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Dickinson, David K.; Porche, Michelle V. – Child Development, 2011
Indirect effects of preschool classroom indexes of teacher talk were tested on fourth-grade outcomes for 57 students from low-income families in a longitudinal study of classroom and home influences on reading. Detailed observations and audiotaped teacher and child language data were coded to measure content and quantity of verbal interactions in…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Play, Low Income, Child Language
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Bowey, Judith A.; And Others – Child Development, 1992
Second and fourth graders were assessed as skilled or less skilled in reading ability. Less skilled fourth graders performed worse than skilled second and fourth graders in recognizing the odd phoneme in a group of phonemes and performed similarly to skilled second graders on a test of verbal working memory. (BC)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 2