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5. Richards, B., Umayahara, M., Maw, N., & Rao, N. (2020). Early childhood education, language of instruction, and child Development in Myanmar: Comparisons among ethnolinguistic groups. Early Education and Development, 32(3), 421-442. Click here to read more(https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2020.1755179)
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7. Sun, J., Lau, C, Sincovich, A., & Rao, N. (2018). Socioeconomic status and early child development in East Asia and the Pacific: The protective role of parental engagement in learning activities. Children and Youth Services Review, 93, 321-330. Click here to read more(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.08.010)
8. Zhang, L., Sun, J., Richards, B., Davidson, K.C., & Rao, N. (2018). Motor skills and executive function contribute to early achievement in East Asia and the Pacific Region. Early Education and Development 29(8), 1061-1080. Click here to read more(https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2018.1510204)
9. Sun, J., Zhang, L., Chen, E., Lau, C., & Rao, N. (2018). Preschool attendance and executive function mediate early academic achievement gaps in East Asia and the Pacific. Early Education and Development 29(8), 1039-1060. Click here to read more(https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2018.1498999)
10. Richards, B., Bacon-Shone, J., & Rao, N. (2018). Socioeconomic correlates of early child development – Gradients from six countries in the East Asia-Pacific. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 42 (6), 581-587. Click here to read more(https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025418785460)
11. Rao, N., Sun, J., Richards, B., Weber, A., Sincovich, A., Darmstadt, G.L., & Ip, P. (2018). Assessing diversity in early childhood development in the East Asia-Pacific. Child Indicators Research, 12(1), 235-254. Click here to read more(https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-018-9528-5)
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