The developmental status and adaptive behavior of homeless and low-income housed infants and toddlers.
C Garcia Coll,
J C Buckner,
M G Brooks,
L F Weinreb and
E L Bassuk
Department of Education, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
OBJECTIVES: This study describes the development status of 127homeless and 91 low-income housed infants and toddlers. METHODS:The Bayley Scales of Infant Development and the Vineland Screenerwere used to gather data. RESULTS: There were no differencesbetween homeless and low-income housed children. However, youngerchildren in both groups performed better than the older childrenon most summary scores. CONCLUSIONS: Homeless and low-incomehoused children did not differ in their cognitive and motorskills. However, older children scored lower than younger childrenon most measures of development status, suggesting that thecumulative effects of poverty may increase with time.
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