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Download full textLiesman, C.; Barringer, M. D. – 1982
The booklet explores the role of sensory experiences in the severely developmentally disabled child. Developmental theory is addressed, followed by specific activity suggestions (broken down into developmental levels) for developing tactile sense, auditory sense, gustatory (taste) sense, olfactory sense, visual sense, and kinesthetic sense.…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Perceptual Motor Learning, Sensory Experience, Sensory Training
Barringer, Mary-Dean, Ed.; Ruchgy, Wayne, Ed. – 1982
Written by parents and intended for fellow parents of severely/multiply handicapped children, the booklet describes a series of awareness activities to enhance children's sensory experiences. Each section includes a brief rationale, background information, and a list of suggested activities for developing the senses of touch, taste, smell,…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Multiple Disabilities, Parent Materials, Parent Role
Hannaford, Carla – 1995
This book examines the body's role in learning, by reviewing recent scientific insights into the ways that movement initiates and supports mental processes. Part 1 focuses on the brain and physical development, emphasizing the growth of the body/mind capacities with which we learn. It explores three distinct but interconnected kinds of body/mind…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development
Staso, William H. – 1995
This resource for parents uses a workbook format to provide specific ideas for parents and other caretakers to use with infants from birth to 8 months of age. Suggested activities are based on an understanding of how the brain develops during infancy and the types of stimulation that promote neural efficiency. The book begins with a discussion of…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Experience
Staso, William H. – 1997
This resource for parents and other caretakers to use with infants from 8 to 18 months provides a synthesis of research on early brain development and objective-oriented instruction as the basis for activities that promote intellectual development. Part 1 of the book provides an overview of early development, discusses general ways of enhancing…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Experience
Mitchell, Rosella – 1993
This booklet for teachers offers a variety of strategies and examples from real classroom experiences to facilitate the making of connections across subject areas and ways of learning. The approach is based on a vision of education as enabling students to construct knowledge with teachers assisting them in making a wide variety of connections…
Descriptors: Change, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style
