This article discusses what play is, why teachers of students with disabilities should be interested in it, how it can be a useful tool in the elementary school classroom, and its beneficial effects in the context of the family. The sequential development of play activities is outlined, and two scales are presented for assessing play development.…

A category system for organizing six thinking skills and methods for teaching these skills, using the concept of time, are provided. Representing a proposed sequential order of development, the six thinking skills are: (1) imaging--the creating of an internal mental representation of an external thing and the labeling of that representation, (2)…

Presents three activities for teaching spelling to students in grades 2-6 using individualized weekly spelling lists made up of developmentally appropriate words. (SM)

Children in sensorimotor and preoperational stages, as well as at the preschool level, learn fundamental mathematics concepts daily through experiences in the environment. When children enter formal learning environments, they are active, curious, egocentric, and verbal. It is hoped that they will encounter capable teachers who can choose…

The manual is intended to help parents and professionals understand the motor development of Down's syndrome infants and young children. Following an overview of motor development, gross and fine motor landmarks are presented along with exercises and activities to promote their development in infancy, toddlerhood, and childhood. Each landmark is…

Bar graph activities appropriate for four stages of development are given. (MK)

The article explores activities which promote the development of accurate and functional concepts concerning the environment for blind children. (PHR)

Information on the values of woodworking for young children and ways to introduce and manage a carpentry center for them are provided in this guide. The following topics are included: (1) the values of woodworking on child development; (2) how the teacher can use the center to provide for the integration, discovery, and development of woodworking…

Instructional materials on parenting skills for parents of adolescents are provided, with teaching guides for extension service agents. Organized as a series of five leaflets followed by five corresponding lessons, leaflets for parents concern: (1) a review of parenting skills and an overview of the course of instruction; (2) evolution:…

After a review of the book "Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life," by Gail Sheehy, the author presents a lesson plan designed to help students become aware of adult developmental tasks and stresses. (MF)

Describes a project that provided students with the opportunity to observe and comment on their own writing throughout the year through observations of their childhood writing, a series of journal writings, and writing taken through revision. (EL)

The author describes the Developmental By-Pass (DBP) Instructional technology for teaching secondary and college learning disabled (LD) students by allowing students to bypass ordering and organizational deficits. (SB)

Discusses the methodology, materials, and results of teaching critical thinking to 20 third graders. (RL)

Presents a rationale for teaching parenting to children, and through an analysis of Piaget's developmental stages, suggests that such instruction might appropriately begin at age seven when the child enters the concrete operations stage. Outlines implementation strategies, learning objectives, and sample instructional activities for a six-week…

Intended for use in Florida training programs for caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities, this guide presents an overview of the Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH); provides a user's guide to the series of MITCH modules; and presents specific information for presenting Module 1, which focuses on…