Can Instructional and Emotional Support in the First-Grade Classroom Make a Difference for Children at Risk of School Failure?
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This study examined ways in which children's risk of school failure may be moderated by support from teachers. Participants were 910 children in a national prospective study. Children were identified as at risk at ages 5-6 years on the basis of demographic characteristics and the display of multiple functional (behavioral, attention, academic, social) problems reported by their kindergarten teachers. By the end of first grade, at-risk students placed in first-grade classrooms offering strong instructional and emotional support had achievement scores and student-teacher relationships commensurate with their low-risk peers; at-risk students placed in less supportive classrooms had lower achievement and more conflict with teachers. These findings have implications for understanding the role that classroom experience may play in pathways to positive adaptation.
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- Authors
- Hamre, B. K., & Pianta, R. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Virginia (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hamre, Bridget K
- Venue
- Child Development
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2005-09-01
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 949-967
- ISSN
- 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8624
- OpenAlex
- W2114816869
- Cited by
- 1,717
- References
- 5
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- FWCI
- 126.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Child Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U10-HD25449, R21-HD43750, U10HD025449, R21HD043750)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Education › Parental Involvement in Education
- Keywords
- vulnerable children, school failure, first grade, pedagogical support, emotional support, teacher support, academic performance, teacher-student relationship, teacher-student conflict, behavioral problems, attention deficits, social problems, academic difficulties, classroom experience, early childhood
- MeSH terms
- Affect, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Educational Measurement, Humans, Social Support, Students, Teaching, Underachievement
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