PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES ; PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES ; Contents; Preface; Literacy Acquisition and Impairment in Young Children; Environmental Influences on Literacy Acquisition; Family Influences on Literacy Development; Phonological Sensitivity and Morphological Awareness in Predicting Literacy Development and Impairment; Conclusion; References; Motor Performance Differences in Pre-School Aged Boys and Girls; Abstract; Introduction; Literature Review.
ConclusionAcknowledgement; References; Assessment of Lung Function in Preschool Children; Introduction; Spirometry; Impulse Oscillometry in Preschool Children; The Interrupter Technique; Conclusions; Literature; Relationship of Objective Measurement of Physical Activity and BMI in Preschool Children; Abstract; Purpose; Methods; Results; Conclusion; Introduction; Methods; Participants and Setting; Anthropometric Measurements; Physical Activity Assessment; Statistical Analysis; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References.
Oral CandidiasisAngular Cheilitis; Herpes Simplex Virus Infections; Oral ulcerations; Recurrent Aphthous Ulcers; Gingival and Periodontal Lesions; Parotid Enlargement; Molluscum Contagiosum; 3. Strategies for Oral Health Care to Improve Oral Health and Quality of Life in Preschool Children; References; Invented Spelling and Perspectives on Spelling Development: The Necessity of an Integrated Cognitive Model; Abstract; Article; References; Squelching the Gift: Unwrapping the Developmental Milestones of the Gifted Preschoolers through Activity and Behavior Analysis; Abstract; Introduction.
Renzulli Defines Giftedness as FollowsImportance; Measuring Milestones; Characteristics; Activities; Conclusion; References; Assessment of Cognitive and Motor Development among Rural Head Start Preschoolers; Abstract; Introduction; Method; Participants; Measures; Procedure; Statistical Analysis; Results; Test Performance; Inter-Test Correlations; Gender Difference; Individual and Family Characteristics; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Ophthalmological Assessment of Preschool Children: Eye Blink and Pupillary Diameter; Abstract; Introduction; Purpose; Methods; Results; Discussion.
Studies Providing Total Battery and Subscales ScoresStudies Providing Item Scores; Product -- oriented assessments; Process -- Oriented Assessments; Possible Reasons for the Performance Differences between the Two Sexes; Biological Differences; Differences in Physical Activity; Socio-Cultural Context; Motor Assessment Tool Bias; Conclusion; References; Oral Impacts on Quality of Life in Preschool Children; Abstract; Introduction; 1. Oral Impacts in Quality of Life -- How Children Are Affected by Their Oral Conditions?; 2. Oral Health Problems Affecting Preschool Children; Signs and Symptoms.