Reviews the literature on the role that black mothers play in the development of manhood in their sons. Concludes that blaming single black mothers as an autonomous variable responsible for the conditions facing black males is inappropriate. (SM)

This article compares and contrasts the two major psycholinguistic philosophies of speech development, the traditional and the phonological approaches. The traditional approach is seen as most useful for children whose speech is only mildly impaired or who need oral sensorimotor stimulation. For severely unintelligible speech, the phonological…

Examined whether maternal behavior at Time 1 would be associated with sibling interaction at Time 2, and whether the quality of sibling interactions would be associated. Found that both mothers and children influenced the quality of sibling relationships over time. (SD)

Assessed whether performances of 5- and 6-year olds in arithmetic tests can be predicted from their performances in neuropsychological tests. Participants completed neuropsychological, drawing, and arithmetic tests at 5 and 6 years of age. Findings at older age were correctly assumed by conclusions of first evaluation. (LBT)

Draws on ethnographic research to examine the effect of unsuitable housing for the long-term capacity of children to break out of poverty. Presents case studies of three young children (4 to 9 years old) to clarify the connections between housing, parental behavior and the children's sense of identity, trust, autonomy, competence and general…

Presents five guidelines for school social workers to be used for planning interventions with children and adolescents diagnosed with conduct disorders. These guidelines are based on a synthesis of child development research and suggest that attention to the biological makeup of students as well as the design of multimodal and multisystemic…

Developmentally oriented teacher support teams and home-school partnerships are critical to learning environments that promote children's total development. The former focuses on supporting effective teaching and classroom management, preventing school and individual problems, and intervening early and intensively to avoid crises. The latter…

Provides information about current brain research. Explains that some of the basic tenets that have guided research are outlined in R. Shore's "Rethinking the Brain: New Insights into Early Development." Offers five hypotheses: (1) nature/nurture; (2) effects of nurture; (3) optimal music learning; (4) minimal disadvantages; and (5) early music…

Examines the impact of migration on the personality and character formation of migrant children in comparison with native-school children. Of migrant children, finds a drop in school-related self-confidence and a short-term interruption of personality stablization. Patterns of student characteristics, grades, and achievement tests demonstrate…

Examined in two studies the relation between multiple dimensions of parental support and stress for mothers and fathers of preschool children. Parenting stress included parenting hassles and perceived difficulties in helping the child acquire developmentally appropriate skills. Findings included that for mothers, kin support predicted fewer…

A study examined long-term changes in articulation rate and phonetic phrase length in the conversational speech of two groups of preschool children (n=53) with speech delay. Follow-up at age 9 and at age 12-16 found articulation rates were improved from initial testing and were similar to typical children. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

A study investigated the long-term stability of the teacher and parent behavioral ratings of 37 children with specific language impairment. Results indicate diminishment in teacher-reported behavior problems in most areas of socioemotional development from kindergarten to second grade and increasing congruence between teacher and parent ratings.…

Developed and evaluated an assessment of orthographic knowledge designed to help teachers interpret children's spellings for instruction and to advance understanding of how children acquire knowledge of words. Reliability and validity studies with 1,016 urban and rural elementary school students support the use of the Developmental Spelling…

A study of 41 students who had special education histories and who were recommended for expulsion found most students exhibited additional emotional and behavioral risk factors or were experiencing stressful family circumstances. Conduct problems that accompanied disabling conditions were likely to lead to full expulsion hearings or dismissal from…

Looks at parents as primary educators who teach a living faith to their children. Explores four corollaries for Catholic catechetical leaders and parents: the three-fold role of parents as catechists, balancing catechetical roles and responsibilities in the church, scope of family catechesis, and the need for adult maturity and faith formation.…