Publication Date

1971

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Reed, Mary Frances, 1906-

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

Department of Home Economics

LCSH

Kindergarten

Abstract

Parents are concerned with what their children learn during their first five years of life. They may not realize how far reaching is their influence nor the possibilities of what they can teach their children during these early years. Bloom (1964), based on his survey of longitudinal studies of child growth estimates that in terms of intelligence measured at 17, about 50 per cent of the development takes place between conception and age 4, about 30 per cent between ages 4 and 8 and about 20 per cent between ages 8 and 17 (p. 88). Since the experiences a child has in the early years before school are so powerful and indelible, parents have the great responsibility of laying the groundwork for the child's education.

Comments

Includes bibliographical references.

Extent

iii, 121 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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In Copyright

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