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Denver Develpmental Screening Test II administered in Russian by Lydia Stickney to 151 children

• 69/151 (45.7%) normal
• 82/151 (54.3%) delayed

Developmental Assessments, Glazov

• 59 children assessed, 2 not cooperative N=57
• 26/57 (45.6%) normal
• 31/57 (54.4%) delayed

Developmental Assessments, Izshevsk

• N=44
• 13/44 (29.5%) normal
• 31/44 (70.5%) delayed

Developmental Assessments, Votkinsk

• 52 children assessed, 1 not cooperative
• n=51
• 30/51 (58.8%) normal
• 21/51 (41.2%) delayed

Widdowson Phenomenon

• Widdowson (1951)-two German orphanages run by two women of different personalities
• Children in the orphanage with the kind orphanage director grew better than children with the harsh director

Which orphanage enhanced development?

• Votkinsk had 58.8% developmentally normal children (41.2% delayed)
• Glazov had 45.6% developmentally normal children (54.4% delayed)
• Izshevsk had 29.5% developmentally normal children (70.5% delayed)
• This supports Lydia Sickney's conclusions regarding the conditons in the 3 orphanages