Concepts of Language in Children from Differeing Socio-Economic Backgrounds.

Downing, John; And Others

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Publication Date: 1977

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Concepts of Language in Children from Differeing Socio-Economic Backgrounds

Downing, John; And Others

Journal of Educational Research, 70, 5, 277-81, May/Jun 77

Testing of a group of kindergarten children generally supported the hypotheses that (1) children from schools in higher socioeconomic areas would have significantly more advanced concepts of language than children in lower socioeconomic areas and (2) that this conceptual development would be correlated with more conventional measures of reading readiness. (MJB)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Reading Readiness, Socioeconomic Influences

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