Predicting child outcomes at the end of kindergarten from the quality of pre-kindergarten teacher-child interactions and instruction

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 140-153

  Burchinal, Margaret ^a,b   Howes, Carollee ^c   Pianta, Robert ^d   Bryant, Donna ^a   Early, Diane ^a   Clifford, Richard ^a   Barbarin, Oscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 51249083483     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888690802199418     Document Type: Article

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