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The Role of Relational and Instructional Classroom Supports in the Language Development of At-Risk Preschoolers
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Gosse, Carolyn S.; McGinty, Anita S.; Mashburn, Andrew J.; Hoffman, LaVae M.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Education and Development, 2014
The present study examined the extent to which preschool classroom supports--relational support (RS) and instructional support (IS)--are associated with children's language development and whether these associations vary as a function of children's language ability. The language skills of 360 children within 95 classrooms were assessed using an…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Narration, Task Analysis, Preschool Children
Measures of Classroom Quality in Prekindergarten and Children's Development of Academic, Language, and Social Skills
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Mashburn, Andrew J.; Pianta, Robert C.; Hamre, Bridget K.; Downer, Jason T.; Barbarin, Oscar A.; Bryant, Donna; Burchinal, Margaret; Early, Diane M.; Howes, Carollee – Child Development, 2008
This study examined development of academic, language, and social skills among 4-year-olds in publicly supported prekindergarten (pre-K) programs in relation to 3 methods of measuring pre-K quality, which are as follows: (a) adherence to 9 standards of quality related to program infrastructure and design, (b) observations of the overall quality of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Skill Development, Language Skills
Mother-Child Relationships, Teacher-Child Relationships, and School Outcomes in Preschool and Kindergarten.
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Pianta, Robert C.; Nimetz, Sheri L.; Bennett, Elizabeth – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1997
A study assessed the unique contribution of teacher-child and parent-child relationships to the prediction of early childhood school outcomes in a high-risk sample of 55 four-year olds. Results suggest that qualities of mother-child interaction are more strongly related to preschool and kindergarten adjustment outcomes than are the qualities of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, High Risk Students, Mothers, Outcomes of Education