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Roedell, Wendy C. – 1982
The author describes how intellectual and academic strengths develop in young children and how children's daily behavior can reveal the presence of extraordinary capability. The relationships between the emergence of advanced intellectual skills and development of physical and social competencies are discussed. The implications of children's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Gifted
Download full textHaywood, Kathleen M.; Trick, Linda R. – 1983
Physical changes in and conditions of the eye associated with the normal aging process are discussed with reference to their impact on performance in physical and recreational activities. Descriptions are given of characteristic changes in visual acuity in the areas of: (1) presbyopia (inability to clearly focus near images); (2) sensitivity to…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Motor Reactions, Older Adults, Physical Activities
Pallisera, Maria – 1993
This monograph describes the Perceptive Motor Skills Program (PMSP) being used with adolescents and adults having mental retardation in Catalonia, Spain. The program is based on the following principles: chronologically age appropriate activities; use of daily living tools; multiple objectives and working materials; and balance between…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries
Gorman, Dean R.; Daniel, Charles – 1983
A learning "recipe" for designing physical activity programs for older adults combines the "ingredients" of safety, relevancy, progression, maturity, motivation, practice, encouragement, fun, feedback, and love. Because the aged represent an increasing number in our society (estimates predict by the year 2000, over 50 million people will be over…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Motivation, Needs Assessment, Older Adults
Cooper, Walter E. – 1976
The author considers the importance of evaluating preschoolers' perceptual motor development, the usefulness of various evaluation techniques, and the specific psychomotor abilities that require evaluation. He quotes researchers to underline the difficulty of choosing appropriate evaluative techniques and to stress the importance of taking…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Infants, Measurement Instruments, Motor Development
Traill, Ron; Clough, Jim – 1993
This paper outlines the rationale for the development of several sports programs for Australia's children, their main features, and evidence of the extent to which they are achieving their goals. The programs include AUSSIE SPORT: Sport for Kids, a modified sports program for the senior grades of primary schools; Sportsfun, an after school program…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Athletics, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education
