Kindergarten academic and behavior readiness screener: The utility of single-item teacher ratings of kindergarten readiness

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 212-228

  Stormont, Melissa ^a   Herman, Keith C ^a   Reinke, Wendy M ^a   King, Kathleen R ^b   Owens, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health problems; Screening; Tiered models; Transition

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL TEACHER; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL TEACHERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84930698796     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: 19391560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/spq0000089     Document Type: Article

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