Preschool behavior problems in classroom learning situations and literacy outcomes in kindergarten and first grade

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-73

  Bulotsky Shearer, Rebecca J ^a   Fantuzzo, John W ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom behavior problems; Classroom learning contexts; Cross classified random effects model; Developmental ecological model; Early childhood transition; Head Start; Literacy outcomes; Low income; Preschool; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649665592     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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