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Rodríguez-Guerrero, Yulmis Isabel; Gil-Madrona, Pedro; León, María Pilar; Vásquez-Cruz, Adrián Eduardo – Infant and Child Development, 2023
Literature suggests that motor skills are associated with other areas of development or domains, such as language and math, especially at early ages. These results are mainly based on studies developed in medium-to-high sociocultural contexts. Thus, this study was conducted in a medium-to-low-income area. The aim was to know the 4-5 years old…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Skill Development, Child Development
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Kim, Young-Suk G.; Lee, Hansol; Zuilkowski, Stephanie S. – Child Development, 2020
Reading skills are foundational for daily lives, academic achievement, and careers. In this study, we systematically reviewed literacy interventions in low- and middle-income countries, and estimated their effects on children's reading skills using a meta-analytic approach. A total of 67 studies (N = 213,464) from 32 countries found in various…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Emergent Literacy, Reading Comprehension, Language Skills
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Hoff, Erika – Developmental Psychology, 2013
On average, children from low socioeconomic status (SES) homes and children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken have language development trajectories that are different from those of children from middle-class, monolingual English-speaking homes. Children from low-SES and language minority homes have unique linguistic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, English (Second Language), Language Skills, Second Language Learning
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Cohen-Mimran, Ravit; Reznik-Nevet, Liron; Korona-Gaon, Sharon – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of a small-group intervention based on the naturalistic approach on 220 children from 3-5 years of age. All kindergarten children received weekly sessions delivered by a SLP in collaboration with the kindergarten teacher. These sessions included various book related activities. Two…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Middle Class, Low Income Students, Socioeconomic Status
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Manison Shore, Laura – Literacy, 2015
In this paper, I consider the relationship between socio-economic background and the school experience of two groups of children. I seek to establish whether or not there are identifiable differences in the language of primary school children living in two demographically contrasting geographical areas and, if there are differences, how these…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Student Experience, Language Usage, Elementary School Students
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Reese, Leslie – Bilingual Research Journal, 2012
The study focuses on storytelling among Mexican families, documenting the frequency of storytelling in the homes of working- and middle-class Mexican families, the range of topics of the stories, characteristics and genres of stories, and intergenerational continuity of storytelling practices. Also examined are potential associations between…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Early Reading, Mexicans, Story Telling
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Zevenbergen, Andrea A.; Ryan, Meghan M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
This study examined the relationship between attention problems and expressive language and academic readiness skills in preschool-aged children from middle-class families. Forty-three children (44% female) were assessed individually for expressive language skills and knowledge of basic academic concepts (e.g. colours, letters and numbers). The…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Reading Readiness, Child Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders