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Creator:: Bukres, Aya, McClelland, Megan M., and Tracy, Alexis
Abstract:: Children’s self-regulation and academic achievement are important factors in predicting school readiness and later academic outcomes. This study examined relationships between parental marital status and residential mobility on children’s academic achievement and self-regulation in kindergarten. Using a diverse sample of 131 kindergarten children, results indicated that the number of family...
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Creator:: Gilmore, Brittany D., McClelland, Megan M., and Duncan, Rob
Abstract:: Children’s self-regulation and socio-economic status are important factors in predicting later academic outcomes and kindergarten readiness. This study examined relationships between socio-economic status (SES), gender differences, and performance on the Heads-Toes-Knees-Shoulders (HTKS) self-regulation assessment. Using a diverse sample of 408 preschool children, results indicated: Low-income children in Head Start displayed...
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Creator:: Sprague, Schyler, Kile, M., Lipscomb, S., McClelland, Megan M., and MacDonald, M.
Abstract:: Fine and gross motor skills are essential for healthy development. Studies suggest that children in lower socioeconomic status (SES) families present a delay in these essential motor skills and, therefore, are at risk for poor motor skill development.This study aimed to correlate fine and gross motor skills with family socioeconomic...
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Creator:: Gooding, Elisa K., McClelland, Megan M., and Schmitt, Sara
Abstract:: Parents play an essential role in their child’s development of the skills needed for self-regulation. The current study examined the relationship between parental marital status and child self-regulation. Analyzing a sample of 328 preschool children, results indicate having married parents is related to higher self-regulation in children. These results suggest...
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Creator:: Yde, Katherine M., McClelland, Megan M., and Schmitt, Sara
Abstract:: According to recent research, children’s learning related skills, such as cooperation, self-regulation, responsibility, and independence, are closely related to their academic outcomes (McClelland, Acock, Morrison 2006). While self regulation during preschool and it’s related skills are predictors of later academic achievement, it might be beneficial to determine a simple screening...
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Creator:: Harper, Kevin G. and McClelland, Megan M.
Abstract:: Strong self-regulation in early childhood is a key predictor of academic and social success from elementary school through college (McClelland et al., 2012). This study analyzed the influence of the age of the child’s parent on the child’s self-regulation as measured by the HTKS (Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders) measure. Relations between children’s self-regulation...
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