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Farran, Dale C.; Wilson, Sandra J.; Meador, Deanna; Norvell, Jennifer; Nesbitt, Kimberly – Peabody Research Institute, 2015
The experimental evaluation of the "Tools of the Mind Pre-K Curriculum" described in this report was designed to examine the effectiveness of the "Tools of the Mind" ("Tools") curriculum for enhancing children's self-regulation skills and their academic preparation for kindergarten when compared to the usual…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Preschool Curriculum, Self Management, Academic Achievement
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Baroody, Alison E.; Dobbs-Oates, Jennifer – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
The current study examined the relations between children's literacy interest and parent and child characteristics (i.e. parents' education level and child's gender), parental expectations of their child's school attainment and achievement and the child's positive and problem behaviours. Participants were 61 preschoolers from predominately…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Questionnaires, Emergent Literacy, Low Income Groups
Kau, Alice S. M.; Reider, Eve E.; Payne, Lynda; Meyer, Walter A.; Freund, Lisa – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
A study of 41 preschool males with fragile X and 16 age- and IQ-matched controls were rated by their mothers on behavior rating scales. The males with fragile X syndrome were distinguished from controls in the following areas: motor skills deficits, increased initial avoidance, decreased social withdrawal, and positive mood. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Interpersonal Competence, Males, Mental Retardation
Flint, David L.; And Others – 1978
Four-year old children in the New York State Experimental Prekindergarten Program (PreK) were administered three cognitive and two behavioral measures to determine if the data would provide sets of a smaller number of variables, to see if the variables overlapped, and to determine the appropriateness or redunduncy of the tests. The tests were: the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests