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Antiracism defined as equitable sociocultural interactions in prekindergarten: Classroom racial composition makes a
Stephanie M Curenton1, Shana E Rochester2, Jacqueline Sims1
1Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Child Development
|May 3, 2022
Summary
Equitable classroom interactions positively impact preschool children’s skills. In diverse classrooms, teachers using equitable discipline and personalized learning foster executive functioning gains, highlighting the role of classroom composition.
Area of Science:
- Early Childhood Education
- Developmental Psychology
- Educational Psychology
Background:
- Sociocultural classroom interactions are crucial for early childhood development.
- Understanding the link between equitable practices and skill development in diverse preschool settings is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between equitable sociocultural classroom interactions and the skills of preschool children.
- To explore how classroom composition moderates this association, particularly for racially marginalized learners.
Main Methods:
- Secondary data analysis from the My Teaching Partner-Math/Science randomized control trial (2013-2016).
- Examined video recordings of 105 four- and five-year-olds across 20 preschool classrooms.
- Utilized effect sizes to quantify the relationship between equitable interactions and children's skills.
Main Results:
- Equitable interactions significantly predicted children's skills, with effect sizes ranging from small to large.
- In classrooms with more racially marginalized learners, equitable disciplinary and personalized learning practices were linked to greater executive functioning gains.
- Classroom composition emerged as a key factor influencing the relationship between equitable interactions and early skills.
Conclusions:
- Equitable sociocultural classroom interactions are beneficial for preschool children's skill development.
- Teachers' equitable practices are particularly impactful in diverse classrooms, supporting executive functioning.
- Classroom composition is an important consideration when examining the effects of equitable interactions on early learning outcomes.
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