Competent Children at 6

Publication Details

This is the second report from the Competent Children longitudinal study, which is following a sample of Wellington region children as they grow from young children who attended an early childhood education centre, through their school attendance.

Author(s): Cathy Wylie and Jean Thompson

Date Published: 1998

Summary

This is the second report in the Competent Children longitudinal study. This part of the Competent Children study revisits the original group of 300 children, aged 6, after they have been at school for a year. How have the children's competencies changed? This publication describes and analyses variations and changes in children's cognitive, social, communicative, and problem-solving competencies. It also examines the impact that children's early childhood education experiences, family resources, home activities, and school resources have on these competencies.

Related pages on Education Counts

See Competent Children, Competent Learners publication home page.

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