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Phillips, Beth M. – American Educator, 2023
Young children's development takes place across multiple strands to support readiness for literacy and other academic learning. These strands include: (1) physical development; (2) social engagement; and (3) language development. This article describes some common things that can be looked for within each of these strands when children are three…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Literacy, Learning Readiness
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Grantham-McGregor, Sally; Smith, Joanne A. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2016
We review the development of the Jamaican home visiting intervention for children under 4 years and its evidence base. The intervention has focused on supporting mothers to promote the development of their children through interacting in a responsive way, labelling the environment and activities. The curriculum is structured and cognitively…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Depression (Psychology), Home Visits
Barbrack, Christopher R.; And Others – 1970
This report describes the Demonstration and Research Center for Early Childhood Education (DARCEE), a center initiated to develop knowledge to improve the educability of young children. The report includes a fold-out diagram of DARCEE intervention programs--completed, current, and planned. Each program is listed with (1) an explanation of the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Home Programs
Ryan, Thomas J. – 1972
Contents of this study include the following essays: (1) "Economic Considerations of Poverty," Harry Lacombe; (2) "Physical Growth and Development: Some Socioeconomic Factors During Prenatal and Postnatal Life," Geoffrey C. Robinson, (3) "Language, Cognition and Poverty," Alan R. Moffit; (4) "Personality…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Disadvantaged Environment, Early Experience
Boyce, M. W., Comp. – 1975
This abstract bibliography concentrates on aspects of the physical and intellectual development of the Australian Aboriginal child, although educational, sociological and other issues are also raised in a number of the entries included. Most of the 57 entries are journal articles, although some are book chapters, reports and conference papers. A…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Annotated Bibliographies, Classification, Cognitive Processes
Jordan, Thomas E. – 1974
Compared longitudinally were effects of biological risk and social influences on the physical, psychomotoric, cognitive-linguistic, disability, adjustment, and academic domains of 1,008 children at eight stages between 3 and 6 1/2 years of age. Over 20 tests such as physical measurements and the Preschool Attainment Record (PAR) were used. Some of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biological Influences, Cognitive Development, Developmental Disabilities
National Inst. of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1988
This pamphlet presents an overview of speech and language disorders including a description of symptoms, possible causes, identification, intervention, and current research. Description of the disorders includes examples of symptoms; the four components and the physical tools of speech; and the role of the brain, including its hemispheres,…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Disorders, Communication Research