Peer effects in preschool classrooms: is children's
language growth associated with their classmates» skills?
Not exact matches
The extra myelin
growth was greatest in areas of the brain «
associated with
language, emotional function and cognition.»
She has since worked as project coordinator with Professor Catherine Snow on a word - generation pilot study, with
Associate Professor Nonie Lesaux on predicting Spanish - speakers»
growth in reading, and with former Lecturer Barbara Pan on developing methods for tracking the
language development of bilingual children.
His recent research and publication interests have focused on the relationship between English
language proficiency and content assessments, standards alignment, policy issues
associated with Title III accountability, and applying
growth modeling techniques to address key educational questions for English
language learners.
The clear social gradient
associated with children's vocabulary, emerging literacy, well - being and behaviour is evident from birth to school entry.1 These trajectories track into adolescence and correspond to poorer educational attainment, income and health across the life course.2 — 10 Neuroimaging research extends the evidence for these suboptimal trajectories, showing that children raised in poverty from infancy are more likely to have delayed brain
growth with smaller volumetric size of the regions particularly responsible for executive functioning and
language.11 This evidence supports the need for further effort to redress inequities that arise from the impact of adversity during the potential developmental window of opportunity in early childhood.