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National Symposium on the Applications of Psychology to the Teaching and Learning of Music.
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McKeachie, W. J. – American Psychologist, 1981
Reviews themes of a 1979 conference held at the University of Michigan. Papers presented dealt with mental structures involved in the comprehension and production of music, and covered individual differences, development in children, and cultural variations. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Conferences, Cultural Differences
Intellectual Assessment of Children from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds.
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Armour-Thomas, Eleanor – School Psychology Review, 1992
Examines assumptions and premises of standardized tests of mental ability and reviews extant theories and research on intellectual functioning of children from culturally different backgrounds. Discusses implications of these issues and perspectives for new directions for intellectual assessment for children from culturally different backgrounds.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests
Language Sample Analysis in Spanish-Speaking Children: Methodological Considerations.
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Gutierrez-Clellen, Vera F.; Restrepo, M. Adelaida; Bedore, Lisa; Pena, Elizabeth; Anderson, Raquel – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2000
This article discusses issues related to selection and development of language assessment procedures for children who speak Spanish and English based on spontaneous language samples and shows how available procedures can be applied to research and clinical aims with these children. Sociolinguistic influences in Spanish-speaker language performance…
Descriptors: Children, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Discourse Analysis
Kids Can't Wait: Action for Minnesota's Children. A Report to the Governor and People of Minnesota from the Action for Children Commission.
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Action for Children Commission, St. Paul, MN. – 1992
The Action for Children Commission was created in 1991 to study the lives of young Minnesotans, develop a vision of what their lives should be like, and make recommendations concerning the state's role in realizing that vision. After examining the conditions experienced by Minnesota youth, the report recommends that the state help to: (1) mobilize…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children, Cultural Differences
Inspire a Disadvantaged Child: Be That One Light in the Darkness
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Costley, Kevin C. – Online Submission, 2006
The prevailing expectation in education today is, "All children can learn." This expectation includes all children, including disadvantaged children and those who come from poverty. Our actions are guided by our expectations. If we believe that all children can learn, then children can learn. If we believe that children cannot learn, then our self…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Poverty, Children, Teacher Role