The effects of socioeconomic diversity on the language, cognitive and social-emotional development of children from low-income backgrounds

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 395-405

  Bagby, Janet H ^a   Rudd, Loretta C ^a   Woods, Majka ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Diversity; Interaction; Preschool; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049098676     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443042000270768     Document Type: Article

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