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Bierman, Karen L.; Welsh, Janet A.; Heinrichs, Brenda S.; Nix, Robert L.; Mathis, Erin T. – Child Development, 2015
Head Start enhances school readiness during preschool, but effects diminish after children transition into kindergarten. Designed to promote sustained gains, the Research-based Developmentally Informed (REDI) Parent program (REDI-P) provided home visits before and after the kindergarten transition, giving parents evidence-based learning games,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Kindergarten, At Risk Students
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Trionfi, Gabriel; Reese, Elaine – Child Development, 2009
In line with theories that children's pretend play reflects and extends their narrative skills, children with imaginary companions were predicted to have better narrative skills than children without imaginary companions. Forty-eight 5 1/2-year-old children and their mothers participated in interviews about children's imaginary companions.…
Descriptors: Play, Vocabulary Skills, Young Children, Imagination