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Werner, Emmy E. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1972
Examines psychomotor development of infants in the United States, Europe, Asia and Oceania, India, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, the Orient and Hawaii. (SB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Human Development, Individual Development
Grossman, Bruce – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 1969
Condensed from "The Teachers College Record, Volume 70 (December 1968), 227-31
Descriptors: Academic Education, Child Development, Creative Development, Developmental Psychology
Texas Child Care, 2000
Defines skills important for kindergarten success in areas of health and physical well-being, social and emotional skills, intellectual skills and general knowledge, and language and speech development. Lists eight "red flags" to help identify children who may need specialized assistance. (DLH)
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Individual Development, Kindergarten
Oberholtzer, Sara Louisa – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
The value of school savings banks is widely recognized. School saving develops the child's individuality and self-responsibility, causing them to consider the earning value of money, and to understand it as a comfort factor and a power for good. The following topics relating to school savings banks are discussed in this bulletin: (1)…
Descriptors: Banking, Child Development, Money Management, Foreign Countries
Lindquist, Edith L. – 1971
This study continues the investigation of the general organizational plan used by good motor learners in acquiring a complex motor skill (tennis serve). The General Serve Problem Solving Model (GSPS), developed in earlier research, was utilized in an effort to improve and broaden it so that other types of learners may be studied and compared. Six…
Descriptors: Child Development, Human Development, Individual Development, Learning
Oser, Andrew – Children and Families, 1999
Details four tennis coaching principles that can be applied in a variety of settings to help children develop better self-esteem, concentration, cooperation, and other life skills: (1) recognize every child's potential; (2) encourage children; (3) give specific feedback; and (4) provide appropriate challenges. (SD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Child Development, Daily Living Skills, High Achievement
Buffalo Public Schools, NY. – 1973
This curriculum guide addresses the physical, intellectual, and emotional growth of children. Four categories, those of physical growth, social growth, emotional growth, and development of communication skills, are said to have been selected in an effort to promote total development. Each category is described in terms of desirable concepts, along…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Communication Skills
Saarni, Carolyn – 1999
The concept of emotional competence entails resilience, self-efficacy, and acting in accord with one's sense of moral character. This suggests argues that emotional competence is demonstrated by the self-efficacy in emotion-eliciting encounters and identifies eight key emotional skills that support its acquisition in interpersonal contexts. The…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Development, Context Effect, Cultural Influences
Siegel, Donna Farrell – 1989
A model was developed to relate home, school, and extracurricular experiences (from preschool through high school) to the reading achievement of high school seniors. Variables representing each of these factors were measured using "The Reading Biographer," an instrument that had been evaluated in a national follow-up study of 3,959 high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Early Experience, Educational Experience
Adkins, Dorothy C.; And Others – 1971
The primary purpose of this manual is to present actual games used in programs designed to involve Head Start parents in the intellectual and social-emotional development of their children. A brief history of previous experience in working with parents of preschool children is also given. Four primary areas of concern have emerged as the work of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Games, Educational Objectives
Crawford, Glinda B.; And Others – 1985
This life skills curriculum for seventh and eighth grade is organized according to major concept areas. These concept areas are defined by concerns/specific needs of the students. Part I suggests a scope and sequence for five program options dependent on time spent in instruction. Part II discusses use of the concerns approach. Sample student and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Change, Child Development, Child Rearing