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Pelligrini, A. D.; Smith, Peter K. – Child Development, 1998
Considers areas of consensus from commentaries, including the value of an evolutionary perspective and the utility of exploring variations in physical activity play. Examines areas of debate, including the nonplay-play distinction, functions of rough-and-tumble play, and the opportunities of juveniles for exercise training. Calls for more directed…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Definitions, Evolution
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Lovett, Maureen W. – Child Development, 1987
Accuracy-disabled and rate-disabled young Canadian readers were compared to children who were "fluent normal" readers. Children in the latter group decoded at the same level of accuracy as the rate-disabled subjects but at a significantly faster rate. Specific deficiencies of each of the disabled groups were identified. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Children, Definitions, Foreign Countries, Individual Differences