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Etel, Evren; Yagmurlu, Bilge – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
This study had two aims. The first aim was to measure mental state understanding in institution-reared children by using a theory of mind (ToM) scale, and to examine the role of cultural context in sequencing of ToM acquisition. The other aim was to investigate ToM in relation to social competence and executive function (EF). Due to its pronounced…
Descriptors: Residential Institutions, Executive Function, Interpersonal Competence, Regression (Statistics)
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Cadima, Joana; McWilliam, R. A.; Leal, Teresa – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
This study examined the effects of the accumulation of family risk factors on children's literacy skills, both in preschool and in first grade. Children's (N = 106) vocabulary, conventions of print, phonological awareness, knowledge of letters, reading decoding, and reading comprehension were assessed. Family risk factors, consisting of household…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Phonological Awareness, At Risk Persons, Multivariate Analysis