Conflicts in kindergarten can reduce children’s interest in reading and math
Teacher-perceived conflict predicts lower interest and pre-academic skills in math and literacy among kindergarteners, a new study from Finland shows.Kindergarten represents a crucial context in which children develop school-related skills and patterns of engagement that form the basis for the development of later competencies important for academic success. Kindergarten achievement has been found to be highly predictive of later academic skills.
Given the long-lasting effects that kindergarten experiences have on later schooling, it is important to understand the factors associated with
