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Download full textIllinois State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Springfield. – 1971
A booklet is presented for parents of blind children. This booklet lists various toys that are useful for the child in his development and cognitive growth. Three kits of toys are presented. Each of these kits was developed for children of approximate age groups. Kit #1 is for the very young blind infants and contains toys that usually interest…
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedBurns, Brenda S. – Child Welfare, 1970
Description and examples of 7 ways to use play techniques in psychoanalytically-oriented therapy for emotionally disturbed children. Goals include emotional ventilation, communication, and development of skills. (MH)
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Play Therapy, Skill Development
Baine, David – Elements: Translating Theory into Practice, 1978
Highly efficient instructional techniques are required to teach prerequisite skills in cognitive, social, motor and language areas of performance while accommodating individual differences within group instructional situations. The direct instructional teaching model appears to be ideally suited to this task. Gives a brief summary and explanation…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Handicapped Children, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedAdelson, Edna; Fraiberg, Selma – Child Development, 1974
Longitudinal study of patterns of gross motor development in congenitally blind infants indicated that neuromuscular maturation and postural achievements were similar to those of sighted infants, but that self-initiated mobility and locomotion were delayed. (ST)
Descriptors: Blindness, Handicapped Children, Infants, Intervention
Kysela, Gerard M. – 1978
This Early Education Project consisted of a home and school approach to early intervention with moderately to severely handicapped children. A home based parent training program incorporating an infant teaching/learning intervention system was combined with a school based classroom project for toddlers to provide instruction in early childhood…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Programs, Family School Relationship, Handicapped Children
Lazar, Alfred L.; And Others – Pointer, 1979
The article discusses the National Consumer Information Center as a resource in planning a special education consumer education and information skills curriculum at the secondary school level. (PHR)
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Curriculum Development, Handicapped Children, Resource Guides
DAMON, ALICE A.; AND OTHERS – 1967
SUGGESTIONS ON MEETING NUTRITIONAL AND FEEDING SKILL NEEDS OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ARE PRESENTED FOR PARENTS. PRINCIPLES OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMON TO ALL CHILDREN AND THE EFFECT THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS ON FEEDING ARE DISCUSSED. INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN FOR ENCOURAGING CONTROL OF SWALLOWING, SUCKING, TONGUE CONTROL, CHEWING, AND SELF-FEEDING.…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Child Rearing, Children
Santa Ana Unified School District, CA. – 1972
The 1972-73 school year Project VITALITY is described to provide coordinated work study career development for students in grades seven through 12 or equivalent ages who are legally assigned to the special programs, students in the Teen Mothers program, and those students dismissed from the educable mentally retarded program after August 1, 1969.…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Program Descriptions
Ravitz, Susan – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1975
This article describes sequences of skills for elementary students listed on easy-to-read play cards. (PB)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary School Students, Handicapped Children, Physical Activities
Carr, Dorothy B.; And Others – 1970
The curriculum guidelines for a comprehensive physical education program consist of developmentally sequenced skills and instructional activities appropriate for handicapped children from early preschool age (18 months) through high school. Suggested activities and materials are arranged in color-coded sections on motor and movement skills,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Physical Education
LORD, F.E.; AND OTHERS – 1966
MEASUREMENT SCALES WERE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN DESCRIBING AND EVALUATING SKILLS WHICH BLIND CHILDREN DEVELOP FOR EXPLORING AND COMPREHENDING THEIR ENVIRONMENT, AND ATTAINING REASONABLE SELF-DEPENDENCE. STUDY FEASIBILITY EXCLUDED SOME OF THE BASIC LIVING SKILLS, LEAVING ONLY THOSE RELATED TO THE BLIND CHILD'S ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY. THE ITEMS USED…
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Developmental Tasks, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedWinnick, Joseph P.; Landers, Daniel M. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1971
Descriptors: Equipment Utilization, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Physical Activities
Oliver, James N. – J Health Phys Educ Recreation, 1970
Descriptors: Athletics, Blindness, Concept Formation, Equipment
HARRIS, THEODORE L.; HERRICK, VIRGIL E. – 1957
HOW CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT MENTAL ABILITIES PERCEIVE LEARNING TASKS WAS STUDIED. THREE GROUPS OF 10 CHILDREN EACH (5 BOYS AND 5 GIRLS) WERE THE SUBJECTS OF THIS PROJECT. THE CHILDREN WERE SELECTED SO THAT THE GROUPS WERE HIGHLY SIMILAR IN CHRONOLOGICAL AGE, BUT DIFFERED DISTINCTLY IN IQ. ONE GROUP WAS COMPOSED OF GIFTED CHILDREN FROM A GIVEN SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Gifted, Handicapped Children, Intelligence
Peer reviewedRichardson, Ellis; Bradley, C. Michael – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1974
The Integrated Skills Method is an organized, individualized approach to teaching handicapped children specific reading skill behaviors. (LC)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Individualized Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
