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ExpandED Schools, 2014
This guide is a list of tools that can be used in continued implementation of strong programming powered by Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies. This curated resource pulls from across the landscape of policy, research and practice, with a description of each tool gathered directly from its website.
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Guides, Evaluation Methods
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Rao, Shaila M.; Gagie, Brenda – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Autism is a life-long, complex developmental disorder that causes impairment in the way individuals process information. Autism belongs to heterogeneous categories of developmental disabilities where neurological disorders lead to deficits in a child's ability to communicate, understand language, play, develop social skills, and relate to others.…
Descriptors: Play, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Communication Skills
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Orlando, John E.; Bartel, Nettie R. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
Cognitive strategy training is recommended for parents in helping a learning-disabled child function more effectively in day-to-day tasks and familial relationships. This paper considers families from a deficit and transactional perspective, explores the nature of coping and intervention strategies, and outlines the advantages of cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, Coping, Daily Living Skills
Dennison, Paul E.; Dennison, Gail E. – 1986
This booklet contains simple movements and activities that are used with students in Educational Kinesiology to enhance their experience of whole brain learning. Whole brain learning through movement repatterning and Brain Gym activities enable students to access those parts of the brain previously unavailable to them. These movements of body and…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Dodds, Patricia S.; And Others – 1993
This guide for parents of children with dyslexia begins with case summaries of several children who exhibited reading and other academic problems that were later diagnosed as dyslexia. Misconceptions about dyslexia are refuted, and developmental problems in the areas of auditory perception, visual perception, and language processing are discussed.…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Case Studies, Child Rearing, Classroom Techniques