North Cooc|James S. Kim
Peer influence on children’s reading skills: A social network analysis of elementary school classrooms.
research found peers influence academic achievement children however mechanisms peers matter remain underexplored present study examined relationship peers reading skills childrens reading skills among 4215 total second thirdgraders 294 classrooms across 41 schools one innovation study use social network analysis directly assess children reported talking seeking help whether children identified peers stronger reading skills experienced higher reading skills results indicated children average identified peers stronger reading skills positive association peer reading skills childrens reading achievement strongest children lower initial levels reading skills study implications teachers leverage advantages peers via inclass activities psycinfo database record c 2017 apa rights reserved