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Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria; Justice, Laura M.; Logan, Jessica A. R. – Applied Developmental Science, 2019
The current study was designed to determine whether classroom quality (i.e., the quality of teacher--child interactions) served as a mediator of peer effects with respect to preschool children's gain in language skills over an academic year. Participants were 670 preschool-age children (64.6% boys; "M" = 4 years, 4 months, "SD"…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Preschool Children, Language Skills, Special Education
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Hebert-Myers, Heather; Guttentag, Cathy L.; Swank, Paul R.; Smith, Karen E.; Landry, Susan H. – Applied Developmental Science, 2006
This study examined the role of language, attention/impulse control, and mother-child play in predicting later peer competence by assessing 252 children at ages 3 and 8 years. Children born term (n = 90) or preterm (n = 162) were included to examine the question of how variability in skills influenced social outcomes and whether relations were…
Descriptors: Children, Self Control, Language Skills, Interpersonal Competence