This study investigates the longer-term associations of preschool quality with the
development of mathematical skills during elementary school, taking into account early and …

This study examined the influence of the quality of home and preschool learning
environments on the development of early numeracy skills in Germany, drawing on a …

Few studies have investigated how preschool and primary school interact to influence
children's cognitive development. The present investigation explores German children's …

Literacy and mathematical competencies are essential for a successful school career and
precursors of these abilities develop in kindergarten. In addition to children's early cognitive …

Prior research indicates that preschool classroom quality is positively associated with
children's emergent academic skills at the end of the preschool period, but these …

This study examined how early childhood (EC) teachers' instructional quality predicted
children's development in mathematics across two measurement occasions. Therefore, EC …

To date, few studies of state-funded pre-kindergarten have fully addressed questions about
the association between teachers' education, major, and credentials with classroom quality …

This longitudinal study examined how children's early numeracy assessed in kindergarten
predicts their mathematical performance in the first grade, after controlling for the effects of …

This study investigates whether children's preschool experiences are associated with later
achievement via enhanced learning behaviors using data from a German longitudinal study …

Early literacy skills play an important role in children's success in school. Especially
important to better literacy skills may be the quality of the classroom environment (emotional …