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Preschoolers at risk: Social, emotional and cognitive considerations
Author(s) -
Dlugokinski Eric,
Weiss Steve,
Johnston Sally
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197604)13:2<134::aid-pits2310130203>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - psychology , socioeconomic status , developmental psychology , attendance , cognition , wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence , cognitive development , gross motor skill , child development , intelligence quotient , motor skill , wechsler intelligence scale for children , environmental health , medicine , population , neuroscience , economics , economic growth
This report examines the IQs of 75 preschool children perceived to be “at risk” by parents, nursery school teachers, and diagnostic nursery staff. Full Scale, verbal and Performance IQs of the WPPSI were correlated with: (a) assessment of problem area (b) socioeconomic and familial variables (c) gross assessments of speech and motor development and (d) attendance, participation and improvement in a special preschool program. Significant correlations were obtained between IQ and: (a) socioeconomic and familial variables, and (b) perceived improvement. The findings emphasize that social, emotional and cognitive factors are interrelated components in the child's global development.