Level of cognitive development was not significantly related to humor appreciation for either novelty or incongruity humor in 30 boys at each of three age levels: 5, 7, and 9. (WY)

Amount of parent-child interaction was related to social class, although variation within classes was found. Home activities were not significantly correlated with reading readiness or achievement. Research was taken from a doctoral dissertation done by Wilma H. Miller under the direction of Dr. Ruth Strang at the University of Arizona, 1967. (DR)

Suggests a non-static approach to preschool curriculum planning which would incorporate cognitive learning, while at the same time retaining important program aspects which pertain to the child's physical, social and emotional development. (NH)

Children who survive a severe episode of malnutrition early in life are handicapped in developing skills in reading and writing and are less able to profit from the cumulative knowledge available to man. This may lead to defective functioning, school failure, and subnormal adaptation. (DM)

Investigates the relative roles of positive and negative cue retention on oddity transfer, and seeks to learn how these roles change with age and practice. Age range studied is from 3 to 7 years old. (MH)

Reports that form matching increased with age both in number of subjects with reliable preferences and in strength of preferences, but that at all ages form matches predominated. (Author/DR)

Presents a satirical prediction of developments and trends in the treatment of dyslexia, in the study of the perceptually handicapped, and in linguistics for 1980. (MD)