Early Correlates of School Readiness Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Linking Health and School Data.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Many known correlates of kindergarten readiness are captured in developmental and social screenings in primary care; little is known about how primary care data predicts school readiness.

Objective

To identify early Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) correlates by linking electronic health record (EHR) data with school district KRA data and to examine potential outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic using KRA scores between 2018 and 2021.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a retrospective cohort study linking a large primary care practice (PCP) with school assessment data. Linkage used patient name, date of birth, and address. The setting was an urban school district and PCP affiliated with an academic medical center. Students had a KRA score from f

SUBMITTER: Copeland KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10845043 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature