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Psychomotor, Cognitive, and Socio-Emotional Developmental Profiles of Children with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome and a Severe Intellectual Disability
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Taupiac, Emmanuelle; Lacombe, Didier; Thiébaut, Eric; Van-Gils, Julien; Michel, Grégory; Fergelot, Patricia; Adrien, Jean-Louis – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RSTS) is a multiple congenital anomaly syndrome characterised by several typical somatic characteristics and by developmental disabilities with various degrees of severity. Focusing on children with RSTS, the aim of this study was to describe their psychomotor, cognitive, and socio-emotional developmental…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Congenital Impairments, Severe Intellectual Disability, Children
Social and Emotional Components of Book Reading between Caregivers and Their Toddlers in a High-Risk Sample
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Cross, Jennifer Riedl; Fletcher, Kathryn L.; Speirs Neumeister, Kristie L. – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2011
In this collective case study of caregiver behaviors with their toddlers, two-minute videotaped reading interactions were analyzed using a constant comparative method. Twenty-four caregiver-toddler dyads from a high-risk sample of children prenatally exposed to cocaine were selected from a larger sample because they represented the extremes of…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Toddlers, Parent Child Relationship, Expressive Language
Systematic Review of the Literature on Characteristics of Late-Talking Toddlers
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Desmarais, Chantal; Sylvestre, Audette; Meyer, Francois; Bairati, Isabelle; Rouleau, Nancie – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2008
Background: Research has investigated late-talking toddlers because they are at great risk of continuing to experience language-learning difficulties once they enter school and hence are candidates for early intervention. It is also important to consider this group of children with regards to the immediate characteristics which are detrimental to…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Early Intervention, Delayed Speech, Toddlers
Developmental and Behavioral Performance of Internationally Adopted Preschoolers: A Pilot Study
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Jacobs, Emma; Miller, Laurie C.; Tirella, Linda G. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
Most international adoptees (IA) have rapid catch-up of the delays common at arrival. However, it is not known whether development at arrival predicts later abilities or school readiness. Therefore, we comprehensively evaluated language, fine motor, visual reception (VR), executive function (EF), attention (ATT), and sensory skills (SS) in IA…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, School Readiness, Standardized Tests, At Risk Students
The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework: Promoting Positive Outcomes in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children 3-5 Years Old
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Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2010
This report presents a revision of the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework (2000), renamed The Head Start Child Development and Learning Framework: Promoting Positive Outcomes in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children 3-5 Years Old. The Framework outlines the essential areas of development and learning that are to be used by Head Start programs…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Words and Feelings: A Developmental Study of the Language of Emotion in Children.
Farmer, Capen – 1967
This study examines ways in which children verbalize emotional experiences at successive age levels. Four groups of 16 boys and girls each drawn from the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth grades of a middle class private school in New York City were asked to describe happiness, sadness, love, anger, and fear. Raw protocols were scored according to…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Child Development, Communication Skills