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Peer reviewedMarkowitz, Joy B.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1992
This value-added analysis of the short-term effects of early intervention on 489 preschool children found that children with language impairments or multiple disabilities made developmental gains beyond that predicted by maturation alone in several skill areas, whereas children with speech impairments benefited in the cognitive domain only.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Tasks, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Perry, Patricia; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1992
Twenty-four children (ages 6-9) with mild mental retardation received individualized instruction with either emphasis on Piagetian concepts or emphasis on verbal and number concepts. Although both groups made significant gains over a year, the children receiving the Piagetian emphasis usually gained more and progressed at almost the rate of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Developmental Tasks, Individualized Instruction
