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Publication Date: 1997
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Teachers' Interactions with Children: Why Are They So Important? Research in Review.
Kontos, Susan; Wilcox-Herzog, Amanda
Young Children, v52 n2 p4-12 Jan 1997
Reviews research demonstrating a positive relationship between children's quality interactions with teachers and their enhanced cognitive, socio-emotional, and language development. Discusses most frequently studied aspects of teacher behavior including roles, sensitivity/detachment, involvement and teacher talk. Describes influences on interactions including child characteristics, training, ratio, group size and curriculum. Summarizes implications for teachers, and lists recommended adult-child ratios. (AMC)
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Needs, Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Student Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Influence, Teacher Response, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Ratio, Teacher Student Relationship, Young Children
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Language: English
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