Early warning: Kindergarten readiness skills are trending downward - 10/23/19 episode artwork

EPISODE · Oct 23, 2019 · 17 MIN

Early warning: Kindergarten readiness skills are trending downward - 10/23/19

from The Education Gadfly Show · host Thomas B. Fordham Institute

On this week’s podcast, Megan Kuhfeld, a research scientist at NWEA, joins Mike Petrilli to discuss her recent, sobering findings about the reading and math skills of children entering kindergarten. On the Research Minute, Adam Tyner examines how “stereotype threat” affects the results of cognitive ability tests.

On this week’s podcast, Megan Kuhfeld, a research scientist at NWEA, joins Mike Petrilli to discuss her recent, sobering findings about the reading and math skills of children entering kindergarten. On the Research Minute, Adam Tyner examines how “stereotype threat” affects the results of cognitive ability tests.

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