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EJ164702 PS505872
Title: Training Disadvantaged Preschoolers on Various Fantasy Activities: Effects on Cognitive Functioning and Impulse ControlAuthor(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
