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Early math ability predicts later academic success.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that early math ability predicts later academic success?

Unclear. Several longitudinal studies report that early academic skills, including early math ability and math growth, predict later academic achievement, though most address general early skills or math-specific outcomes rather than early math predicting broad academic success.

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Evidence for · 5
Academic achievement
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Academic achievement. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_achievement

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Executive Function Buffers the Association between Early Math and Later Academic Skills
2017
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Ribner, A. D., Willoughby, M. T., Blair, C. B., Investigators, T. F. L. P. K., & Investigators, T. F. L. P. K. (2017). Executive Function Buffers the Association between Early Math and Later Academic Skills. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00869

ERIC ED562825: The Groove of Growth: How Early Gains in Math Ability Influence Adolescent Achievement
2014
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ERIC (2014). ERIC ED562825: The Groove of Growth: How Early Gains in Math Ability Influence Adolescent Achievement. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/ERIC_ED562825

Individual differences in executive functions and theory of mind mediate the relation between academic skills from kindergarten to 5th grade
2025
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Individual differences in executive functions and theory of mind mediate the relation between academic skills from kindergarten to 5th grade. (2025). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324547

How Parents Support Early Numeracy Development During Shared Math Storybook Reading
2018
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Colleen, U. (2018). How Parents Support Early Numeracy Development During Shared Math Storybook Reading. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7916/D8SF4CN7

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