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Scarborough, Hollis S. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1991
The syntactic development of preschoolers (n=22) who later became disabled readers was compared to that of similar children who became normal readers. Expressive and receptive syntactic abilities were examined from age 30 to 60 months. The dyslexic group was poorer on all measures until age five, when both groups exhibited similar syntactic…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Tasks, Dyslexia, Early Childhood Education
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Costa-Giomi, Eugenia – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1994
Reports on a study of young children's abilities to discriminate between two chords played as the accompaniment of a melody and played alone with no melody. Finds that age, type of stimulus, and the interaction of these two variables affected children's performance significantly. (CFR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies
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Smith, Leslie – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1991
Reports research on teachers' beliefs about children's development. Discusses (1) teachers' estimates of ages at which children succeed on tasks, (2) teachers' ability to engage in task analysis, (3) their view of children's error, and (4) their view of developmental accounts. Concludes that good teachers' beliefs provide an inadequate basis for…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks, Elementary Education
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Golomb, Claire – Visual Arts Research, 1993
Reviews research about young childrens' focusing on the ability to transform a perceived scene into another representation. Reports on a study of 109 children and 18 college-age students on their ability to mold a lump of clay into a three-dimensional figure. Finds that cognitive maturity alone does not automatically lead to competence. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression, Child Development
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Kindler, Anna M. – Visual Arts Research, 1993
Responds to Claire Golumb's research on the cognitive development of young children's ability to create representations of reality using visual arts. Asserts that young children must find acceptable pictorial substitutes when producing representations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression, Child Development