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Painter, Genevieve – 1968
This investigation evaluated a group of 20 8-month to 2-year-old culturally disadvantaged children who were given a 1-year structured educational program as a means of environmental intervention. The program involved language training, conceptual training, and sensory-motor training. The study is the first phase of a longitudinal study to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Early Experience
McConnell, Freeman – 1969
A program for approximately 100 2- to 5-year-old culturally deprived Nashville, Tennessee, children was conducted in two community day-care centers. The children received instruction in groups of six or seven on a half-day basis for 5 days a week. Both language input and output were the focus of instruction, which was carried out through…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Experimental Programs

Snyder-McLean, Lee; And Others – Topics in Language Disorders, 1988
Reviews history and research of sensorimotor and language development in handicapped children, two research studies on the relationship between sensorimotor development and communication status in nonverbal severely mentally retarded subjects, problems using standardized sensorimotor scales, and an alternative approach involving direct measurement…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition

Macomber, Lois P. – 1972
The purpose of this paper was to relate Jean Piaget's stages of the learning process to the developmental aspects involved in reading comprehension. The need to correlate the developmental stage of the child's mind with the right types of activities was stressed. When a child has succeeded in the task of relating knowledge and affect to language…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Reading
Buist, Charlotte A.; Schulman, Jerome L. – 1969
Commercially available toys and games for children with educational handicaps, from general retardation to disabilities in limited areas of functioning are listed. For each toy, the name, manufacturer, and sex and age interest are stated; a description of the toy is given. All toys are classified according to the intellectual functions involved.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Auditory Perception, Bibliographies, Concept Formation
VALETT, ROBERT E. – 1967
INTENDED FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, REMEDIAL SPECIALISTS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, THE HANDBOOK PRESENTS A SERIES OF CONCRETE ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. FIFTY-THREE BASIC LEARNING ABILITIES OR RESOURCE PROGRAMS ARE GROUPED UNDER SIX MAJOR AREAS--GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT, SENSORY MOTOR INTEGRATION, PERCEPTUAL…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides