1st Edition
Research Issues in Child Development
Contributors. Preface. Section 1: Cognitive Issues in Development 1. The Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Twin Environments on Development Heather Mohay, Yvonne Burns, David Luke, David Tudehope and Michael O’Callaghan 2. Cognitive Functioning of Children Born with Very Low Birth Weight Mark S. Cescato and Peter G. Mertin 3. Search for Sounding Objects by One-Year-Old Infants Jeff Field and Carolyn Field 4. Failure on Piagetian Tasks: Misinterpretation of the Question? Ron Gold 5. The Effect of Context on the Memory Performance of Children Chris Pratt and James Pearson 6. Children’s Collaboration and Conflict in Dyadic Problem Solving Peter D. Renshaw and Alison F. Garton 7. Scholastic Ability in Left-Handers Lesley E. Tan and David A. Hay 8. Adolescents’ Organisational Strategies for Planning Errands Simone Volet, Jeanette Lawrence and Agnes Dodds Section 2: Language and Reading Development 9. On Children’s Comprehension of Metaphor Roger Wales and Guy Coffey 10. Children’s Understanding of Ironic Utterances Lorna K.S. Chan and Peter G. Cole 11. Phonological Awareness and Learning to Read William E. Tunmer and Andrew R. Nesdale 12. Syntactic Processing in Children Varying in Reading Skill Profile Judith A. Bowey 13. Do Twins and Singletons Have Similar Language and Reading Problems? David A. Hay, Sally M. Collett, Carol J. Johnston, Pauline J. O’Brien and Margot Prior Section 3: Perceptual Motor Development 14. Development of Perceptual Motor Abilities in Children from 5 Years to Adults Judith I. Laszlo 15. Perceptual Motor Development in Children’s Drawing Skill Pia Broderick 16. Vestibular-Postural and Oculomotor Control Problems in Learning Disabled Children Gordon Stanley, Lorraine Grimwood, Elizabeth Rutherford and Ian Hopkins Section 4: Social Aspects of Development 17. Daycare, Rules and the Heteronomy Construct Michael Siegal 18. Reflection-Impulsivity and Delay of Gratification Choice Shirley M. Yates and Greg C. R. Yates 19. Parental Attitudes to Early Childhood Care Dorothy Toussaint 20. Parents’ Satisfaction with Progress and Beliefs About Stability of Traits Rosemary A. Knight 21. ‘Difficult’ and ‘Easy’ Periods for Young Siblings of Disabled People Maggie Kirkman 22. Social Distance and Life Goals as Bases for Intergenerational Perceptions Mary A. Luszcz and Karen M. Fitzgerald.
Biography
Chris Pratt, Alison F. Garton, William E Tunmer, Andrew R. Nesdale
