Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries : A Toolkit for the Assessment of Children in the First Five Years of Life

The primary purpose of this toolkit is to provide a resource for researchers from various disciplines interested in planning and evaluating programs or interventions aimed at improving the health and development of infants and young children. The t...

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Main Authors: Fernald, Lia C. H., Kariger, Patricia, Engle, Patrice, Raikes, Abbie
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spelling okr-10986-281072021-04-23T14:04:46Z Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries : A Toolkit for the Assessment of Children in the First Five Years of Life Fernald, Lia C. H. Kariger, Patricia Engle, Patrice Raikes, Abbie ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACCOUNT ACHIEVEMENT ADAPTATION ADOLESCENCE ADULT LITERACY AGED AGGRESSIVE APTITUDES ATTENTION BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT BELIEFS CAREGIVERS CHILDHOOD CHILDREN AT RISK CLASSROOM COGNITION COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COGNITIVE PROCESSES COGNITIVE SKILLS COGNITIVE TESTS COMMUNICATION SKILLS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPETENCE COMPETENCIES CURRICULUM DEPRESSION DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS EARLY EDUCATION EARLY INTERVENTION EARLY LEARNING EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT EMPATHY ENROLLMENT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES FAMILIES FATIGUE FIRST GRADE GENDER GIRLS HEALTH CARE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES INFANCY INFANT NUTRITION INFANTS INFECTIOUS DISEASES INHIBITION INSTRUCTION INTELLIGENCE INTERVENTIONS KINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT LANGUAGE SKILLS LEARNING LEARNING ACTIVITIES LEARNING DISABILITIES LIBRARIES LIFE EVENTS LITERACY LIVING CONDITIONS MATURATION MEMORY MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH MOTIVATION MOTOR SKILLS NUTRITION OLDER CHILDREN PARENTING PERCEPTION PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT POSITIVE FEEDBACK PRE-SCHOOL PERIOD PRESCHOOLERS PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS PSYCHOLOGISTS PSYCHOLOGY QUALITY CONTROL READING REASONING RECALL RECOGNITION RISK FACTORS RURAL GIRLS SCHOOL READINESS SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCREENING SOCIAL SKILLS SOCIAL WORKERS SPEECH TEACHERS TEACHING THINKING THOUGHTS VERY YOUNG CHILDREN VIOLENCE WAGES WALKING WORKERS WORKING MEMORY YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN The primary purpose of this toolkit is to provide a resource for researchers from various disciplines interested in planning and evaluating programs or interventions aimed at improving the health and development of infants and young children. The toolkit aims to: provide an overview of issues affecting early development and its measurement; discuss the types of tests typically used with children under five years; provide guidelines for selecting and adapting tests for use in developing countries, and make recommendations for planning successful assessment strategies. The toolkit focuses on children who have not yet entered school, and are thus under six years old. The primary reason we are focusing on this age group is that during the first five years of life, children's language, early understanding of mathematics and reading, and self-control emerge. The extent to which children master these skills during this critical period has implications for success in school (Lerner, 1998), and thus we wanted to focus on children in this pre-school period. The toolkit is essential at this time for the following reasons: children in developing countries are growing up at a disadvantage; assessments of children must expand to include a wider range of outcomes; and no such toolkit exists as present. 2017-09-05T21:33:41Z 2017-09-05T21:33:41Z 2009-04-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/499021468332411850/Examining-early-child-development-in-low-income-countries-a-toolkit-for-the-assessment-of-children-in-the-first-five-years-of-life http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28107 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Economic & Sector Work
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topic ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACCOUNT
ACHIEVEMENT
ADAPTATION
ADOLESCENCE
ADULT LITERACY
AGED
AGGRESSIVE
APTITUDES
ATTENTION
BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
BELIEFS
CAREGIVERS
CHILDHOOD
CHILDREN AT RISK
CLASSROOM
COGNITION
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COGNITIVE PROCESSES
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COGNITIVE TESTS
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMPETENCE
COMPETENCIES
CURRICULUM
DEPRESSION
DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT
DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES
DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL
DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS
EARLY EDUCATION
EARLY INTERVENTION
EARLY LEARNING
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EMPATHY
ENROLLMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES
FAMILIES
FATIGUE
FIRST GRADE
GENDER
GIRLS
HEALTH CARE
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
INFANCY
INFANT NUTRITION
INFANTS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INHIBITION
INSTRUCTION
INTELLIGENCE
INTERVENTIONS
KINDERGARTEN
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
LANGUAGE SKILLS
LEARNING
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
