Preschoolers' Language Development Is Partly Tied To Their Classmates' Language Skills
Monday, May 18, 2009 - 01:28
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study shows that children's abilities to both speak and understand words developed faster when they were with classmates with better language skills. The study involved 1,800 preschoolers in over 450 pre-kindergarten classrooms in 11 states and entailed "receptive language" and "expressive language" testing for each child at the start and end of pre-kindergarten. Findings for this study offer ideas for designing and structuring preschool classrooms.