Effects of a shared-reading intervention on the inclusion of evaluative devices in narratives of children from low-income families

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Zevenbergen, Andrea A ^a   Whitehurst, Grover J ^b   Zevenbergen, Jason A ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c East Aurora High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income; Narrative; Preschoolers; Reading

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CHARACTER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; READING; REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0037398541     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(03)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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