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The Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development: An Adoption Study of Two- and Three-Year Olds.
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Thompson, L. A.; Plomin, Robert – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1988
Data from 226 adoptive and 224 nonadoptive families was used to explore the etiology of individual differences in communication development. Children's scores from the Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development (SICD) were compared with verbal and cognitive ability measures of their parents. Sibling correlations were also examined. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Biological Parents, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills
Parents' Beliefs about Influence over Cognitive and Social Development.
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Knight, Rosemary A.; Goodnow, Jacqueline J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1988
Investigated 60 parents' perceptions of influence of their eldest child's (aged 4, 7, or 10 years) development and the extent to which these perceptions varied as a function of five factors. Cognitive and social development were significant variables for beliefs about influence. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development, Parent Background
Interaction between Mothers and Preschool Children when Reading a Novel and Familiar Book.
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Goodsitt, Jan; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1988
Examines interactions between 48 mothers and their two- , three-and-a-half-, and five-year-old children during book reading sessions. Formal reading and interchange about story content increased with age and book familiarity, while labelling decreased with age and book familiarity. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Comprehension
Interdisciplinary Parallels in Studies of Early Human Behavior: From Physical to Cognitive Needs, From Attachment to Dyadic Education
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Papousek, Hanus; Papousek, Mechthild – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1978
Reviews different approaches used over the past two decades to study early behavioral development in infants. Reviews research in areas as physical and cognitive development and the role of adult caretakers. (BD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Infant Behavior, Infants