Parenting plays key role when African American boys move from preschool to kindergarten
...In addition, the two groups of early achievers is especially revealing about the importance of effective parenting," she [Iheoma Iruka, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute associate director of research and the study's lead author] said. "African American boys from homes where mothers frequently engaged in literacy activities and intentional teaching—and other activities like playing games and taking the child on errands—were likely to be in the high achieving...