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EJ495305 PS522707
Title: Describing Oral Language Opportunities and Environments in Head Start and Other Preschool Classrooms.Author(s): Smith, Miriam W.; Dickinson, David K.
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v9 n3-4 p345-66 1994
Publication Date: 1994
Notes: Special Issue on Head Start.
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1995
Describes
the nature of children's oral language experiences in Head Start
and other preschool programs serving low-income families and relates
those experiences to broader features of the classrooms' programs.
Finds that small class size, teacher education levels, and developmentally
appropriate curricula are positively associated with high levels
of teacher-child interaction and child language development. (MDM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment; Comparative Analysis; *Educational
Attainment; *Language Acquisition; Oral Language; *Preschool Children;
*Preschool Curriculum; Preschool Education; *Speech Skills; Teacher
Attitudes; *Teacher Student Relationship; Teaching Methods
Identifiers: Developmentally Appropriate Programs; Program Characteristics;
Project Head Start
