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Pelco, Lynn E.; Sarpolis, Deborah L. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1999
This study investigated the concurrent validity of the Mayes Motor Free Compilation (MMFC) using the mental scale of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) as the criterion variable with 50 typically developing preschool-aged children. Results indicated that the MMFC and the BSID scores were significantly and positively correlated.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Concurrent Validity
Reilly, AmySue; Williams, Thomas Oliver, Jr.; Cox, Cynthia A. – Diagnostique, 1998
The Minnesota Child Development Inventory-Spanish Version, a parental report assessment, was completed for 1,043 Hispanic migrant worker children (ages 12-71 months). This assessment is widely used for screening and assessment within migrant early intervention programs. Overall, the assessment was a reliable instrument for children in the 24-…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Patterson, Janet L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 1999
A study involving 102 toddlers with exposure to Spanish and English found children whose parents said they used only one language with the child did not differ from children whose parents said they used both languages in reported use of word combinations and use of mixed utterances. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Error Analysis (Language), Family Environment, Interference (Language)
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McCollum, Jeanette A.; Chen, Yu-Jun – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
A study compared Euro-American and Taiwanese mothers' descriptions of the social competence benefits of early parent-child interaction and what they do during interactions to achieve these benefits. Visual analysis of probability patterns indicated that mothers in each group thought somewhat differently about their roles in developing different…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Competence
Porter, Phyllis – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Describes an intergenerational care program that emphasizes "intentional intergenerational interaction" as key to planning. Details a window-divided facility design that enables a variety of elderly and young people's interactions. Illustrates mutually beneficial joint activities ranging from one-on-one (holding a baby) to group events…
Descriptors: Activities, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
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Hoch, Theodore A.; Babbitt, Roberta L.; Farrar-Schneider, Debra; Berkowitz, Merrill J.; Owens, J. Carl; Knight, Terry L.; Snyder, Angela M.; Rizol, Laura M.; Wise, David T. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2001
This paper reports on assessment and treatment of food refusal for four inpatient boys (ages 2,3,3, and 9) receiving tube feedings. It used a contingency contacting procedure extended by a component analysis. Data suggest that food refusal appeared to be maintained primarily by negative reinforcement contingencies. Caregiver responses indicated a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Children, Contingency Management
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McCartney, Kathleen; Owen, Margaret Tresch; Booth, Cathryn L.; Clarke-Stewart, Alison; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: The purpose of the present study was to test a maternal attachment model of behavior problems in early childhood using phase I data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care, a prospective study of 1,364 children from birth through sixth grade. Methods: Mothers' and caregivers' ratings of children's internalizing and externalizing…
Descriptors: Security (Psychology), Behavior Problems, Mothers, Caregivers
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Courchesne, Eric – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2004
Due to the relatively late age of clinical diagnosis of autism, the early brain pathology of children with autism has remained largely unstudied. The increased use of retrospective measures such as head circumference, along with a surge of MRI studies of toddlers with autism, have opened a whole new area of research and discovery. Recent studies…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Pathology, Brain
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Schmidt, Chris L.; Lawson, Katharine R. – Journal of Child Language, 2002
Specific relationships between verbal and nonverbal aspects of caregiver attention-focusing events and later verbal IQ were investigated for a risk sample of 26 very low birthweight [VLBW], preterm [PT] children. Videotaped interactions between VLBW, PT children at 2;0 and their caregivers were coded for caregiver attention-focusing speech and/or…
Descriptors: Attention, Child Behavior, Intelligence Quotient, Verbal Ability
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Hagie, Marilyn Urquhart; Gallipo, Peggy L.; Svien, Lana – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2003
The Bayley Scales of Infant Development II (BSID-II) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) are frequently used across cultures in standard assessment batteries for learners between 6 and 17 years of age, respectively. Responses of American Indian students on the BSID-II and WISC-III were examined for patterns of…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Intelligence, Test Items, American Indians
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Bornstein, Marc H.; Hendricks, Charlene; Haynes, O. Maurice; Painter, Kathleen M. – Infancy, 2007
This study examined unique associations of multiple distal context variables (family socioeconomic status [SES], maternal employment, and paternal parenting) and proximal maternal (personality, intelligence, and knowledge; behavior, self-perceptions, and attributions) and child (age, gender, representation, language, and sociability)…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Multivariate Analysis
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Neuharth-Pritchett, Stacey – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2007
This issue highlights six distinct studies. The first study examines the inclusion of literacy props and teacher mediation on the literacy behaviors of young children. The second explores the relationship of amount of talk, diversity of talk, and complexity of talk on the language acquisition of young preschool children who are learning a second…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, School Readiness, Teacher Behavior, Toddlers
Paulsell, Diane; Mekos, Debra; Del Grosso, Patricia; Banghart, Patti; Nogales, Renee – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2006
Research shows that home visitation programs targeted at the developmental needs of children can foster their well-being. The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, funded by the Head Start Bureau in 2004, supports the quality of care that kith and kin caregivers provide to infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Caregivers, Pilot Projects, Family Programs
Lally, J. Ronald, Ed.; Mangione, Peter L., Ed.; Greenwald, Deborah, Ed. – WestEd, 2006
Leading experts in infant/toddler development have contributed succinct essays drawn from research, theory, clinical case studies, and carefully documented practice. Each essay represents current thinking in the field of infant/toddler development and care. Individually and as a collection, the essays provide a springboard for reflection,…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Young Children, Child Development
Greenfield, Robin G. – 1995
This report describes activities and accomplishments of the Idaho Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness, a 3-year federally supported project which provided training, technical assistance, and resources to families, educators, and other service providers working with infants, toddlers, children, and youth with deaf-blindness. An…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Deaf Blind, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
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