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Download full textSmith, Elizabeth I.
Described are perceptual motor activities in the areas of coordination, agility, strength, balance, and endurance for use with learning disabled children. Provided are a rationale for movement education and definitions of 10 terms such as laterality and endurance. A sequence of activities is provided for the following skills: ball bouncing, rope…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities, Motor Development, Movement Education
Peer reviewedKeogh, Jack – Journal of Special Education, 1978
Three types of outcomes are proposed as guidelines for understanding movement in relation to learning problem theories and programs for perceptually handicapped children. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Behavior, Educational Objectives, Guidelines, Hyperactivity
Lewis, Barbara J.; And Others – CORE: Collected Original Resources in Education, 1978
Separate papers discuss: (1) sensory deprivation; (2) effects of high rise housing; (3) clumsy children; (4) screening and labeling "at risk" students; (5) Piaget's conceptual development stages; and (6) movement education. (CP)
Descriptors: Child Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
Fitt, Sally, Ed.; Riordan, Anne, Ed. – 1980
This volume presents a collection of 14 articles, written by professionals active in teaching dance to the handicapped. Different approaches, techniques, and philosophies are presented in the following papers: "Dance for the Handicapped: A Mainstreaming Approach" (C. D. Crain); "The Science of the Art of Giving Directions" (M.…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Coping, Dance Education
