Child, family, and childcare predictors of delayed school entry and kindergarten retention among linguistically and ethnically diverse children

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1299-1314

  Winsler, Adam ^a   Hutchison, Lindsey A ^a   De Feyter, Jessica J ^a   Manfra, Louis ^b   Bleiker, Charles ^c   Hartman, Suzanne C ^d   Levitt, Jerome ^e  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Miami Dade County   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed entry; Kindergarten; Retention; School readiness; Transition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD CARE; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; READING; RISK FACTOR;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TESTS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; READING; RISK FACTORS; UNDERACHIEVEMENT;

EID: 84870959503     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026985     Document Type: Article

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