A latent transition mixture model using the three-step specification

K Nylund-Gibson, R Grimm, M Quirk… - … Equation Modeling: A …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The 3-step method for estimating the effects of auxiliary variables (ie, covariates and distal
outcome) in mixture modeling provides a useful way to specify complex mixture models. One …

Teacher characteristics that play a role in the language, literacy and math development of dual language learners

R Ramírez, LM López, J Ferron - Early Childhood Education Journal, 2019 - Springer
The increasing diversity in classrooms throughout the US calls for teachers who are
culturally competent and have quality professional development in working with dual …

A qualitative metasynthesis comparing US teachers' conceptions of school readiness prior to and after the implementation of NCLB

CP Brown, YC Lan - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2015 - Elsevier
As school readiness continues to gain prominence on political agendas across the globe,
policymakers have also implemented reforms that demand improved student performance …

Exploring patterns of Latino/a children's school readiness at kindergarten entry and their relations with Grade 2 achievement

M Quirk, K Nylund-Gibson, M Furlong - Early Childhood Research …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study contributed to the school readiness literature by taking an intrachild perspective
that examined the relations between Latino/a children's school readiness profiles and later …

The association of Latino children's kindergarten school readiness profiles with Grade 2–5 literacy achievement trajectories.

M Quirk, R Grimm, MJ Furlong… - Journal of …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
This study utilized latent class analysis (LCA) to identify 5 discernible profiles of Latino
children's (N= 1,253) social-emotional, physical, and cognitive school readiness at the time …

School readiness as a longitudinal predictor of social-emotional and reading performance across the elementary grades

M Quirk, E Dowdy, A Goldstein… - Assessment for …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This study is a brief psychometric report examining the Kindergarten Student Entrance
Profile (KSEP). Multiple regression models were tested examining associations between …

The relative effects of chronological age on Hispanic students' school readiness and grade 2 academic achievement

M Furlong, M Quirk - … School Psychology: Formerly" The California School …, 2011 - Springer
This study examined the relations of age, preschool experience, and gender with children's
school readiness levels at kindergarten entry. The sample included 5,512 children of …

Development and validation of the Chinese preschool readiness scale

S Xie, H Li - Early Education and Development, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Research Findings. A growing number of young children encounter group learning
environment for the first time when entering preschool at age 3, yet their parents and …

The baseline assessment of Grade 1 learners' literacy skills in a socio-economically disadvantaged school setting

Z Wildschut, S Aronstam, T Moodley - South African Journal of …, 2016 - journals.co.za
Research has revealed that the academic performances of learners in South Africa are
below the required level. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) launched the …

Literacy screening among Latino/a and dual language learner kindergarteners: Predicting first grade reading achievement

KL Edyburn, M Quirk, E Felix, S Swami… - Literacy Research …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined the relative contributions of Latino/a children's (N= 102) school
readiness and early literacy skills during kindergarten in predicting first grade reading …