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Oliveira, Paula Salgado; Fearon, R. M. Pasco; Belsky, Jay; Fachada, Inês; Soares, Isabel – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
Institutional rearing adversely affects children's development, but the extent to which specific characteristics of the institutional context and the quality of care provided contribute to problematic development remains unclear. In this study, 72 preschoolers institutionalised for at least 6 months were evaluated by their caregiver using the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Institutional Characteristics, Child Development, Preschool Children
Brown, Brett V.; Bogard, Kimber – Child Trends, 2007
By the end of third grade, children must develop foundational skills in reading, math, and behavioral predispositions that maximize their chances of future academic success and wellbeing. Results from the 2005 National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) indicate that many children lack these foundational skills, and that low-income…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Educational Environment, Academic Achievement, Preschool Evaluation