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Simultaneous and Successive Second Language Learning: Integral Ingredients of the Human Development Process.
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Mushi, Selina L. P. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Draws from sociolinguistic perspective, human development, school learning, and language policy to discuss conflicting claims about second-language learning in school. Differentiates between cultural context within micro cultures and school content within global macro culture. Asserts that educators should ensure that learners have access to the…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Policy, Individual Development, Second Language Learning
Early Childhood Traumatic Brain Injuries: Effects on Development and Interventions.
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Lowenthal, Barbara – Early Child Development and Care, 1998
Describes the variety of possible effects of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) on early childhood development in the cognitive, language, social-emotional, motor, and adaptive domains. Suggests interventions which can assist young survivors and their families. Suggests that more long-term, intensive studies be conducted on the short- and long-term…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Early Intervention, Head Injuries
The Significance of Preschool Behaviour Problems for Adjustment in Later Life.
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Kelly, Barbara – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Reviews literature on effects of early maladjustment on later behavior problems. Discusses development as transactional process in which risk and resilience are central, a cumulative risk model of behavior problems as resulting from a variety of factors, and longitudinal research that focuses on externalizing behaviors. Concludes predictive power…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
The Effects of Parental Remarriage on the Development of the Young Child.
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Jolliff, David – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Studies suggest children of remarriage may experience adjustment challenges but that long range developmental effects are insignificant. Quality of family life appears to be more relevant than family structure, and adjustment seems easier for boys and younger children than for girls and adolescents. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Family Influence, Individual Development
First Partnerships: The Co-Construction of Intentional Communication.
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Harding, Carol Gibb; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Reviews research on the development of intentional communication between adult and child. Suggests that the communicative partnership between caregiver and child is dynamic, functioning to assist in the developmental achievements of the child and also functioning as a mechanism for socializing the child and his or her partner into the appropriate…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role, Child Development, Child Language
Art and the Child with Autism: Therapy or Education?
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Osborne, Jan – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
Examines some factors contributing to the success of art as a therapeutic tool with children with autism and considers some reasons why art is not more in evidence in schools. Considers benefits of art therapy and the role of art education as part of the British National Curriculum. Outlines the skills that experienced teachers of children with…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Art Education, Art Therapy, Autism