HealthDay (6/16, Murez) reports investigators have “found a correlation between teachers’ depressive symptoms and math skills in early learners enrolled in Head Start programs.” In a study “sample of more than 1,500 children from 212 classroom in 113 centers at 59 Head Start programs in the” US, researchers found that “teachers’ depressive symptoms were significantly associated with children’s math achievement ,” with the linkage “through the quality of the teachers’ relationships with the families, which in turn affected young children’s motivation, engagement and persistence in learning, according to the investigators.” The findingswere published online in the journal Child Development.
Related Links:
— “Treating Teachers’ Depression Could Boost Young Students’ Grades: Study ” Cara Murez, HealthDay, June 16, 2021