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Music and Movement in Head Start Classrooms: Implications and Applications
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Yazejian, Noreen; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Heyge, Lorna Lutz – NHSA Dialog, 2009
This article describes a music and movement intervention for children in preschool classrooms. The intervention, consisting of sequenced music and movement activities, has been studied as a curriculum conducted by outside interventionists (Yazejian & Peisner-Feinberg, 2009/this issue) with results providing some support for the beneficial effects…
Descriptors: Intervention, Music, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Children
The Influence of a Short Intervention Program on Early Childhood and Physical Education Teachers' Ability to Identify Children with Developmental Coordination Disorders
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Kourtessis, Thomas; Tsigilis, Nikolaos; Maheridou, Maria; Ellinoudis, Theodoros; Kiparissis, Michael; Kioumourtzoglou, Efthimis – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a short intervention program designed to enhance the educators' ability to identify children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Twenty early childhood and 20 physical education teachers (n = 40) participated in the study. Participants were randomly assigned into an…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Developmental Coordination Disorder: Issues, Identification, and Intervention
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Clark, Jane E.; Smiley-Oyen, Ann L.; Getchell, Nancy; Whitall, Jill – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2005
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) constitute approximately six percent of the population, or about two children out of a class of 35. Often referred to as "clumsy" or physically awkward, children with DCD are generally academically able, but have movement difficulties that affect their progress in academics and in activities…
Descriptors: Intervention, Identification, Play, Learning Disabilities
Orientation and Mobility for Blind Infants. Abstract XIII: Research & Resources on Special Education.
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ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1987
A federally funded research report, titled "The Development of a Program in Orientation and Mobility for Multi-Handicapped Blind Infants" by Randall Harley et al., is briefly summarized in this one-page abstract. The report discusses the development of the "Peabody Mobility Kit for Infants," a package of assessment and training…
Descriptors: Blindness, Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Infants
Inclusion for Children with Dyspraxia/DCD: A Handbook for Teachers.
Ripley, Kate – 2001
This guide to helping children with motor-skill problems (dyspraxia or developmental coordination disorder [DCD]) examines the motor learning difficulties and their social implications and suggests some strategies to support children through key learning stages. The first chapter discusses terminology, summarizes research on sensory input and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Meeting the Needs of Learning Disabled Preschoolers: Suggestions for Classroom Activities.
Storch, Ivy S. – 1987
This paper reviews instructional strategies for dealing with learning-disabled preschool children in mainstreamed classrooms. It focuses on the teacher's role in developing the child's abilities in the areas of social skills, choices and anxiety, sequencing and routine, transition periods, and motor skills. To enhance social skills, peer…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Child Development, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques