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McCombie, Sally M. – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2009
The current media are laden with reports of the many significant problems facing today's youth. In fact, parenting has become a national topic of discussion. Parenting instruction, a responsibility that had previously rested in the home, has become part of educational curricula. Courses in child development are offered for high school students in…
Descriptors: High Schools, Child Rearing, Preschool Children, Intellectual Development
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Saxon, Terrill F.; Colombo, John; Robinson, Eric L.; Frick, Janet E. – Journal of School Psychology, 2000
Reports on the results of a two-year longitudinal study of mother-infant dyads (N=23) observed during a free-play session when infants were six and eight months of age. Children were assessed for language and intellectual outcomes during the second and third years of life. This information may help school professionals design effective strategies…
Descriptors: Child Development, Infants, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
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Demetriou, Andreas; Kazi, Smaragda – Intelligence, 2006
This article presents three studies that were designed to map the dimensions involved in "g," with an emphasis of the place of self-awareness in it. The first study involved preschoolers from 3 to 7 years of age. These were examined in three domains (spatial, quantitative and categorical reasoning) with both actual tasks and tasks addressed to the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Thinking Skills, Preschool Children, Spatial Ability
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Juan, Stephen – Childhood Education, 1985
Describes the daily program of a highly successful Japanese preschool based on the Suzuki educational philosophy which emphasizes repetition and structure in teaching. Explores possibility of using program in other educational settings, particularly in the West, because of high cognitive gains by children. (DST)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy
Ramey, Craig T.; And Others – 1979
After discussing the differences in the physical, social, and attitudinal environments of advantaged and disadvantaged children, this paper describes the educational settings and intervention practices that were designed as part of the Carolina Abecedarian Project to assist young disadvantaged children in attaining educational competence. An…
Descriptors: Child Development, Communication Skills, Day Care, Educational Improvement
Casey, Jean Marie – 1976
This paper describes the development and use of the Casey-Monahan Screening Instrument, designed to assess kindergarten readiness. The instrument consisted of various tests and evaluation procedures chosen from previously published tests. The instrument was designed to measure ability in five areas: (1) motor integration and motor development, (2)…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Intellectual Development