Confident teachers help preschoolers more with language and literacy skills

Monday, June 7, 2010 - 15:42 in Psychology & Sociology

New research suggests that pre-school students may gain more language and literacy skills if they have teachers with higher levels of confidence in their abilities. However, in some cases students only saw gains when their teachers also had classrooms that emphasized emotional support for the children.

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