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Pellegrini, A. D. – 1979
The general intent of this paper is to make a case for educational intervention programs for children age 3 or younger. Section I reviews the developmental psychological literature on the intellectual development of children age 3 and younger. Particular attention is given to the environmental situations which facilitate or retard cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Programs
Fowler, William; Kahn, Nasim – 1978
This 5-year study involved the design, development and evaluation of a combined day care and parent guidance program for infants and preschool children, and included comparisons between participants' development from 6 months to 5 years of age and the development of a group of similar children reared entirely at home. Major elements of the parent…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care
Download full textSlesinger, Doris P. – 1979
Differentials in the use of preventive health care were investigated for a sample of 123 rural white, urban white, and urban black infants from data reported by their mothers. The data were compared on two measures of preventive care: immunization records and frequency of well checkups. Immunization scores were highest for urban white children,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Demography, Distance, Economic Factors
Newcombe, Nora; Lerner, Jeffrey C. – 1979
John Bowlby's theory of attachment is examined in the cultural and historical context in which it was developed. Bowlby trained as a psychiatrist in England during the 1920's and published the WHO report in 1951. Thus the origins of his theory can be related to events set in motion by the First World War and occurring during the interwar period…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Cultural Context, Death, Depression (Psychology)
Pokorni, Judith, Comp.; Wujcik, Anne, Comp. – 1977
Developmental behaviors are listed for children from birth to 6 years for gross motor, fine motor, self help, expressive and receptive language, psycho/social, and cognitive skills. Skills are broken down into 6-month intervals for the first year, and 1-year intervals from age 1 to 6. (CL)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
Ramey, Craig T.; Haskins, Ron – 1979
Infants judged to be at risk for subnormal intellectual growth were randomly assigned to an experimental (N=27) or a control (N=25) group. Infants in both groups received medical care and dietary supplements; their families received social work services on a request basis. Experimental children participated in an educational day care program…
Descriptors: Child Development, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience
KEITH, HADDOW M. – 1963
WRITTEN FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, THIS BOOK PROVIDES INFORMATION ON CHILDHOOD CONVULSIONS (EPILEPSY) AND METHODS OF TREATMENT. VARIOUS CONVULSIVE DISORDERS, INCLUDING HYPSARHYTHMIA, AUTONOMIC SEIZURES, SYMPTOM COMPLEXES, FEBRILE CONVULSIONS, AND "PHOTOGENIC" DISORDERS, ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, AND TREATMENT.…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Communicable Diseases, Dietetics
HEINSTEIN, MARTIN – 1965
A STUDY CONCERNED WITH THE CHILD REARING PRACTICES OF MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN UNDER SIX WAS UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE NORMATIVE DATA ON BREAST-FEEDING, BOWEL TRAINING, AND DISCIPLINE AND TO RELATE THE DATA TO FAMILY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. FACTORS CONSIDERED WERE OCCUPATION OF THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE, LEVEL OF INCOME, AND EDUCATION OF THE MOTHER. DATA…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cluster Grouping, Discipline Policy, Educational Background
Jensen, Arthur R. – 1967
The importance and consequences of raising the average ability level (IQ) of the population requires consideration of the ability level that society requires, how the relevant abilities are distributed, and the efficiency of the current educational process. Within the framework of these factors, the document discusses the determinants of mental…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Children
World Federation of the Deaf, Rome (Italy). – 1967
Five conference papers are presented on deaf preschool children and infants. "The Very Young Hearing-Impaired Child" by G.M. Harris of Canada; "The Organisation and Methods of Educational Work for Deaf Children at the Preschool Age" by K. Lundstrom of Sweden; "Speech Formation in the Young Deaf Child" by B.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Audiology, Deafness, Exceptional Child Education
Shireman, Joan F.; Johnson, Penny R. – 1973
This descriptive report covers the first phase of a 20-year longitudinal study of black children adopted under 3 years of age by black couples, white couples, and single persons. The sample of three groups of approximately equal size was selected from the adoptive placements of two private child welfare agencies between June 1970 and June 1972.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adopted Children, Adoption, Black Youth
Rogers, Sinclair; Wheeler, T. J. – 1976
This paper reports the findings of a survey to determine the effects, if any, that experience in playgroups had upon children of varying social class backgrounds in differing areas within the United Kingdom. The project aimed at answering two major questions: (1) Did teachers perceive differences in first year infant school children that they…
Descriptors: Aggression, British Infant Schools, Creative Development, Foreign Countries
Rubin, Rosalyn A.; And Others – 1975
A prospective longitudinal investigation related 76 maternal and infant variables to performance on the Metropolitan Readiness Tests (MRT) at age six. The 1,245 study subjects have been followed since birth. Their distribution on measures of intelligence and socioeconomic status is essentially normal. Subjects with high MRT scores were found to…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Birth Order, Infants
Stock, John R.; And Others – 1976
Described is a project to develop child-based measurement scales for assessing the achievement of handicapped children (birth to 8 years old) served by the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) projects. In the first section, steps involved in the development of the Children's Early Education Developmental Inventory (CEEDI) are…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1974
The testimony of such witnesses as the following before the Panel on Nutrition and Health of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs is included: Dr. R. Podell, associate director, Family Practice Program, New Jersey; Dr. G. Griedman, pediatrician, University of Arizona Medical School; Dr. Howard Eder, Professor of Medicine,…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Dental Health, Dietetics, Federal Government
