Child Stats.gov is a website that provides up-to-date statistics from 22 federal agencies on indicators of child and family well-being, including health, behavior, education, and family/social environment. The document discusses a longitudinal study from 2010-2011 that assessed kindergarten students' performance in reading, math, and science, accounting for gender, poverty status, and race. It hypothesizes that kindergarten students will score higher on cognitive assessments than children not attending kindergarten, demonstrating the importance of kindergarten in educational development.

1. Child Stats.gov
FORUM ON CHILD AND FAMILY
STATISTICS
KELLY ADAMS

2. ABOUT CHILD STATS.GOV
 Shows statistics and awareness of family and
child
 Up-to-date (2013)
 22 Federal Agencies collected and researched the
information given in the website
 Well-being based on different categories such as:
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Health
Behavior
Education
Family and Social Environment

3. THE KINDERGARTEN YEAR
 Longitudinal Study
 2010-2011
 Reading, Mathematics and Science Assessments
 Gender, Poverty
status, and Race

4. READING ASSESSMENT (EXAMPLE)

5. MY HYPOTHESIS
 Children in kindergarten have
higher assessment
scores than children not in kindergarten
 This will show the importance of kindergarten in a
child’s educational development
 Does kindergarten play a major role in a child’s
success in cognitive development?

6. MY RESEARCH METHOD
 Population: 5 year olds (M/F)
 Overall difference
in kindergarten vs. no
kindergarten (conditions per experiment)
 Collect data from two families of the same
demographic with same age child.
 Give same reading, mathematic, and science
assessment.