A MAIN PROBLEM ARISING IN THE STUDY OF CATEGORIZING BEHAVIOR IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN BY MEANS OF SORTING PROCEDURES WAS THAT PERFORMANCE APPEARED TO BE VERY MUCH A FUNCTION OF THE CHILD'S COMPREHENSION OF THE PARTICULAR VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS EMPLOYED BY THE EXPERIMENTER IN PRESENTING THE TASK. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE FIRST STUDY WERE TO INVESTIGATE…

The document presents the final report of the Arts in Education Project, a research project of the National Committee, Arts for the Handicapped to develop and measure the effects of an arts infused curriculum on the academic performance of handicapped elementary school children. A model for infusing the arts into the established curriculum was…

Tracing the development of "concept of story" in one child from age three years to five years using the language experience task, a hierarchy of text/context relationships emerges. First there is the inventory stage whereby the child names and describes behaviors to objects. The second stage is descriptive and the child modifies the object and the…

This training guide describes a 40-hour course for family day care providers. The course is designed to be given in 14 sessions to approximately 15 persons who voluntarily meet twice a week for 2 1/2 hours. A child care program for children aged 0 to 5 years located at the training site meets the need of working providers for alternate care while…

The author examines maternal employment as a complex process and as one of a number of variables that affects the child. The effects of a working mother on several variables concerned with a child's adjustment are also discussed. Other areas explored involve the relationship between a child's family adjustment and academic achievement as well as…

The learning module cluster described here attempts to heighten teachers' awareness of the effects of cultural deprivation upon childhood development and the subsequent effects on learning. The product intends to guide teachers in developing competency in dealing with these adverse effects. This descriptive report provides information on the…

Potential screening and assessment methods for young children were examined with the fourfold aim of (1) determining what early factors are predictive of later child development and health status; (2) including a broad range of child problems and etiological factors, especially focusing on those for which assessment methods are most needed; (3)…

This activity guide for foods and nutrition education at the primary level is divided into two sections: lesson plans and resource materials. Five concepts are outlined in the lesson plan: food choices, factors influencing choices, consumer competencies, food related careers, and food protection. Each lesson plan provides information on…

The influence exerted by parents on the psychological development of children in youth sports programs is examined, and the risks and benefits attendent on youth participation in sports is discussed. Parents are considered as role models for their children, and the attitudes and self-concepts a young child acquires through his or her early…

Part of a series on early childhood demonstration programs designed to improve early parent-child relationships, stimulate positive child development, and prevent later behavior difficulties, the pamphlet describes the Child Research Project at the University of North Carolina, in which parents were trained to act as cotherapists with their…

The 1966 conference of The Child Study Association of American was devoted to the subject of sexual behavior, sex education, and social ethics. Discussions and questions focused on sexuality and its relationship to personal identity, the impact of social forces on the development of sexual attitudes and behavior today, and how young people…

Curriculum materials developed through the cooperative efforts of the state supervisors, teacher-educators, homemaking teachers, and college child development specialists, are organized in terms of behavioral outcomes for the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, and contain generalizations with supporting content, suggested teaching…

This guide is for teacher use in planning instructional materials for elementary and secondary level child development classes. It was developed by elementary and secondary teachers, teacher educators, and state supervisors and was tested by classroom teachers. The suggested time allotment is a minimum of 6 weeks per unit. The age of the children…

The overall and long-range purposes of the Medford Boys' Growth Study are: (1) to construct physical and motor growth curves and growth acceleration curves of boys seven to 18 years old; (2) to relate these traits to physiological maturity, physique type, nutritional status, socio-personal adjustment, interests, and scholastic aptitude and…

The research interests of developmental and educational psychologists concerned with children's learning appear to be converging. Simultaneously, the study of children's learning is at a significant crossroads. In the last decade, research has progressed rapidly and has moved from a problem to a variable orientation. If there is to be a…