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McNorgan, Chris; Reid, Jackie; McRae, Ken – Cognition, 2011
Research suggests that concepts are distributed across brain regions specialized for processing information from different sensorimotor modalities. Multimodal semantic models fall into one of two broad classes differentiated by the assumed hierarchy of convergence zones over which information is integrated. In shallow models, communication within-…
Descriptors: Semantics, Inferences, Experiments, Models
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Schaaf, Roseann C.; Toth-Cohen, Susan; Johnson, Stephanie L.; Outten, Gina; Benevides, Teal W. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experience of how sensory-related behaviors of children with autism affected family routines. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with four primary caregivers regarding the meaning and impact of their child's sensory-related behaviors on family routines that occurred…
Descriptors: Autism, Family Involvement, Caregivers, Interviews
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Hyatt, Keith J.; Stephenson, Jennifer; Carter, Mark – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
Children with disabilities have frequently participated in various interventions before the efficacy of those practices was scientifically validated. When subsequent scientific evidence failed to support particular practices, those that had already made inroads into the educational arena frequently continued to be used. Given the current emphasis…
Descriptors: Sensory Integration, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Educational Practices
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Minogue, James; Jones, M. Gail – Review of Educational Research, 2006
As human beings, we can interact with our environment through the sense of touch, which helps us to build an understanding of objects and events. The implications of touch for cognition are recognized by many educators who advocate the use of "hands-on" instruction. But is it possible to know something more completely by touching it? Does touch…
Descriptors: Perceptual Motor Learning, Sensory Integration, Tactual Perception, Sensory Experience
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Lane, G. M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1996
Comparison of two strategies--manual guidance only and manual guidance plus verbal prompts--with 6 students (ages 9 to 19) whose multiple disabilities included total blindness and severe mental retardation found that prompting methods that require shifting verbal information to the performance of a manual task may interfere with the learning of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blindness, Children, Cues
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Densem, Julie F.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
The study compared the effectiveness of sensory integrative therapy with a parallel physical education program or a no-treatment condition with 55 5- to 10-year-old learning or perceptually motor disabled children. Results indicated no significant differences among groups except that reading progress of children already able to read was improved…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Handwriting, Learning Disabilities
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Arens, Kelli; Cress, Cynthia J.; Marvin, Christine A. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2005
Children with developmental disabilities often have difficulty with joint attention that can affect more advanced communication skills. This study evaluated the complexity of child engagement behaviors demonstrated by twenty-five, pre-intentional children (age 9 to 25 months), who had developmental disabilities and were at risk for being…
Descriptors: Play, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Attention Control