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Butcher, Cynthia; Goldin-Meadow, Susan – 1993
This longitudinal study explored how gestures changed with with respect to speech as two children progressed from producing single words to producing two-word combinations. Two girls were followed from the production of only single words to their first production of two-word combinations. One child was followed from 14.5 to 18 months; the second…
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Language, Infant Behavior, Infants
Carew, Jean V. – 1980
The main purpose of this paper is to delineate methods of data collection and coding currently being used in a longitudinal observational study of toddlers in 25 black families in Oakland, California. Data collection activities, accomplished through monthly three-hour visits to each home, focused on five types of data: (1) videotaped and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Development, Data Collection, Family Environment
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Donnellan, Gerard J.; And Others – 1981
This paper reports the progress of an ongoing clinical research project on prevention services for at risk infants of mentally ill mothers. This project extends the prevention focus of early education programs into the mental health field. Previous research findings indicate that maximum preventive effects are achieved when programs (a) begin…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Infant Behavior, Longitudinal Studies, Mental Disorders