Universal Screening of Hunger, Tiredness, and Sickness: Implications for Kindergarten Readiness and Racial/Ethnic Disparities

Autor/inn/en	Steyer, Lily; Townley-Flores, Carrie; Sulik, Michael J.; Obradovic, Jelena
Titel	Universal Screening of Hunger, Tiredness, and Sickness: Implications for Kindergarten Readiness and Racial/Ethnic Disparities
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 34 (2023) 3, S.742-761 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Steyer, Lily)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1080/10409289.2022.2067430
Schlagwörter	Hunger; Fatigue (Biology); Chronic Illness; School Readiness; Kindergarten; Racial Differences; Asian American Students; African American Students; Latin Americans; White Students; Ethnicity; Racism; Preschool Children; Literacy; Cognitive Development; Motor Development; Social Development; Emotional Development; California (San Francisco) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fatigue; Ermüdung; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Rassenunterschied; Asian immigrant; United States; Student; Students; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk; Ethnizität; Rassismus; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Kognitive Entwicklung; Motorische Entwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung
Abstract	This study investigated associations of three teacher-reported health indicators--hunger, tiredness, and sickness--with kindergarten readiness skills in San Francisco Unified School District (N = 12,423; female = 48%; M[subscript age] = 5.47, SD[subscript age] = 0.30, range[subscript age] = 4.67--7.00; Asian American = 26%, Black = 5%, Latinx = 20%, Multiracial/Other = 23%, White = 18%). Research Findings: Accounting for demographic characteristics, each teacher-reported health indicator was negatively associated with measures of students' academic and social-emotional readiness. These relations did not differ by student race/ethnicity despite a disproportionately high prevalence of health concerns among Black and Latinx students relative to White students. Moreover, teacher-reported hunger, tiredness, and sickness partially explained racial/ethnic disparities in kindergarten readiness skills, especially among Black students compared to their White, Latinx, and Asian American peers. Practice or Policy: Results demonstrate the feasibility and utility of universal teacher-administered basic health screening and underscore the importance of early childhood health for efforts to redress educational inequality. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01