Predicting literacy at age 7 from preliteracy at age 4: A longitudinal genetic analysis

Psychological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 861-865

  Oliver, Bonamy R ^a   Dale, Philip S ^b   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORECASTING; HUMAN; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; TWINS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PHONETICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 28944440346     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01627.x     Document Type: Article

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