Research Article
Economic Disparities: SPARK Ohio and Narrowing the Kindergarten Readiness Gap
Table 4
Summary of hierarchical regression analysis for variables predicting kindergarten readiness assessment–literacy scores.
| | | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 |
| | Variable | B(SE) | t | B(SE) | t | B(SE) | t | B(SE) | t | B(SE) | t |
| | Constant | 20.12(.41) | 49.66 | 17.60(.98) | 17.89 | 16.90(.98) | 17.17 | 17.37(.98) | 17.81 | 17.38(.98) | 17.81 | | Student Variables | | | | | | | | | | | | Month of Birth | | | | | | | | | | | | January-March | -1.13(.43) | -2.64 | -1.10(.43) | -2.56 | -1.04(.43) | -2.42 | -.96(.42) | -2.27 | -.96(.42) | -2.28 | | April-June | -2.34(.43) | -5.43 | -2.40(.43) | -5.58 | -2.32(.43) | -5.41 | -2.34(.42) | -5.52 | -2.36(.42) | -5.5 | | July-September | -2.47(.42) | -5.95 | -2.49(.41) | -6.02 | -2.41(.41) | -5.84 | -2.38(.41) | -5.81 | -2.40(.41) | -5.88 | | October-December (referent) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Male | -.88(.31) | -2.88 | -.93(.30) | -3.06 | -.90(.30) | -2.98 | -.88(.30) | -2.95 | -0.86(.30) | -2.86 | | Minority | -.55(.32) | -1.73 | -.70(.34) | -2.07 | -.60(.34) | -1.79 | -.51(.33) | -1.53 | -0.47(.33) | -1.42 | | Disability | -5.42(.62) | -8.69 | -5.02(.62) | -8.04 | -5.14(.62) | -8.29 | -4.80(.61) | -7.83 | -4.87(.61) | -7.95 | | Preschool Participation | 2.31(.35) | 6.51 | 1.20(.41) | 2.91 | .92(.42) | 2.20 | .99(.41) | 2.39 | .93(.41) | 2.24 | | Community Variables | | | | | | | | | | | | Median Income | | | .00(.00) | 2.35 | .00(.00) | 2.60 | .00(.00) | 2.15 | .00(.00) | 2.25 | | Urbanicity | | | | | | | | | | | | Urban (referent) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Rural | | | -.10(.45) | -0.22 | -.19(.44) | -0.43 | 1.66(.52) | 3.20 | 1.79(.52) | 3.43 | | Suburban | | | 1.49(.41) | 3.64 | 1.69(.41) | 4.12 | 3.21(.48) | 6.73 | 3.33(.48) | 6.95 | | SPARK Ohio Dosage | | | | | .12(.02) | 4.73 | .12(.02) | 4.93 | .07(.04) | 1.89 | | Economically Disadvantaged | | | | | | | -2.51(.37) | -6.70 | -2.92(.42) | -6.96 | | SPARK Ohio Dosage x Economically Disadvantaged | | | | | | | | | .11(.05) | 2.30 | | R-Squared | 0.08 | | 0.10 | | 0.11 | | 0.13 | | 0.13 | | | F for change in R-Square | | | | 11.58 | | 22.81 | | 45.20 | | 5.19 |
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n = 2,142; p < .05; p < .01. |
