Maternal cigarette use during pregnancy and school readiness: An analysis of preschool age children in São Paulo, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 105103
Author(s):  
Andrea R. Molino ◽  
Thiago M. Fidalgo ◽  
Marcos V. Ribeiro ◽  
Marília Mariano ◽  
Silvia S. Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Readiness ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Preschool Age Children

scholarly journals Stimulation and Development of Intellectual Abilities in Preschool-Age Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Ľubomíra Valovičová ◽  
Jana Trníková ◽  
Eva Sollárová ◽  
Boris Katrušín
Keyword(s):  
School Readiness ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Scientific Programme ◽  
Physics Teaching ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Intellectual Abilities ◽  
Preschool Age Children ◽  
Intellectual Level ◽  
The Impact

The paper is focused on the investigation of impact of created experimental natural scientific programme for preschool-age children. Our programme concentrates on physics teaching adapted for preschool age in which children have possibilities to make experiments themselves—empirical cognition. Its innovation with respect to other stimulation programmes implemented in the past consists of including connection and thus developing a wide spectrum of intellectual abilities. Primarily, we are focusing on the impact of stimulation programme research on selected psychological variables, specifically intellectual abilities—intellectual maturity. Its second aim is to compare and test the validity of drawing tests designed for intellectual-level investigation of preschool-age children, school maturity, and school readiness. The obtained results do not provide evidence in support of the stimulation programme on developing intellectual/conceptual maturity. The results of the second part of the research (i.e., drawing) shows that the indicative level of intellect, perception, and motor maturity are closely related.

scholarly journals Obesity-Related Hormones in Low-Income Preschool-Age Children: Implications for School Readiness

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison L. Miller ◽  
Carey N. Lumeng ◽  
Jennifer Delproposto ◽  
Brian Florek ◽  
Kristin Wendorf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Readiness ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Preschool Age Children

Assessing Relationships Between Physical Development and Other Indicators of School Readiness Among Preschool Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. Wright ◽  
Lauriece L. Zittel ◽  
Tawanda Gipson ◽  
Crystal Williams
Keyword(s):  
School Readiness ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
School Students ◽  
Preschool Students ◽  
Preschool Age Children ◽  
Pearson Correlations

Purpose: Physical development is an integral part of a child’s overall development. Evidence suggests that physical development and physical activity are positively correlated with positive academic outcomes in elementary and secondary school students. However, research on physical development among preschool-age children lags behind. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to assess the relationships between physical development and other aspects of development related to school readiness among 3- to 5-year-old children. Method: Teacher ratings of physical, cognitive, language, social–emotional, and literacy development were collected for 172 preschool students. Group differences were assessed using analysis of variance, and relationships among development scales were examined with Pearson correlations. Results: Pearson correlations indicate ratings of physical development are significantly and positively correlated with ratings on the other four development scales. Discussion/Conclusion: Findings support the importance of physical development as an aspect of school readiness. Practical implications and future research are discussed.

Biracial Testing: The Question of Clinicians' Influence on Children’s Test Performance

1977 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Ratusnik ◽  
Roy A. Koenigsknecht
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Drawing Test ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Preschool Age Children

Six speech and language clinicians, three black and three white, administered the Goodenough Drawing Test (1926) to 144 preschoolers. The four groups, lower socioeconomic black and white and middle socioeconomic black and white, were divided equally by sex. The biracial clinical setting was shown to influence test scores in black preschool-age children.

Seasonal Variation of Suicide in the City of São Paulo, Brazil, 1996–2010

Crisis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hideki Bando ◽  
Fernando Madalena Volpe
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Seasonal Patterns ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Health Statistics ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
June July ◽  
The City ◽  
Over Time

Background: In light of the few reports from intertropical latitudes and their conflicting results, we aimed to replicate and update the investigation of seasonal patterns of suicide occurrences in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Data relating to male and female suicides were extracted from the Mortality Information Enhancement Program (PRO-AIM), the official health statistics of the municipality of São Paulo. Seasonality was assessed by studying distribution of suicides over time using cosinor analyses. Results: There were 6,916 registered suicides (76.7% men), with an average of 39.0 ± 7.0 observed suicides per month. For the total sample and for both sexes, cosinor analysis estimated a significant seasonal pattern. For the total sample and for males suicide peaked in November (late spring) with a trough in May–June (late autumn). For females, the estimated peak occurred in January, and the trough in June–July. Conclusions: A seasonal pattern of suicides was found for both males and females, peaking in spring/summer and dipping in fall/winter. The scarcity of reports from intertropical latitudes warrants promoting more studies in this area.

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