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ERIC Number: EJ383275
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Effects of Instructional Variables on Language Ability of Preschool Children.
Lane, Suzanne; Bergan, John R.
American Educational Research Journal, v25 n2 p271-83 Sum 1988
Effects of instructional level, teacher's knowledge of children's ability, amount of teacher-initiated activity, and age on language ability were investigated. The subjects were 597 three- to six-and-a-half- year old Head Start children--40 percent White, 38 percent Black, and 20 percent Hispanic. All variables assessed had a direct effect on children's language ability. (TJH)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Black Students, Chronological Age, Compensatory Education, Hispanic Americans, Individual Needs, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Proficiency, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Influence, White Students, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Instructional Variables; Project Head Start