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Westrupp, Elizabeth M.; Reilly, Sheena; McKean, Cristina; Law, James; Mensah, Fiona; Nicholson, Jan M. – Child Development, 2020
This study investigates associations between trajectories of children's vocabulary development and subsequent behavioral and emotional difficulties via two potential mediating mechanisms; literacy and peer problems. Nationally representative data from 4,983 Australian children were used to examine trajectories of receptive vocabulary (4-5, 6-7,…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Emotional Disturbances, Receptive Language, Correlation
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Pianta, Robert C.; Lipscomb, Daniel; Ruzek, Erik – Child Development, 2021
This study examined indirect associations of MyTeachingPartner coaching with pre-K students' (N = 1,570; 73% low income) school readiness, via improvements of teachers' (N = 393; 47% Black; 41% Head Start) classroom interactions. Data were collected across 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 in 10 urban sites across the eastern United States. The number of…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
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Sénéchal, Monique; LeFevre, Jo-Anne – Child Development, 2014
One hundred and ten English-speaking children schooled in French were followed from kindergarten to Grade 2 (M[subscript age]: T1 = 5;6, T2 = 6;4, T3 = 6;11, T4 = 7;11). The findings provided strong support for the Home Literacy Model (Sénéchal, M., 2002) because in this sample the home language was independent of the language of instruction. The…
Descriptors: English, French, Kindergarten, Grade 1