Table 4.

SEM Path Coefficients

	Tangrams			Story
Path	Estimate	SE	Standardized Estimate	Estimate	SE	Standardized Estimate
Preschool Outcomes
LE➔Mastery motivation	0.07***	0.02	.23	0.08***	0.02	.28
LE➔Pre-math skills	4.36***	0.79	.34	3.75***	0.74	.30
LE➔Pre-literacy skills	2.57**	0.77	.17	4.58***	0.71	.32
Maternal education➔Mastery motivation	0.03**	0.01	.16	0.02*	0.01	.14
Maternal education ➔Pre-math skills	1.68***	0.34	.24	1.55***	0.34	.22
Maternal education ➔Pre-literacy skills	3.03***	0.43	.37	2.64***	0.43	.32
Minority status➔Mastery motivation	−0.02	0.03	−.04	0.01	0.04	.01
Minority status ➔Pre-math skills	−5.30***	1.20	−.22	−4.19**	1.26	−.17
Minority status➔Pre-literacy skills	1.24	1.48	.04	3.14*	1.50	.11
Gender➔Mastery motivation	0.05	0.03	.09	0.04	0.04	.07
Gender➔Pre-math skills	0.64	1.18	.03	0.48	1.23	.02
Gender➔Pre-literacy skills	2.91*	1.34	.10	1.95	1.38	.07
Kindergarten Outcomes
LE➔Classroom learning behaviors	0.07**	0.03	.22	0.10***	0.03	.30
LE➔Math performance	0.17*	0.07	.17	0.24**	0.07	.25
LE➔Reading performance	0.23*	0.10	.18	0.39***	0.09	.32
Maternal education➔ Classroom learning behaviors	0.02	0.01	.11	0.01	0.01	.08
Maternal education ➔Pre-math skills	0.07*	0.03	.13	0.06	0.04	.10
Maternal education ➔Pre-literacy skills	0.20***	0.05	.28	0.16***	0.04	.23
Minority status➔ Classroom learning behaviors	−0.10*	0.04	−.15	−0.06	0.04	−.10
Minority status ➔Pre-math skills	−0.25	0.13	−.13	−0.15	0.13	−.08
Minority status➔Pre-literacy skills	−0.07	0.16	−.03	0.09	0.16	.04
Gender➔ Classroom learning behaviors	0.09*	0.04	.15	0.08	0.04	.13
Gender➔Pre-math skills	−0.14	0.12	−.08	−0.19	0.12	−.10
Gender➔Pre-literacy skills	0.09	0.15	.04	0.01	0.15	.00

Note. LE = learning engagement.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.