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Associations of Socio-Demographic and Environmental Factors with the Early Development of Young Children in Bangladesh
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Islam, Md. Mazharul; Khan, Jahidur Rahman; Kabir, Antara; Khan, Muhammad Zillur Rahman; Islam, Md. Monirul – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2021
This study analyzed data on the early developmental status of 7352 children, aged from 36 to 59 months, using the "Early Childhood Developmental Index" (ECDI) to assess literacy-numeracy, physical, social-emotional, and learning domains. The study explored correlates of developmental status with a range of socio-demographic and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Child Development, Developmental Stages
Early Executive Functioning in a Global Context: Developmental Continuity and Family Protective Factors
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Obradovic, Jelena; Finch, Jenna E.; Portilla, Ximena A.; Rasheed, Muneera A.; Tirado-Strayer, Nicole; Yousafzai, Aisha K. – Developmental Science, 2019
This study extends the methodological and theoretical understanding of executive functions (EFs) in preschoolers from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). First, the authors describe a rigorous process of adapting and evaluating six EF tasks to produce a culturally and developmentally appropriate measure of emerging EFs in a large sample of…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Low Income, Task Analysis, Child Development
Maturation of Maze Behavior in Preschool Children.
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Wertlieb, Donald; Rose, David – Developmental Psychology, 1979
Maze learning was used with preschool children to test the hypothesis that the hippocampus (a distinctive cortical structure) in the human brain matures at about four to five years of age. (JMB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Neurological Organization, Nonverbal Learning, Physical Development
The Perceptual and Cognitive Bases for Finger Localization and Selective Finger Movement in Preschool Children
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Lefford, Arthur; And Others – Child Development, 1974
The development of the ability to selectively oppose fingers to the thumb and to localize digits was studied in preschool children. Competence increased with age. Results are discussed in terms of the development of body schemata and neuropathological conditions. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Learning Problems, Perception, Physical Development
The Relationship of Stability Performance and the Physical Growth Characteristics of Preschool Children.
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Erbaugh, Sarah J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1984
This study investigated the relationship between physical growth and performance of three- and four-year-old children (n=4two) on 2 stability or balance tests: the elevated beam and the stabilometer. Physical growth characteristics were concluded to be an integral part of factors influencing young childrens' stability performance. (Author/JMK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Height, Body Weight, Physical Development
Laterality and Social Maturity in Four-Year Old Children
Nass, Lucille – Probe, 1974
Descriptors: Age Differences, Lateral Dominance, Maturation, Physical Development
Clinical Assesssment of Oropharyngeal Motor Development in Young Children.
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Robbins, JoAnne; Klee, Thomas – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1987
Assessment of the oral and speech motor abilities of normally developing two- through six-year-olds (N=90) revealed no developmental change of the structural integrity of the vocal tract although evaluations of oral and speech motor functioning changed significantly with age. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Motor Development, Oral Language, Physical Development
Accept My Profile: Perspectives for Head Start Profiles of Program Effects on Children. Appendices to Technical Report. Volume III (Revised Edition).
Mediax Associates, Inc., Westport, CT. – 1980
The third of three volumes, this document provides (1) a reduced list of child development characteristics obtained from parents, teachers, and staff participating in Head Start Input Workshops set up to identify desirable program effects; (2) a Tabulation of Importance Ratings, showing how workshop participants valued specific statements of child…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attitudes, Classification