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Terri J. Sabol; Courtenay L. Kessler; Leoandra Onnie Rogers; Amelie Petitclerc; Jamilah Silver; Margaret Briggs-Gowan; Lauren S. Wakschlag – Grantee Submission, 2022
There are large differences in expulsions and suspensions on the basis of race starting in preschool and divergent explanations for their cause. The current study explores how developmental methodology can shed light on this vexing issue. We leverage two measures: (1) childcare provider complaints about children's behavior and their recommended…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Social Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Disproportionate Representation
Chen, Jing; Justice, Laura M.; Tambyraja, Sherine R.; Sawher, Brook – Grantee Submission, 2020
Peer-effects research finds that preschool children's language growth is associated with classmates' skills and that children with disabilities especially benefit from classmates with higher skills. The current study estimates the amount of "peer language resources" individual children access through their classroom-based peer social…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Students with Disabilities
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Bowyer-Crane, Claudine; Fricke, Silke; Schaefer, Blanca; Lervåg, Arne; Hulme, Charles – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
Many children learning English as an additional language (EAL) show reading comprehension difficulties despite adequate decoding. However, the relationship between early language and reading comprehension in this group is not fully understood. The language and literacy skills of 80 children learning English from diverse language backgrounds and 80…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension