Bergen B. Nelson|Rebecca Dudovitz|Tumaini R. Coker|Elizabeth S. Barnert|Christopher Biely|Ning Li|Peter G. Szilâgyi|Kandyce Larson|Neal Halfon|Frederick J. Zimmerman|Paul J. Chung
Predictors of Poor School Readiness in Children Without Developmental Delay at Age 2
Mattel Children's Hospital|University of California, Los Angeles|Mattel Children's Hospital|University of California, Los Angeles|Mattel Children's Hospital|University of California, Los Angeles|RAND Corporation|Mattel Children's Hospital|University of California, Los Angeles|Mattel Children's Hospital|University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles|Mattel Children's Hospital|University of California, Los Angeles|American Academy of Pediatrics|Mattel Children's Hospital|University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles|Mattel Children's Hospital|University of California, Los Angeles|RAND Corporation
background objectives current recommendations emphasize developmental screening surveillance identify developmental delays dds referral early intervention ei services many young children without dds however high risk poor developmental behavioral outcomes school entry ineligible ei developed models 2yearolds without dd predict kindergarten entry poor academic performance high problem behaviors methods data early childhood longitudinal study birth cohort eclsb used study analytic sample excluded children likely eligible ei dds low birth weight dependent variables included low academic scores high problem behaviors kindergarten wave regression models developed using candidate predictors feasibly obtainable typical 2year wellchild visits models crossvalidated internally randomly selected subsamples results approximately 24 2yearold children ineligible ei 2 years age still poor academic behavioral outcomes school entry prediction models contain 9 variables almost entirely parental social economic four variables associated academic behavioral risk parental education bachelors degree littleno shared reading home food insecurity fairpoor parental health areas receiveroperating characteristic curve 076 academic risk 071 behavioral risk adding mental scale score bayley short formresearch edition improve areas receiveroperating characteristic curve either model conclusions among children ineligible ei services small set clinically available variables age 2 years predicted academic behavioral outcomes school entry