Children's Classroom Engagement and School Readiness Gains in Prekindergarten

Data were utilized to classify pre-kindergarten children into profiles based on their classroom engagement. These profiles were then used to predict gains in language, literacy, and math, from fall to spring of the pre-kindergarten year. Sociodemographic differences, including poverty status, across the class engagement profiles and in terms of educational gains were also examined. Results indicate that students gains varied based on their profile and that sociodemographic factors influenced student's academic gains.