Home Environment and Early Cognitive Development
Longitudinal Research
Published on 22. October 2013
392 pages
978-1-4832-7338-9 (ISBN)
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Home Environment and Early Cognitive Development: Longitudinal Research presents the results of longitudinal studies in Canada and the United States that looked into the relationship between home environment and early cognitive development. The aim of these investigations is to determine the specific or process home environmental variables that correlate with and possibly regulate cognitive development during infancy and the preschool years. Comprised of 10 chapters, this book begins with a brief introduction to the issues investigated. Each of the following seven chapters is devoted to a longitudinal investigation, with emphasis on data presentation, analysis, and interpretation. The influence of home environment on cognitive development in young children of middle-socioeconomic-status families as well as Mexican-American children is considered. Assessments of cognitive development are carried out using standard psychometric tests of intelligence; Piagetian-type measures of sensorimotor development; measures of language development; and measures of recognition memory for infants. The final chapter assesses the implications for intervention of the link between home environment and early cognitive development. This monograph will be of interest to psychologists and sociologists.
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ContributorsPreface1. Issues Concerning the Relationship Between Home Environment and Early Cognitive Development References2. 174 Children: A Study of the Relationship Between Home Environment and Cognitive Development During the First 5 Years The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (Home) Inventory Longitudinal Observation and Intervention Study Home and Family Demographics Correlations with Cognitive Development Correlations with Language Performance Stability of the Home Environment and Early Cognitive Development Home-IQ Correlation: Direct or Indirect Relationship Home, SES, Family Structure, and Cognitive Abilities Summary References3. Home Environment and Cognitive Development in Young Children of Middle-Socioeconomic-Status Families Introduction Method Results Discussion References4. Home Environment and Cognitive Development in a Healthy, Low-Risk Sample: The Seattle Study Introduction Method Results Discussion References5. Home Environment and Early Cognitive Development in Mexican-American Children Introduction Parent-Child Development Center Program Evaluation Procedures Item Analysis Determinants of Home Scores at Child-Age 12 Months The Construct Validity of HOME Program Evaluation Cognitive Prediction Summary References6. Home Environmental Influences on Cognitive Development in Preterm and Full-Term Children During the First 5 Years Introduction Method Results Conclusions Summary References7. Home Environment and Cognitive Competence in Preterm Children During the First 5 Years Introduction Method Results Discussion Summary of Findings References8. Proximal Experience and Early Cognitive-Intellectual Development: The Social Environment Research Overview Method Discussion Some Closing Thoughts on the Nature of Early Environmental Action References9. Home Environment and Early Cognitive Development: Integration, Meta-Analyses, and Conclusions Home Environment Home Environment and Cognitive Development References10. Home Environment and Early Cognitive Development: Implications for Intervention Introduction The Empirical Bases for Intervention General Systems Theory as a Framework for Intervention Conclusions ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
