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Kingma, Johannes; Tomic, Welko – 1996
This paper examines the possibility of accelerating the development of intelligence when applying stringent Piagetian standards to evaluate the effects of short- and long-term intervention or instruction programs. The paper reviews previous Genevan and American research that shows that development can be accelerated by means of only a few…
Descriptors: Children, Compensatory Education, Developmental Tasks, Early Intervention
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Campbell, Frances A.; Ramey, Craig T. – Child Development, 1994
Assessed the effects of preschool education on achievement in primary school for 88 impoverished African American children and their families. Found that the positive effects of a preschool intervention program on intellectual development and academic achievement were maintained through age 12 and that school-age intervention alone was less…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Children, Early Intervention