Cognitive skill performance among young children living in poverty: Risk, change, and the promotive effects of Early Head Start

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-305

  Ayoub, Catherine ^a   O'Connor, Erin ^b   Rappolt Schlictmann, Gabrielle ^c   Vallotton, Claire ^d   Raikes, Helen ^e   Chazan Cohen, Rachel ^f  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CAST Inc   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^f Administration for Children and Families   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Early childhood; Early Head Start; Protection; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349776398     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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