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Razza, Rachel A.; Martin, Anne; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2012
This study examined the longitudinal associations between attentional regulation in preschool and children's school success in later elementary school within an at-risk sample (N = 2595). Specifically, two facets of attention (focused attention and lack of impulsivity) at age 5 were explored as independent predictors of children's achievement and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Readiness, Conceptual Tempo, Poverty
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Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Markman, Lisa B. – Future of Children, 2005
The authors describe various parenting behaviors, such as nurturance, discipline, teaching, and language use, and explain how researchers measure them. They note racial and ethnic variations in several behaviors. Most striking are differences in language use. Black and Hispanic mothers talk less with their young children than do white mothers and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, School Readiness, Discipline, Mothers