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Download full textPowell, Frank M. – 1976
Research has provided inadequate scientific basis for incorporating fundamental motor skills into the curriculum. More knowledge on how children acquire motor skills is imperative. Motor development of a child is generally viewed as an inherent sequential process of motor unfolding, while skill acquisition is the process mediated through practice,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Instruction, Learning Readiness, Maturation
Schroepfer, Dorothy; Yeaton, Charles – 1976
Children discover many things about themselves, about the world around them, and about words and language, before they go to school. This booklet was prepared to guide parents in helping their children make such discoveries in preparation for the demands of learning in school. Activities are suggested for developing children's self-confidence,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Games, Discovery Processes, Early Childhood Education
