Examining the link between preschool social-emotional competence and first grade academic achievement: The role of attention skills

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 182-191

  Rhoades, Brittany L ^a   Warren, Heather K ^b   Domitrovich, Celene E ^a   Greenberg, Mark T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Attention; Social emotional competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952691472     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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