LEARNING DISABILITIES
LIBRARIES
LIFE EVENTS
LITERACY
LIVING CONDITIONS
MATURATION
MEMORY
MENTAL
MENTAL HEALTH
MOTIVATION
MOTOR SKILLS
NUTRITION
OLDER CHILDREN
PARENTING
PERCEPTION
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
POSITIVE FEEDBACK
PRE-SCHOOL PERIOD
PRESCHOOLERS
PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PSYCHOLOGISTS
PSYCHOLOGY
QUALITY CONTROL
READING
REASONING
RECALL
RECOGNITION
RISK FACTORS
RURAL GIRLS
SCHOOL READINESS
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SCREENING
SOCIAL SKILLS
SOCIAL WORKERS
SPEECH
TEACHERS
TEACHING
THINKING
THOUGHTS
VERY YOUNG CHILDREN
VIOLENCE
WAGES
WALKING
WORKERS
WORKING MEMORY
YOUNG CHILD
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNGER CHILDREN
spellingShingle ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACCOUNT
ACHIEVEMENT
ADAPTATION
ADOLESCENCE
ADULT LITERACY
AGED
AGGRESSIVE
APTITUDES
ATTENTION
BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
BELIEFS
CAREGIVERS
CHILDHOOD
CHILDREN AT RISK
CLASSROOM
COGNITION
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COGNITIVE PROCESSES
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COGNITIVE TESTS
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMPETENCE
COMPETENCIES
CURRICULUM
DEPRESSION
DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT
DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES
DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL
DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS
EARLY EDUCATION
EARLY INTERVENTION
EARLY LEARNING
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EMPATHY
ENROLLMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES
FAMILIES
FATIGUE
FIRST GRADE
GENDER
GIRLS
HEALTH CARE
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
INFANCY
INFANT NUTRITION
INFANTS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INHIBITION
INSTRUCTION
INTELLIGENCE
INTERVENTIONS
KINDERGARTEN
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
LANGUAGE SKILLS
LEARNING
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
LEARNING DISABILITIES
LIBRARIES
LIFE EVENTS
LITERACY
LIVING CONDITIONS
MATURATION
MEMORY
MENTAL
MENTAL HEALTH
MOTIVATION
MOTOR SKILLS
NUTRITION
OLDER CHILDREN
PARENTING
PERCEPTION
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
POSITIVE FEEDBACK
PRE-SCHOOL PERIOD
PRESCHOOLERS
PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PSYCHOLOGISTS
PSYCHOLOGY
QUALITY CONTROL
READING
REASONING
RECALL
RECOGNITION
RISK FACTORS
RURAL GIRLS
SCHOOL READINESS
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SCREENING
SOCIAL SKILLS
SOCIAL WORKERS
SPEECH
TEACHERS
TEACHING
THINKING
THOUGHTS
VERY YOUNG CHILDREN
VIOLENCE
WAGES
WALKING
WORKERS
WORKING MEMORY
YOUNG CHILD
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNGER CHILDREN
Fernald, Lia C. H.
Kariger, Patricia
Engle, Patrice
Raikes, Abbie
Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries : A Toolkit for the Assessment of Children in the First Five Years of Life
description The primary purpose of this toolkit is to provide a resource for researchers from various disciplines interested in planning and evaluating programs or interventions aimed at improving the health and development of infants and young children. The toolkit aims to: provide an overview of issues affecting early development and its measurement; discuss the types of tests typically used with children under five years; provide guidelines for selecting and adapting tests for use in developing countries, and make recommendations for planning successful assessment strategies. The toolkit focuses on children who have not yet entered school, and are thus under six years old. The primary reason we are focusing on this age group is that during the first five years of life, children's language, early understanding of mathematics and reading, and self-control emerge. The extent to which children master these skills during this critical period has implications for success in school (Lerner, 1998), and thus we wanted to focus on children in this pre-school period. The toolkit is essential at this time for the following reasons: children in developing countries are growing up at a disadvantage; assessments of children must expand to include a wider range of outcomes; and no such toolkit exists as present.
format Report
author Fernald, Lia C. H.
Kariger, Patricia
Engle, Patrice
Raikes, Abbie
author_facet Fernald, Lia C. H.
Kariger, Patricia
Engle, Patrice
Raikes, Abbie
author_sort Fernald, Lia C. H.
title Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries : A Toolkit for the Assessment of Children in the First Five Years of Life
title_short Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries : A Toolkit for the Assessment of Children in the First Five Years of Life
title_full Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries : A Toolkit for the Assessment of Children in the First Five Years of Life
title_fullStr Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries : A Toolkit for the Assessment of Children in the First Five Years of Life
title_full_unstemmed Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries : A Toolkit for the Assessment of Children in the First Five Years of Life
title_sort examining early child development in low-income countries : a toolkit for the assessment of children in the first five years of life
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/499021468332411850/Examining-early-child-development-in-low-income-countries-a-toolkit-for-the-assessment-of-children-in-the-first-five-years-of-life
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