Classroom Quality at Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten and Children's Social Skills and Behavior Problems.

ABSTRACT: Focusing on the continuity in the quality of classroom environments as children transition from preschool into elementary school, this study examined the associations between classroom quality in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten and children's social skills and behavior problems in kindergarten and first grade. Participants included 1175 ethnically-diverse children (43% African American) living in low-wealth rural communities of the US. Results indicated that children who experienced higher levels of emotional and organizational classroom quality in both pre-kindergarten and kindergarten demonstrated better social skills and fewer behavior problems in both kindergarten and first grade comparing to children who did not experience higher classroom quality. The examination of the first grade

SUBMITTER: Broekhuizen ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4774198 | biostudies-literature | 2016 3rd Quarter

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature