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ReviewPsicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS2024

School readiness among vulnerable children: a systematic review of studies using a person-centered approach.

Gabrielle Garon-Carrier, Corinne Mavungu-Blouin, Marie-Josée Letarte, Jasmine Gobeil-Bourdeau, Caroline Fitzpatrick

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Review in Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
14.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Gabrielle Garon-CarrierDépartement de Psychoéducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Université, 2500 Boulevard de l'Université, Sherbrooke, QC, J1K 2R1, Canada. gabrielle.garon-carrier@usherbrooke.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9906-5247
Corinne Mavungu-BlouinDépartement de Psychoéducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Université, 2500 Boulevard de l'Université, Sherbrooke, QC, J1K 2R1, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-8651-9288
Marie-Josée LetarteDépartement de Psychoéducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Université, 2500 Boulevard de l'Université, Sherbrooke, QC, J1K 2R1, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7411-8798
Jasmine Gobeil-BourdeauDépartement de Psychoéducation, Université de Sherbrooke, Université, 2500 Boulevard de l'Université, Sherbrooke, QC, J1K 2R1, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3047-6240
Caroline FitzpatrickDépartement de L'enseignement Au Préscolaire Et Au Primaire, Université de Sherbrooke, Université, 2500 Boulevard de l'Université, Sherbrooke, QC, J1K 2R1, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9439-042X
Université de Sherbrooke · CA

Funding

Canada Research Chairs 950-232804
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResearch has consistently shown that some children are more vulnerable at the time of school readiness. Better understanding the characteristics of these children is therefore important. Most studies have used a variable-based approach, which may mask the presence of small but important subgroups of children with mixed patterns of readiness strengths and weaknesses. Identifying subgroups with mixed readiness patterns using a person-centered approach matters because their developmental trajectories might differ in important ways from children with broader difficulties across all readiness domains.

objectiveThis systematic review attempts to synthesize existing profiles of school readiness conducted on preschool-aged children and to describe how these various profiles are associated with children's academic achievement and social adjustment during their school years. Specifically, we described how the school readiness profiles vary in number of profiles identified and differences in the specific domains of school readiness. We further describe the school readiness profiles and how they predict later academic and social outcomes. Furthermore, we focus on profile differences between at-risk and non-at-risk preschoolers.

methodsLongitudinal studies published between 2005 and 2022 on profiles of school readiness before school entry and at least one subsequent academic and/or social outcomes were extracted from five databases. Eight articles were included in this systematic review out of the 117 screened peer-reviewed articles.

resultsAll the studies incorporated both the cognitive and socioemotional domains of school readiness in their profiles. Fifteen profiles of school readiness at preschool age were identified based on the child level of cognitive and socioemotional skills, with 7 profiles at risk of later academic and social difficulties. Despite variation, children in these at-risk profiles of school readiness shared similar features.

conclusionThis literature review provides an exhaustive summary on the number of profiles and domains of school readiness most frequently reported in studies using a person-centered approach. Yielding an in-depth description of at-risk profiles of school readiness can help designing early preventive intervention for these children.

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Academic achievementCentered-person approachDomains of school readinessSchool readiness profilesSocial adjustment

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