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Download full textFriedman, Fay T. – 1965
Minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) refers to a significant disturbance in several areas of a child's functioning. This condition includes learning disability, lack of motor coordination , auditory and/or visual perceptual disturbances, hyperactivity, and problems in concentration and attention span. Also involved is a heavy overlay of personality and…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Educational Problems, Exceptional Persons, Learning Disabilities
Cratty, Bryant J. – 1972
Reported was a program designed to explore the remediation of motor problems among minimally brain damaged children. In an initial testing session the children were exposed to a six category test of gross motor functioning, the first part of the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception, a self concept test, a games choice test, and other…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Motor Development
Cahn, Lorynne; Hodges, Joan – Academic Therapy, 1974
Descriptors: Child Development, Exceptional Child Services, Learning Disabilities, Minimal Brain Dysfunction
Peer reviewedMillman, Howard L. – Child Welfare, 1972
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Development, Learning Disabilities, Minimal Brain Dysfunction
Best, Helen; And Others – 1967
Students in 24 perceptual development classes for the minimally brain injured were studied to determine the effect of structured physical activity on motor skill development, to compare this effect with the effect of unstructured activity, and to determine the effect of an increased amount of time of physical activity. The Johnson Test of Motor…
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Minimal Brain Dysfunction
Patterson, Natalie E., Comp. – 1968
Educational diagnostic methods were used to screen children evidencing minimal brain damage, dyslexia, or emotional problems. Of 750 children, 15% had such difficulties; they received a highly structured language arts program in homogeneous transition groups while remaining in their usual homeroom. In addition, they participated in motor training…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Emotional Problems, Exceptional Child Research, Identification
PDF pending restorationBurrows, Patricia G., Ed. – 1973
A variety of activities to improve auditory, visual, motor, and academic skills of learning disabled children are presented for teachers' use. Activities are grouped under perceptual skills and color coded for easy access. Given for each activity are the names (such as Milkman Mixup), idea or purpose (one example is improvement of fine motor…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Class Activities, Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Education
Haywood, H. Carl, Ed. – 1968
The product of a professional workshop, 10 papers discuss brain damage. An introduction to clinical neuropsychology is presented by H. Carl Haywood. A section on neurological foundations includes papers on the organization of the central nervous system by Jack T. Tapp and Lance L. Simpson, on epilepsy by Angela T. Folsom, and on organic language…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Case Records, Cerebral Dominance, Clinical Diagnosis
Ebersole, Marylou; And Others – 1968
Intended for teachers, therapists, physicians, students, and parents, the guide presents a learning theory based on motor activities and suggests a curriculum for preschoolers divided into systematic learning steps which are necessary for attaining educational goals. Topics treated are special needs of the child handicapped by brain damage,…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities
Rarick, G. Lawrence; Broadhead, Geoffrey A. – 1968
The investigation examined the role of physical activity programs in the modification of the motor, intellectual, social, and emotional development of educable mentally retarded children and minimally brain injured children. Forty nine classes of children (275 educable mentally retarded and 206 minimally brain injured) participated in 20 weeks of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Art, Behavior Change, Elementary School Students
Chaney, Clara M.; Kephart, Newell C. – 1968
Written from a developmental viewpoint, this book for parents and teachers presents both a theoretical orientation and perceptual motor activities for training children with learning disabilities, both the brain injured and the retarded. The theoretical basis for training generalized motor responses is considered in terms of motor perceptual…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Behavior Change, Discrimination Learning, Educational Games
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1968
The Texas public school program for the minimally brain injured is outlined; guidelines are provided for screening, identifying, and evaluating the brain injured. The development of interpersonal relationships is described, with suggestions given for establishing behavioral controls and for conducting parent conferences and counseling; the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Creative Activities, Curriculum, Educational Methods
NEWCOMB, DANIEL L., ED. – 1967
THE PROCEEDINGS FROM THE 1967 INTERNATIONAL CONVOCATION ON LEARNING DISABILITIES INCLUDE ARTICLES IN THREE AREAS--23 ON ETIOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION, 14 ON EDUCATION, HABILITATION, AND REMEDIATION, AND 11 ON REHABILITATION AND INNOVATION. TOPICS INCLUDE LANGUAGE, READING AND COMMUNICATION DISABILITIES, BHEAVIOR, AUDITORY AND VISUAL PERCEPTION,…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis
