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EJ164702 PS505872

Title: Training Disadvantaged Preschoolers on Various Fantasy Activities: Effects on Cognitive Functioning and Impulse Control
Author(s): Saltz, Eli; And Others
Source: Child Development, 48, 2, 367-380, Jun 77
Publication Date: 1977
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN1978

A total of 146 disadvantaged preschool children were trained in 1 of 3 different types of fantasy activities. The effects of this training were evaluated over a variety of tasks
measuring cognitive development and impulse control. (Author/JMB)

Descriptors: *Cognitive Development; *Disadvantaged Youth; Dramatic Play; Fantasy; *Preschool Education; *Pretend Play; *Self Control; *Training Methods

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