Early childhood experiences and kindergarten success: A population-based study of a large urban setting

School Psychology Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 571-588

  Fantuzzo, John W ^a,c,d   Rouse, Heather L ^a   McDermott, Paul A ^a,e   Sekino, Yumiko ^a   Childs, Stephanie ^b,f   Weiss, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Dental School of Philadelphia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Penn CHILD Research (Children's Institute of Learning and Developmental Research)   (United States)

^e Graduate School of Education   (South Korea)

^f District's Head Start Program

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EID: 33644690773     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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