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Whitted, Kathryn S. – Preventing School Failure, 2011
A growing number of children are entering kindergarten without the skills that enable them to be successful in an academic setting. However, it is not children's cognitive skills that concern educators; it is their social and emotional skill deficits that are most troublesome. This article discusses how family and community risk factors can…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Skill Development, School Holding Power, Emotional Development
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Bilingual Bicultural Education. – 1984
A collection of papers discusses the importance of bilingual education's goals of high-level English proficiency, appropriate cognitive/academic development, and adequate psychosocial and cultural adjustment for language-minority students and describes various instructional strategies to achieve those outcomes. The papers include: "The Role…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Educational Strategies, Educational Theories