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New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1984
This manual presents a physical fitness screening test for fourth through twelfth grade students in New York. Norms, originally developed in 1962 and updated in 1975, are also presented. The Physical Fitness Screening Test is an individual performance-type test composed of four different test items--agility, strength, speed, and endurance.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Motor Development, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers
Hess, Jack, Comp.; And Others – 1981
Methods and techniques for implementing an adapted physical education program are provided in this guide for elementary physical education teachers. The recommended screening test, "Revised Motor Activity Scale," consists of observable items which are not scored and performance items in three categories which are scored: (1) body awareness and…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Motor Development
Caballero, Jane; Whordley, Derek – 1981
This manual presents guidelines for users of the Child Development Assessment Form (CDAF) -- a 90 item checklist of behaviors characteristic of children from birth to 3 years of age. The CDAF is designed to help parents and teachers identify skills and behaviors that the child has developed and plan learning experiences that facilitate growth. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1985
Focusing on areas of development related to Chapter 53 screening, this manual is designed to assist New York City teachers in using the screening results to support optimal development for the children in their classes. Chapter 53 of the Laws of 1980 provides for the screening of all new entrants into the school system, usually in kindergarten or…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Portsmouth School Dept., RI. – 1977
The fourth of eight related documents, this monograph describes the prekindergarten identification and readiness phase of the Reading Instruction and Pupil Personnel Services (RIPPS) program. The document describes the four major components of this phase: (1) a comprehensive registration, (2) parent information presentation, (3) health screening,…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Family Environment, Learning Readiness, Motor Development
Download full textLove, John M. – 1984
One concern frequently cited regarding early childhood programs is that methods for assessing some of their more important objectives are inadequate or nonexistent. This paper addresses this concern in the areas of health, safety, nutrition, dental health, and physical development during the preschool years. An organizing framework for classifying…
Descriptors: Anemia, Auditory Evaluation, Body Height, Body Weight
