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Steffan, Stefanie Lyne – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not a child's chronological age at the onset of kindergarten influences foundational literacy skills and if there is an impact on long-term reading achievement. Research indicates that there are several factors that influence school readiness and the foundational literacy skills that must be…
Descriptors: Age, Age Differences, Kindergarten, Young Children
Loeb, Susanna; Bridges, Margaret; Fuller, Bruce; Rumberger, Russ; Bassok, Daphna – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005
Previous research has demonstrated that attending center care is associated with cognitive benefits for young children. However, little is known about the ideal age for children to enter such care or the "right" amount of time, both weekly and yearly, for children to attend center programs. Using national data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Young Children, Preschool Education, Child Care Centers, Social Development
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Halgunseth, Linda C.; Ispa, Jean M.; Csizmadia, Annamaria; Thornburg, Kathy R. – Journal of Black Psychology, 2005
This study examined maternal racial identity and its relations to maternal depression, maternal age, maternal parenting behavior, and 5-year-old children's social and cognitive outcomes. Participants included 62 African American mother-child dyads enrolled in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project. Mothers completed measures on their…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Child Rearing, Racial Identification, Depression (Psychology)