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Significant disparities exist in children's behavioral and learning capacities that support successful transitions into school. In this new volume, leading researchers from a variety of disciplines review the latest data on how families influence their children's transitions into school. The inequalities that exist in school readiness, the roots of the inequalities, and the ways in which families exacerbate or minimize these inequalities, are explored. The book concludes with a review of policies and programs that represent the best practices for how families, schools and communities can address these disparities. Each of the following topics is explored through a lead essay followed by three critiques:

• Inequalities in school readiness and the community, school, and family characteristics that contribute to these inequalities.
• Family processes and contextual conditions that impact the acquisition of literacy, numeracy, language, and cognitive skills.
• The role that extracurricular activities play in shaping children's school achievement, including differences based on gender, ethnicity, race, and socioeconomic status.
• Family processes underlying the development of behavioral control and its impact on school readiness.

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