America's Kindergartners

Title:	America's Kindergartners
Description:	This report provides national data on children’s skills, knowledge and experiences as they enter kindergarten for the first time. The data are the first findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99. This report, using data collected in the fall of 1998 from approximately 22,000 kindergarten children attending about 1,000 public and private schools, provides estimates concerning children’s cognitive skills and knowledge, their social skills, their physical well-being, their approaches to learning and their family environments and experiences. Children’s developmental status across these domains was directly assessed. Parents and teachers also reported information on children’s development, as well as their early care and home experiences. This descriptive report presents the information by characteristics of children (e.g., age and race/ethnicity) and families (e.g., mother’s education and primary language spoken in the home).
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (511KB)
Cover Date:	February 2000
Web Release:	February 17, 2000
Print Release:	February 17, 2000
Publication #:	NCES 2000070 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Jerry West, NCES; Kristin Denton, ESSI; Elvira Germino-Hausken, NCES
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS)
Keywords:	Children's Well-being Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Parental Involvement in Education Teachers • kindergarten
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