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ERIC Number: EJ387607
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Joint Attention and Infant Toy Exploration: Effects of Down's Syndrome and Prematurity.
Landry, Susan H.; Chapieski, M. Lynn
Child Development, v60 n1 p103-18 Feb 1989
Studies the ability of 14 Down's Syndrome infants and 14 preterm infants aged 12 months to attend to and explore their environment in interactions with their mothers. Results indicate that mothers used different attention-directing strategies and that strategies used were differentially related to the child's attentional capacity. (RJC)
Descriptors: Attention, Downs Syndrome, High Risk Persons, Infants, Learning Strategies, Mothers, Nonverbal Communication, Parent Child Relationship, Premature Infants, Toys, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Child Behavior