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McKenna, Anne – 1977
This speech, presented at the 1977 meeting of the World Organization of Preschool Education (OMEP), proposes that the preschool linguistic environment determines language facility, which affects later school and work success. The normal course of communicative ability is traced. It is proposed that although most children, in and out of preschool,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Language, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
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Martin, William C. – Florida Reading Quarterly, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Cardenas, Jose A. – Intercultural Development Research Association Newsletter, 1984
In the context of increasing criticism of bilingual education and the use of native language instruction, it must be remembered that they are based on a sound rationale. First, they address the need for continued learning as the child moves from one language to the other. Second, they address the need to diminish the alienation which children feel…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development
Dunn, Lloyd M.; And Others – 1968
To determine the effectiveness of the Peabody Language Development Kits over an extended period (2.5 years) with educable mentally retarded (EMR) children, daily oral language stimulation lessons using Levels One and Two of the kit were given to 27 classes for the EMR in schools with culturally disadvantaged populations. Results showed the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged, Exceptional Child Research, Instructional Materials
Tough, Joan – 1969
Although the relationship between language and intellectual development in children is often ambiguous, language retardation appears to be one of the main ways that a disadvantaged environment hinders achievement. While American research has indicated that nursery education may effectively extend language experience, few studies have been done in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Language, Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
Spaulding, Robert L. – 1972
Effects are reported of a Durham, North Carolina Education Improvement Program (EIP), a five-year compensatory education program, on social, intellectual, linguistic, and academic development of disadvantaged children. Regarding socialization, changes in social behavior are found to be more a function of specific setting variables, especially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
Lencione, Ruth M., Ed. – 1968
With emphasis on the growing interdisciplinary approach to the treatment of cleft palate, Ruth M. Lencione introduces the subject covering incidence, causes, and classification. Richard B. Stark discusses surgery of the primary pharyngeal flap and E. Harris Nober presents a review of the literature on hearing problems. Aubrey L. Ruess examined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anatomy, Articulation (Speech), Behavior
Butler, Annie L. – 1970
This publication is particularly concerned with research and writing performed on the outcomes of early childhood education programs during the last five years. The chapters in this research review discuss the following: 1. The Current Scene--Conflicting Philosophy in Early Childhood Education; Difficulties in Analyzing the Research on Values in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Compensatory Education, Creativity
THOMAS, ALEXANDER – 1967
THIS STUDY ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PATTERNS (CHILD CARE PRACTICES, PARENTAL ATTITUDES, AND OTHER INTRAFAMILY AND EXTRAFAMILY INFLUENCES) WHICH ARE DETRIMENTAL OR BENEFICIAL TO THE OPTIMAL LEARNING AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF LOWER CLASS PUERTO RICAN CHILDREN. A SAMPLE POPULATION CONSISTED OF 95 CHILDREN WHOSE BEHAVIOR HAD BEEN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Bilingualism, Child Rearing