Relationship between kindergarten children's language ability and social competence

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 919-929

  Longoria, Adelina Q ^a   Page, Melanie C ^a   Hubbs Tait, Laura ^a   Kennison, Shelia M ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kindergarten children; Language; Social competence; Teacher ratings

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350323672     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430701590241     Document Type: Article

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