A model of development for children and youth with learning disabilities (LD) is presented, including three cognitive/academic development variables, seven affective variables, three social development variables, and four behavior development variables. The model presents a holistic view of LD students and considers various issues that can impede…

Perspectives on reality monitoring and sociocultural learning were integrated in four studies of children's memory of contributions to the outcomes of collaborative exchanges. Findings suggested that reality-monitoring judgments reflect at least two cognitive processes, appropriation and attention to source of information, and may provide clues to…

Discusses the critical links between children's social and cognitive development in light of findings of the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers study discussed in this issue. Highlights some observations of the study. Examines public notions regarding child care and the need to increase awareness of circumstances from which…

A traditional view of social skills instruction, which is antithetical to promoting children's social development, is presented. Three explanations of social development are then outlined within the context of social integration of students with disabilities. Recommendations for general educators to promote children's social skills are offered,…

Two experiments examined whether 40 infants would reenact what an adult did or intended to do: (1) infants observed an adult unsuccessfully attempt to complete 4 target acts; and (2) children observed a mechanical device tracing the adults' actions. Infants could infer adults' intentions and imitate target acts, suggesting that children can…

Explored associations between the present emotional and social development of low- and middle-income African American male and female college students and the substitute care arrangements they experienced as infants. Questionnaire results from 282 college students show that the experience of substitute care arrangements during infancy did not…

Examines the influence of prenatal sex hormones on later behavior and social learning that results from differential treatment of boys and girls by parents and peers. Also explores differences in academic achievement between boys and girls. Concludes that, contrary to the views of some parents and teachers in the 1970s and 1980s, inborn gender…

This article examines research methodology, dependent measures, and programmatic variables used to analyze the effects of preschool integration of children with disabilities. Analysis provides support for the benefits of preschool integration with respect to social and other behavioral outcomes, though not for developmental outcomes over time.…

Notes that rough-and-tumble play must be considered in the context of social values; has beneficial influences on children's cognitive and social development; and is distinguishable from aggression. Makes a case for the use of socializing techniques in conjunction with rough and tumble play. (LB)

This study examines the existence of Oedipal conflicts and the relationship of social and cognitive factors to Oedipal conflicts. Forty children of three to six years were studied and found to show Oedipal behaviors that varied with age and changes in the children's social and cognitive understanding. (SH)

This article examines questions about educational placements for children with hearing loss, including the equity of placement decisions and the impact of placement on academic achievement and social development. It is concluded that applying principles of placement in the least restrictive environment requires reexamination of existing…

This article provides a framework for social skills homework in special education; an example of a social skills assignment; and a continuum for the involvement of parents, teachers, peers, and others in the homework process. Practicing social skills in natural settings is felt to assist in generalization and maintenance. (JDD)

Describes an integrated ecology unit for the primary grades that addresses the individual's three levels of environmental understanding: self, others, and the world. Discusses a process of establishing environmental harmony that involves developing self-respect, cooperating with others, respecting planet earth, beautifying surroundings, and…

Discusses a model that suggests that popularity and friendship are linked to different forms of adjustment and emotional well-being and emphasizes that friendship is an important mediator between popularity and loneliness. Results of a study that involved 169 early adolescents in fifth and sixth grades supported the model. (BB)

The Autism Diagnostic Interview was used to assess the difference between a group of 21 males and 21 females (ages 6-36) with autism with equivalent chronological nonverbal intelligence quotients greater than 60. Males were rated more severely autistic than females on several measures of early social development but not in other areas such as…