Table S8-1. Standard errors for children’s reading and mathematics mean scale scores for fall 1998 first-time kindergartners from kindergarten through 3rd grade, by selected characteristics: Fall 1998, spring 1999, spring 2000, and spring 2002
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| Characteristic |
Fall
kindergarten |
Spring
kindergarten |
Spring
1st grade |
Spring
3rd grade |
Total gain from fall
kindergarten to
spring 3rd grade |
|
| |
Reading |
| Total |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
| Female |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
| Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
| Black |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
| White |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
| Hispanic |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
| Other |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
| Number of family risk factors |
|
|
|
|
|
| 0 factors |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
| 1 factor |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
| 2 or more factors |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
| |
Mathematics |
| Total |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
| Female |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
| Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
| Black |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
| White |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
| Hispanic |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
| Other |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
| Number of family risk factors |
|
|
|
|
|
| 0 factors |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
| 1 factor |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
| 2 or more factors |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
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SOURCE: Rathbun, A, and West, J. (2004). From Kindergarten Through Third Grade: Children’s Beginning School Experiences (NCES 2004–007), tables A-4a and A-5a. Data from U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Early Child Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS-K), Longitudinal Kindergarten-First Grade Public-Use data file and Third Grade Restricted-Use data file, Fall 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2000, and Spring 2002.
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