 3rd grade although lowincome children performed poorly middleincome counterparts mathematics achievement progressed slower rate performance growth mediated relatively weak kindergarten number competence similarly better performance faster growth children entered kindergarten older age explained kindergarten number competence findings show importance early number competence setting childrens learning trajectories elementary school mathematics