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Peer reviewedFeagans, Lynne V.; Farran, Dale C. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1994
Examined the narrative skills in 89 children from impoverished families, half of whom had received a preschool intervention aimed at preparing them for school. Found that the preschool experimental group performed better than the control group on comprehension and paraphrase of stories when assessed in the fall but not in the spring. (HTH)
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Kindergarten Children, Outcomes of Education, Poverty
