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Dittman, Cassandra K. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2016
Concurrent associations between teacher ratings of inattention, hyperactivity and pre-reading skills were examined in 64 pre-schoolers who had not commenced formal reading instruction and 136 school entrants who were in the first weeks of reading instruction. Both samples of children completed measures of pre-reading skills, namely phonological…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Hyperactivity, Reading Skills, Beginning Reading
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Cleveland, Emily Sutcliffe; Reese, Elaine; Grolnick, Wendy S. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2007
Parents' goal orientations in parent-child reminiscing were examined in this study, where 28 preschoolers (mean age = 46 months) experienced a standardized event. Dyads discussed the event that evening, with parents randomly assigned to either an "outcome-oriented" or a "process-oriented" condition. Outcome-oriented parents, who were told that…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Memory, Interpersonal Communication, Parent Aspiration
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Aitken, P. P.; Hutt, Corinne – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1975
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Span, Design Preferences, Elementary School Students
Johnson, Doris J. – 1968
The lack of integration in children with learning disabilities is discussed, and the need presented for early identification and special education. Recommendations are made for times for screening and areas of learning to be assessed from kindergarten through high school. Observation of behavior in preschool children in the realms of attention,…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Auditory Perception, Behavior, Evaluation Methods