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Young Children's Emotional Development and School Readiness (continued)

by Cybele Raver
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
Topics: Kindergarten Readiness, Early Years (Birth-5)

This Digest was adapted from "Emotions matter: Making the case for the role of young children's emotional development for early school readiness," by C. Cybele Raver, in the Society for Research in Child Development's Social Policy Report, 16(3), 3-19.

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