Learning From Mom Boosts Low-Income Kids' School Readiness

Learning From Mom Boosts Low-Income Kids' School Readiness
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:03:00 -0500

Previous research says on average, children living in poverty are less well prepared to start school than children from middle-income homes. Now, new research says home learning experiences may help low-income children's school readiness.

"Our findings indicate that enriched learning experiences as early as the first year of life are important to children's vocabulary growth, which in turn provides a foundation for children's later school success," said Eileen T. Rodriguez, ...

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