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Peer reviewedBaker, Linda; Mackler, Kirsten; Sonnenschein, Susan; Serpell, Robert – Journal of School Psychology, 2001
Examines parents' verbal and affective interactions with their first-grade children during shared storybook reading and how these interactions relate to growth in children's reading activity and achievement. Results reveal that affective quality was an important contributor to children's reading of challenging materials in third grade but not to…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Family Environment, Grade 1, Parent Student Relationship
Peer reviewedEntwisle, Doris R.; Alexander, Karl L. – Elementary School Journal, 1998
Describes nature of first-grade transition and studies investigating how children's schooling proceeds over this period. Highlights study using Beginning School Study data to examine effects of full-day rather than half-day kindergarten, living in different family arrangements, and other circumstances such as Head Start participation. Found that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Environment, Full Day Half Day Schedules, Grade 1
