Probes some ways in which teachers in a preschool system adapted their behavior in the light of the demands that they perceived the organization placed on them. Also examines the communication of power and authority that influenced the behavior of the teachers. (Author/IRT)

The study involving 10 volunteer mothers and four language delayed four-year-olds tested the hypothesis that children's language comprehension level is the major determinant of the modifications characteristic of child directed talk (CDT). (Author/SBH)

Provides accounts of child responses to incompletely drawn objects in illustrations in children's books. (HOD)

Examines the conditions under which information regarding competence would mitigate the negative side of rewards on the intrinsic interest of preschool and elementary school children (N=147). (MP)

Social interactions and peer preferences in a preschool mainstream classroom containing 20 normally developing and at-risk children were studied, using the ethological method of direct observation. Data on social play and gaze orientation indicated that normally developing children and at-risk children interacted primarily with children from their…

The report presents retrospective data comparing an individualized language development program for 12 preschool austic children (mean age 3.9) receiving language remediation with a group of 14 autistic control Ss (mean age 4.2) receiving the basic school curriculum only. (Author/PHR)

Three studies assessed children's knowledge of the wh question modal auxiliary placement rule by asking the children to imitate (and in Study 3 judge) grammatical and ungrammatical model wh questions. (Author/MP)

Examines the influence of verbalization on children's tendencies to postpone immediate gratification in terms of increased delayed reward. Subjects were 46 preschoolers ranging in age from 36 to 72 months. (MP)

Sixteen four year olds and 16 six year olds were shown four picture stories consisting of 15 to 18 pictures without text, in order to examine children's comprehension and memory for stories. (MP)

Group play increased and solitary play decreased during the nine-month period children were studied, while parallel play did not vary much in overall occurrence. (CM)

Examines the relationship between the quantity and type of spontaneous private speech and delayed match-to-sample performance among kindergarten children (N=65). (MP)

Studies the relationship between egocentrism, empathy, and altruistic behavior in three- to nine-year-old children. (CM)

An example of a stability movement course for preschool children is presented. (JMF)