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July 17, 2026Early Childhood Education JournalOpen Access

Teaching Toward Equity: Kindergarten Teachers’ Responses to Readiness Variation and Preschool Skill Gaps

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MLMichael LittleRRRachel Rowan

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Overview

In-depth interviews explore how kindergarten teachers address skill gaps in students, indicating a need for systemic support.

Key Points

  • The study aims to understand how kindergarten teachers interpret and respond to varying school readiness skills in their classrooms.
  • Conducted a national survey of 422 kindergarten teachers
  • Executed in-depth interviews with 26 teachers across 22 states
  • Focused on instructional decisions regarding heterogeneous skill profiles
  • Teachers prioritize students with the greatest needs in instructional triage
  • Preschool experience benefits students, dependent on program type and home environment
  • Teachers' instructional priorities may lead to skill convergence over the kindergarten year

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Little et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a59c733a58755010b472307https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-026-02310-9
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