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The genetic-environmental etiology of cognitive school readiness and later academic achievement in early childhood.
Child development - 1 Jan 2000
Lemelin Jean-Pascal, Boivin Michel, Forget-Dubois Nadine, Dionne Ginette, Séguin Jean R, Brendgen Mara, Vitaro Frank, Tremblay Richard E, Pérusse Daniel
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Using a genetic design of 840 60-month-old twins, this study investigated the genetic and environmental contributions to (a) individual differences in four components of cognitive school readiness, (b) the general ability underlying these four components, and (c) the predictive association between school readiness and school achievement. Results revealed that the contribution of the shared environment for...
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