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Wadsworth, Barry J. – 1978
Two types of adaptation can be conceptualized: the first dealing with the efforts of a child during the course of development to continuously improve the efficiency and economy of his or her intelligence, and the second dealing with responses to demands of the environment. This distinction is useful in conceptualizing the adaptive benefits of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Developmental Stages, Educational Environment
Johns, Kenneth M. – 1988
The purpose of this fastback is to help teachers find out how children acquire a second language and explore the linguistic foundations on which sound English as a Second Language (ESL) curricula can be developed. It is intended for the regular classroom teacher, not the ESL specialist. Central findings in research on second language learning…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Child Language, Children, Developmental Stages
