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Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers (2000)
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Eager to Learn: Educating our Preschoolers

TABLE 3–1 Percentage Distribution of First-Time Kindergartners by Print Familiarity Scores, by Child and Family Characteristics: Fall 1998

Characteristic	0 Skills	1 Skill	2 Skills	3 Skills
Total	18	21	24	37
Child’s Sex
Male	20	20	23	37
Female	17	21	25	38
Child’s Age at Entry
Born Jan.-Aug. 1992	11	17	22	50
Born Sep.-Dec. 1992	13	18	24	45
Born Jan.-Apr. 1993	17	20	24	38
Born May-Aug. 1993	22	22	24	32
Born Sep.-Dec. 1993	27	25	22	26
Mother’s Education
Less than high school	32	28	24	17
High school diploma or equivalent	23	23	24	30
Some college, including vocational/technical	17	20	24	39
Bachelor’s degree or higher	8	14	23	56
Family Type
Single mother	26	24	24	25
Single father	22	25	24	29
Two parent	16	19	24	41
Welfare Receipt
Utilized AFDC	32	27	22	19
Never utilized AFDC	17	19	24	40
Primary Language Spoken in Home
Non-English	26	22	24	28
English	18	20	24	38
Child’s Race/Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	14	18	24	45
Black, non-Hispanic	29	26	24	21
Asian	15	19	22	43
Hispanic	24	23	26	27
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	30	27	19	23
American Indian/Alaska Native	38	27	18	17
More than one race, non-Hispanic	18	23	24	35