Examined the speech patterns of three- to eight-year-old children. Results showed that the children most often used "ah" phenomena and unfilled pauses as do adults. "Ah" phenomena showed a significant increase with age, especially between five and six among the females. (SRT)

Twenty-nine children with autism were assessed with the Developmental Profile and followed up four to seven years later with maternal reports concerning the child's current functioning in the areas of self-help, motor skills, social skills, school work, and speech. Each scale correlated significantly with its corresponding behavioral domain.…

Reviews epidemiological studies on the prevalence of maternal depression in the general population and the social etiology of behavioral and psychiatric disorders in early childhood. Also reports an original study conducted in Martha's Vineyard and points out avenues for much-needed further research in this area. (BB)

Reports findings of a study that investigated the relationship between boys' reading ability and their use of specialized linguistic features in oral story telling. Contains transcripts of stories told by some subjects in the study. (FL)

Argues that studies of young children's cognitive, socioemotional, and physical development in group day care generally support the social realities of contemporary family life, including the need for developing high-quality professional infant and child care systems. (HOD)

Proposes the use of a distancing strategy model as an approach to studying the social genesis of representational competence in children. Explains how the model describes teaching strategies that make cognitive demands on children. (HOD)

The first of a two-part review of the National Council for Families and Television's (NCFT) journal publications from 1978-1983 discusses articles examining both television and children, and discovers a multi-phase evolution in NCFT's perception of children's associations with television. Periodical articles by television and academic/research…

Presents a case study of a bilingual two-year-old, documenting his translation skills between the age of 1 year, 11 months and 2 years, 5 months. Argues that critical insights into child language may be gained through the examination of a child's linguistic abilities in cognitively demanding situations. (SED)

Contrasts a child not ready for school with a child who is developmentally prepared to enter school and argues that if all school systems could administer and interpret the results of a developmental examination, the number of unhappy children, special needs children, and grade overplaced children would be greatly reduced. (HOD)

Discusses problems posed by television violence; how behavioral and social scientists became interested in television violence and its effects on children; how psychologists study relationships between television violence and behavior; how television violence can be counteracted by television industry, parents, and educators; and results from the…

Traces the process of gender identity through the period of development and links it to social competence. Describes three stages--gender awareness, gender orientation, and gender identity--and outlines their characteristics. Discusses implications of this view, especially in relation to Bem's concept of androgyny. (Author/KH)

Results showed a number of significant developmental changes in students' nonverbal communication as perceived by teachers. (PD)

Discusses a teaching technique used in a child development course to increase education majors' awareness of personal feelings toward children and childhood. Following a brief summary of several related reports and an outline of six historical viewpoints on children, the technique and its results are explained. (DST)

Investigates the development of children's metacognitive knowledge about reading, its relationship to reading performance, and the influence of using two different interviewing techniques for eliciting information about reading. (FL)

A questionnaire administered to college students determined knowledge of child health and development and effects on disciplinary approaches. Results indicated that college students know more about child development than do high school seniors. College women are more knowledgeable than men. Students with poor knowledge tend to choose harsher…