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Kiefer, William N. – 1980
A causal-comparative study was conducted among 56 educationally disadvantaged children to determine if children who had the benefit of a home-based experience were significantly different from their peers in intellectual ability, self-concept, and cognitive style. Using the cognitive-developmental method of instruction, trained para-professionals…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Home Programs
Healy, Margaret I. – 1974
This summary report examines the findings of a home-based early childhood education enrichment program designed to make it possible for educationally disadvantaged children to cope effectively with the demands of American schools and society. Background information on the development and implementation of the program and a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Child Development, Data Analysis, Early Childhood Education
Download full textLevenstein, Phyllis; Phillips, Juliet R. – 1973
This report examines the Family Cognitive Profile Study which provided for the collection and analysis of data regarding the IQ gains of children enrolled in the Mother Child Home Program (MCHP). The existence of siblings among the subjects of the MCHP was noted by the Verbal Interaction Project (VIP), the research organization responsible for…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Cognitive Development, Diffusion, Home Programs
Peer reviewedMadden, John, And Others – Child Development, 1984
Evaluates a two-year intervention program for low income families in which a toy demonstrator modeled verbal interactions with children ages two to four. Contrary to earlier results, finds no detectable program effects in children's IQ, achievement, or school adjustment three years post-program. Considers problems of ensuring that samples are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Home Programs, Home Visits, Intelligence Quotient
Ramey, Craig T. – 1988
This study examined the efficacy of two educational practices designed to prevent learning difficulties in children from high risk families (N=64) during the first 8 years of life. The preventive treatments included: (1) educational daycare plus family education from birth to age 5 followed by a home/school resource program from kindergarten…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Madden, John; And Others – 1974
Low-income families participated in several variations of a home-based intervention program which focused on modeling verbal interaction between mother and child around selected toys and books. Long-term results from a quasi-experimental design including 83 variously treated and 55 untreated students indicated that the amount of between group IQ…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Followup Studies
