The emotional and physical development of children entering secondary schools at age eleven affects their ability to adjust to new learning patterns. While teachers and curriculum planners must accommodate their needs, the children too must respond and communicate in order to realize their potential. (JB)

The example outlined in this paper illustrates how a school system established a counseling service within its own special education division. The key administrative positions were taken up by qualified and experienced teachers while other professional personnel, such as psychologists, were employed as resource consultants. (Author)

The validity of a forecast index for adult intellectual status based on early appearing developmental landmarks (age at teething, walking, talking, independent toileting, and also sex) for noninstitutionalized mongols was investigated. (Author/KW)

Ability to distinguish intention from accident and understanding of unconscious intention were examined in preschool, kindergarten, and third-grade-age children. (Author)

Studies show many experts believe that there is no significant difference between the age when a boy begins to communicate verbally and when a girl begins. (SW)