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Hercberg, Serge – Children in the Tropics, 1990
Nutritional anemia is believed to be the most widespread nutritional disorder in the world. While it generally affects developing countries, developed countries are also affected to an extent sufficient to justify the implementation of preventive measures at a national level. This report focuses on iron and folate deficiencies, which are by far…
Descriptors: Anemia, Child Health, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
d'Agostino, Micheline – Children in the Tropics, 1989
Initial general discussion of reading and writing is followed by discussions focusing on the process of learning to read, methods and texts, and ways to promote reading. The topic of the way one learns to read is addressed in terms of: (1) a definition of "knowing how to read"; (2) the distinction between teaching and learning; and (3) basic…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Basic Skills, Developing Nations, Global Approach
d'Agostino, Micheline; Masse-Raimbault, Anne-Marie – Children in the Tropics, 1987
Providing basic reference materials, this issue of "Children in the Tropics" consists of a revised and completed version of the 1982 issue on the development of children from birth to 6 years of age. Contents present a broad picture of the physical and mental development of children under 6 and formulate a number of recommendations about…
Descriptors: Day Care, Developing Nations, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices