A reciprocal, moderated mediation model of grit, engagement, and literacy achievement among dual language learners

This short‐term longitudinal study asked (a) how and for whom socioemotional factors like grit and emotional engagement predict
later literacy achievement; and (b) if there are reciprocal effects between literacy and these socioemotional factors. An
autoregressive cross‐lagged (ARCR) design included 3 time points over 4 months with an ethnic minority, dual language learner
sample (n = 142; 54% female; 75% Latina/o; M = 9.47…