Peer effects in preschool classrooms: Is children's language growth associated with their classmates' skills?

Author(s): Justice, Laura M.; Petscher, Yaacov; Schatschneider, Christopher; Mashburn, Andrew J.;
Date Issued: November/December 2011
Description: A study of the relationship between individual children's language growth and peer language skills, and a second study of the influence of peer language skills on the language growth of children with different levels of ability, based on data from 338 children enrolled in 49 preschool classrooms
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Funder(s): Institute of Education Sciences (U.S.)
Journal Title: Child Development
Volume Number: 82
Issue Number: 6
Page Range: 1768-1777
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Cognitive Development

Child Care & Early Education Quality
Country: United States
ISSN: 0009-3920 Paper
1467-8624 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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