Children's school readiness in the ECLS-K: Predictions to academic, health, and social outcomes in first grade

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 431-454

  Hair, Elizabeth ^a   Halle, Tamara ^a   Terry Humen, Elizabeth ^a   Lavelle, Bridget ^a   Calkins, Julia ^a  

^a CHILD TRENDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Cognitive achievement; ECLS K; Health; Longitudinal; School readiness; Social development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751534584     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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