Are impacts of early interventions in the scandinavian welfare state consistent with a Heckman curve? A meta‐analysis

M Rosholm, A Paul, D Bleses, A Højen… - Journal of Economic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “Early intervention” has been a mantra in recent debates about human capital
investment. Strong theoretical models motivate this focus by predicting that investment in …

Personality, behavior characteristics, and life quality impact of children with dyslexia

Y Huang, M He, A Li, Y Lin, X Zhang, K Wu - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dyslexia is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders. Children with dyslexia
usually suffer from negative, behavior personality problems, and impacted life quality. We …

Infants' and toddlers' language, math and socio-emotional development: Evidence for reciprocal relations and differential gender and age effects

PL Slot, D Bleses, P Jensen - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Toddlerhood is characterized by rapid development in several domains, such as language,
socio-emotional behavior and emerging math skills all of which are important precursors of …

[HTML][HTML] Implementing toddler interventions at scale: The case of “We learn together”

D Bleses, P Jensen, A Højen, P Slot… - Early Childhood Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The first years of life are characterized by rapid learning in several school readiness
domains, including language, math, and social-emotional skills, all of which are important for …

[HTML][HTML] Low-cost teacher-implemented intervention improves toddlers' language and math skills

D Bleses, P Jensen, P Slot, L Justice - Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2020 - Elsevier
The first years of life are foundational for children's cognitive and social–emotional
development and to subsequent development in a variety of domains. In many countries, an …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the effects of an infant-toddler school readiness intervention in center-and family-based programs: Are results generalizable?

D Bleses, P Jensen, A Højen, MM Willemsen… - Early Childhood …, 2024 - Elsevier
Infants and toddlers frequently participate in either center-or family-based childcare
programs. However, little is known about the efficacy of early learning interventions …

The MacArthur-bates communicative development inventories: updates from the CDI advisory board

VA Marchman, PS Dale - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Beginning with the classic diary studies (eg, Stern and Stern, 1907; Leopold, 1949), parents
(and other caregivers) have been a source of valuable insights on their child's early …

Variations in the home language environment and early language development in a peri-urban community in China

T Feng, X Zhang, L Zhou, Y Zhang, L Pappas… - Early Childhood …, 2023 - Elsevier
Parental investment in the home language environment during the earliest years is a critical
predictor of early language development. Because most studies investigating the home …

[HTML][HTML] Individual toddlers' interactions with teachers, peers, and the classroom environment in Danish and Dutch childcare: First validation of the inCLASS Toddler

PL Slot, MM Willemsen, D Bleses, J Downer - Learning and Individual …, 2023 - Elsevier
Toddlers' interactions with teachers, peers and the classroom environment are critical for
their academic and social development. The newly developed measure–Individualized …

The gender gap in early language development among children from peri-urban China

Y Ma, X Jia, L Pappas, Y Guo, T Feng, J Feng… - Early Childhood …, 2025 - Elsevier
In rural China, there exists a gender gap in academic achievement where girls outperform
boys, suggesting similar differences in early language development. Moreover, recent …