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ERIC Number: EJ553106
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0380-2361
Measuring Environment: Meaningful Differences in Language Experience.
Kirby, John R.
Canadian Journal of Education, v22 n3 p323-29 Sum 1997
This book reports on the extensive longitudinal study of children's language development by B. Hart and T. Risley. Their detailed recording of children's language experience over the first three years of life provides a valuable example of assessing environmental quality. Implications for improving day care and academic achievement are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Evaluation Methods, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Longitudinal Studies, Measurement Techniques, Preschool Education
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Reviews "Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children" by Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley, Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes, 1995.