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Investigation of the Cross-National Equivalence of a Measurement of Early Child Development

The present study examined the psychometric properties of the domains of the 48-item EDI and the invariance of the measurement models of the domains of the...

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Brief Report: Further Evidence for a Link Between Inner Speech Limitations and Executive Function in High-Functioning Children with Autism

This study investigated the involvement of inner speech limitations in the executive dysfunction associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

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Factors for Children's Receptive Vocabulary Development from Four to Eight Years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

Variation in receptive vocabulary ability is associated with variation in children's school achievement, and low receptive vocabulary ability is a risk...

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Validity and Psychometric Properties of the Early Development Instrument in Canada, Australia, United States, and Jamaica

There is an increasing support from international organizations and the research community for stepping beyond infant or child mortality as the most common...

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Preschool psychopathology reported by parents in 23 societies: testing the seven-syndrome model of the child behavior checklist for ages 1.5-5.

To test the fit of a seven-syndrome model to ratings of preschoolers' problems by parents in very diverse societies.

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30% of children at risk of future heart disease

Almost 30% of 14-year-old Australian children fall within a group identified as being at future increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes or stroke

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National snapshot of children's development

Nearly a quarter of Australian children could be developmentally at risk, according to the findings of the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI)

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Evaluation of the Child and Family Assessment and Referral Network (CFARN)

Yasmin Sandra Mary Harman-Smith Van Diermen Brushe BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BPsych(Hons), PhD (Public Health) Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head

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Wellbeing and academic achievement paper

In this report, we explore the relationship between student wellbeing, school engagement, and academic achievement.

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Child development at school entry and student wellbeing six years later

It has been well established that children's development at school entry is associated with their later academic achievement, but less is known about whether there is also an association with other measures of school success, such as students' social and emotional wellbeing.