Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ576108
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Publication Date: 1998
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Predicting Kindergarten Academic Skills: Interactions among Child Care, Maternal Education, and Family Literacy Environments.
Christian, Kate; Morrison, Frederick J.; Bryant, Fred B.
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v13 n3 p501-21 1998
Examined sources of children's reading, vocabulary, general information, mathematics, and letter-recognition skills upon entrance to kindergarten. Predictors included ethnicity, gender, child IQ, family environment, maternal education, and months in child care. Found the need for strong parental involvement in children's development and subsidized child care for children in need. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Day Care, Day Care Effects, Educational Environment, Family Environment, Family Influence, Family Role, Kindergarten, Literacy, Mother Attitudes, Mothers, Parent Influence, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Predictor Variables, Primary Education, School Readiness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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