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ERIC Number: EJ308863
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Adequacy of Responses Given by Low-Income and Middle-Income Kindergarten Children in Structured Adult-Child Conversations.
Gordon, Alice M.
Developmental Psychology, v20 n5 p881-92 Sep 1984
Comparisons were made in the conversations of 16 low income children in a preschool intervention program, a group of low income children not in the program, and a group of middle income children. Adults' conversational turns included three types of cognitively complex initiations. Results demonstrated a facilitating effect of day care intervention. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Low Income Groups, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness, Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Coding; Middle Income Groups; Response Adequacy; Response Patterns; Verbal Responsiveness