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D'Apice, Katrina; Latham, Rachel M.; von Stumm, Sophie – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Although early life experiences of language and parenting are critical for children's development, large home observation studies of both domains are scarce in the psychological literature, presumably because of their considerable costs to the participants and researchers. Here, we used digital audio-recorders to unobtrusively observe 107…
Descriptors: Naturalistic Observation, Child Language, Child Behavior, Child Rearing
Alfonso, Vincent C., Ed.; DuPaul, George J., Ed. – APA Books, 2020
Every year brings new research studies that aim to describe early childhood development. Despite this boom in research, there has been little useful translation of these studies into clear recommendations for educators and mental health practitioners. This book shows experienced educators and mental health practitioners who work with young…
Descriptors: Child Development, Young Children, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention
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Azuma, Hiroshi – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1982
Describes growth in the number of studies of behavior development conducted in Japan during the last 20 years and identifies areas of development receiving attention by Japanese researchers. (RH)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology
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Stahmer, Aubyn C.; Carter, Cynthia – Early Child Development and Care, 2005
An increasing number of families are enrolling their children in out-of-home early childcare services. In addition, a growing number of community childcare programs are including children with developmental disabilities. While some studies have explored the effects of inclusion for preschool children with disabilities, there is little knowledge…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Preschool Children, Language Acquisition, Developmental Disabilities
Rand, Helene Y. – Day Care and Early Education, 1976
Discusses some advantages of multi-age grouping in group child care centers. (ED)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
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Paul, Rhea – Topics in Language Disorders, 1991
A portrait is presented of the toddler with slow expressive language development (SELD), based on research examining the health history; cognitive, communicative, and adaptive skills; behavior; and phonology of 30 toddlers with SELD and 30 nondisabled toddlers. The paper offers a review of research on the outcomes of SELD, and explores…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Expressive Language
Athey, Irene – 1971
Three language models (Staats, Lenneberg, and Piaget) are reviewed, and implications for reading are suggested. Staats' behaviorist stance maintains that imitation, mediation, generalization, and discrimination are key concepts in language learning behavior. Critics contest the importance of these concepts and claim that behaviorists cannot fully…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Biological Influences, Child Language, Cognitive Development
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Beeghly, Marjorie; Cicchetti, Dante – New Directions for Child Development, 1987
Offers an organizational perspective designed to illuminate processes of symbolic development in both normal and abnormal populations. Focuses on the symbolic system of Down Syndrome children. Data support the claim that the symbolic system of these children is intact. (RWB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Language
Johnson, Helen L.; And Others – 1983
The physical and neurobehavioral findings at 3 years of age for 39 children born to mothers on methadone- maintenance and 23 children born to drug-free comparison mothers are reported. The methadone children had a higher incidence of head circumferences less than the third percentile, nystagmus/strabismus, and otitis media. No differences were…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Drug Abuse
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Wolfberg, Pamela J.; Schuler, Adriana L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1993
A multifaceted model to promote peer play was implemented with play groups including 3 children (ages 6-8) with autism, resulting in decreased isolate play and collateral gains in social play, and decreased stereotyped object play and collateral gains in functional object play. Advances in play behaviors were generalized and were accompanied by…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Generalization
Cohen, Stewart, Ed. – 1971
This text is a series of readings designed to introduce the student to scientific research on children. Choice of material for inclusion was based on: (1) the provision of a wide selection of the developmental literature, its origins and growth; (2) the presentation of examples of empirical research, and (3) the selection of articles representing…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development
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Hunt, J. McVicker – New Directions for Child Development, 1986
Suggests that variations in the quality and type of infant care, in institutional and other settings in different cultures and social classes, can have influences on the long-term development of the child's rate, level, and type of cognitive development. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences
Sinclair-de Zwart, Hermine – 1974
This paper offers some ideas on the types of behavior that can be considered precursors to language and that also lay the foundations for logic, mathematics, physics, etc. The paper posits the problem of whether a theory of language must be formulated before one can formulate a theory of language acquisition, or whether the reverse is true. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Child Language
National Institutes of Health (DHHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1981
Research programs of the human learning and behavior branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD) are described in five sections of this document. The specific programs conducted in the areas of learning and cognitive development, development of communicative abilities, biological bases of behavioral development,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior, Behavior Development
Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC. – 1972
Five years have elapsed since the International Conference on Malnutrition, Learning, and Behavior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The present Seminar was held to examine progress since then. The following papers were presented and discussed: "Malnutrition and the Nervous System," Donald B. Cheek, A. B. Holt, and E. D. Mellits;…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Ecology
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