School Readiness

Pediatrics

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  High, Pamela C ^b   Donoghue, Elaine ^b   English, Kerry L ^b   Fussell, Jill ^b   Jaudes, Paula Kienberger ^b   Jones, Veronnie Faye ^b   Szilagyi, Moira Ann ^b   Vickers, Dennis L ^b   Daniel, Jerlean ^a   Lerner, Claire ^b   Williams, Millicent M ^c   Stubbs Wynn, Phyllis ^d   Crane, Mary ^b   Murray, Robert D ^b   Barnett, Stephen E ^b   Devore, Cynthia Dilaura ^b   Gereige, Rani S ^b   Grant, Linda M ^b   Lamont, Jeffrey H ^b   Magalnick, Harold ^b   Monteverdi, George J ^b   Pattishall III, Evan G ^b   Roland, Michele M ^b   Wheeler, Lani S M ^b   Collier, Monique Jasmin ^e   Delack, Sandy ^f   Vernon Smiley, Mary ^g   Wallace, Robin ^h   Guinn Jones, Madra ^b   more..

^a National Association for the Education of Young Children

^b Zero to Three ^*

^c Child Welfare League of America   (United States)

^d Maternal and Child Health Bureau   (United States)

^e Section on Residents

^f National Association of School Nurses   (United States)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^h Independent School Health Association

Author keywords

Children's well being; Early education; Kindergarten; Role of the pediatrician; School readiness; Social and emotional development

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; LEARNING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42949088605     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0079     Document Type: Article

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