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Anshel, Mark H. – 1985
Researchers have found that the elderly are as capable of learning motor skills as younger persons but perform better under some conditions than others. For example, the elderly learn and perform motor skills more efficiently when there is additional time to respond to stimulus. Tasks which are self-regulated rather than directed by an external…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Learning Modalities, Learning Strategies, Older Adults

Hibben, Julie; Scheer, Ruth – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1982
The article describes the program used in the Belmont (Massachusetts) public elementary schools involving the Dalcroze Eurhythmics approach to music and movement with special needs children. (SB)
Descriptors: Body Image, Cognitive Development, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Bain, Linda, Ed.; And Others – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
The Basic Stuff project is an effort to include more general concepts such as the effects of exercise, the learning of a new skill, and psychological factors influencing performance. The Basic Stuff Series attempts to summarize for teachers appropriate concepts and teaching methods. (JN)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Motor Development

Williams, M. F.; Jacobson, W. H. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1989
The article describes the neurolinguistic programing model and applies it to teaching orientation and mobility skills to congenitally blind students, who have access to only the auditory and kinesthetic primary systems. Understanding the effects on thought of limited representational systems can help trainers teach more effective cane or dog guide…
Descriptors: Blindness, Cognitive Processes, Congenital Impairments, Linguistics
Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
Adapted physical education is the focus of articles on changing attitudes, perceptual motor training, adapted epee fencing, the role of teacher aides in adapted physical education classes, parent education, and developing individual skills. Guidelines and a short bibliography for developing an adapted physical education curriculum are provided.…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletics, Attitude Change, Disabilities

Danilov, Victor J. – Science and Children, 1986
Provides a descriptive listing of museums and science exhibits that are essentially participatory and playful in nature for young children. Offerings in the areas of natural history, museums, science and technology centers and specifically children's museums are outlined. Educational benefits are discussed. (ML)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Exhibits
Stockman, Ida J. – 1986
The paper describes an innovative treatment approach to severe learning disabilities in use in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The multisensory approach is based on the assumption that learning disabled children have perceptual cognitive deficits. Reality based problem-solvng events connected with tactile-kinesthetic input become the primary foci of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Erhardt, Rhoda P. – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1987
A transdisciplinary therapy model that integrates visual services into the student's total educational program is illustrated by a case report of a 19-year-old male with multiple handicaps. Traditional domain areas (cognition, communication, motor, and self-help) are linked to environmental domains (domestic living, community training,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills
Gleason, Joni J. – Techniques, 1987
The School and Home Enrichment Program for Severely Handicapped Children includes 332 activities. Focus is on the development of sensory responsiveness, eating skills, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, expressive language, receptive language, personal hygiene, dressing, and social interaction that can be used by parents or teachers as a…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Goodrich, Judy A.; Kinney, Patricia G. – 1985
Intended to assist teachers as they assess, plan for, and teach deaf blind students, this manual describes a process for adapting curricula for students who function within the 0-24 month developmental period, also known as the sensorimotor period. The manual's first section provides an overview of project activities including the literature…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Deaf Blind
Levine, Suzanne Sosna – 1997
The Child Development Program at John Adams School in North Brunswick, New Jersey, was designed to be an immediate intervention for children with learning problems in the early elementary grades. This two-volume guide describes the work done in the program and how the program can be replicated. The first book details characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices