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When Diagnosis Is Uncertain: Variation in Conclusions after Psychological Assessment of a Six-Year-Old Child
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Russell, Ginny; Norwich, Brahm; Gwernan-Jones, Ruth – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
A six-year-old child was independently assessed by three licensed educational (school) psychologists and one interdisciplinary team in the UK. All but one of these practitioners believed their assessment to be the first. The aim was to compare the practice of assessors and their conclusions especially in diagnostic categorisation. The methods of…
Descriptors: Identification, Learning Problems, Foreign Countries, Asperger Syndrome
Developing Quantity Concepts in Children with Special Needs.
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Lister, Caroline; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Children between 7 and 11 years of age with moderate learning difficulties were tested for conservation. Nonconservers were divided into experimental and control groups. Experimental group children performed conservation tasks with conserving children in their class. Posttests indicated that the increase in performance in conservation tasks was…
Descriptors: Children, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Foreign Countries
Can Excess Bilirubin Levels Cause Learning Difficulties?
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Pretorius, E.; Naude, H.; Becker, P. J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
Examined learning problems in South African sample of 7- to 14-year-olds whose mothers reported excessively high infant bilirubin shortly after the child's birth. Found that this sample had lowered verbal ability with the majority also showing impaired short-term and long-term memory. Findings suggested that impaired formation of astrocytes…
Descriptors: Children, Foreign Countries, Intelligence, Learning Problems
Learning Disorders in the School-Aged Child: A Pediatric Perspective.
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Oberklaid, Dr. Frank – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Discusses the environmental and constitutional factors of learning and behavioral problems in school children, and suggests an approach for management. Proposes an expanded role for the medical practitioner in assessment and management. (RJC)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Children, Educational Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities
The Limits of Psychological Intervention in Special Schools.
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Harris, John – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Special education schools for children with severe learning difficulties are described in terms of their organizational structure, their functional role within the educational system, and their methods. Argues that psychology has a potentially strong influence in special education and idealizes the inclusion of child development as a legitimate…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries
The Effects of Developmental Placement on Young Children's Cognitive and Social-Emotional Development.
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May, Deborah C.; Welch, Edward – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Examines the relationship between developmental placement as a result of preschool and kindergarten developmental testing and children's later cognitive achievement and social-emotional growth. A total of 223 children in Grades two through six were coded as traditional, overplaced, or "Buy a Year" depending on Gesell Screening Test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Children, Cognitive Development
A Review of Behaviorist Teaching Approaches in the U.K.
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Jewell, Tim; Feiler, Anthony – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Argues that, with the advent of the 1981 Education Act and its focus on the integration of all pupils into mainstream schools, behaviorist teaching methods are beginning to play a central role in meeting special education needs. Applications of objectives-based curriculum development, direct instruction, precision teaching, and individual…
Descriptors: Children, Curriculum Development, Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries