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Eason, Bobby L.; And Others – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1978
The article presents techniques for teaching gifted children with the clumsy child syndrome. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Gifted, Learning Activities, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Perceptual Motor Learning
Sorrell, Howard M. – Practical Pointers, 1979
The article describes tasks that promote perceptual motor coordination in handicapped students. An introductory section provides suggestions for implementation and charts the activities in terms of emphasis on visual tracking, visual discrimination and/or copying of forms, spatial body perception, fine motor coordination, tactile discrimination,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Learning Activities, Motor Development, Perceptual Motor Coordination
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Askov, Eunice N.; Greff, Kasper N. – Journal of Educational Research, 1975
It was found that those doing copying practice exercises achieved significantly higher posttest scores than those doing tracing practice exercises. (PCB)
Descriptors: Handwriting Instruction, Learning Activities, Learning Processes, Memorization
Stelmach, George E. – 1978
The project described here focused on obtaining basic information on the memory representation of movement stimuli. When a learner makes a simple movement and is later asked to reproduce it, what is abstracted from the first movement that allows accurate reproduction of the second. The underlying assumption of the project was that unless basic…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Feedback, Learning Activities
Kephart, Newell C. – 1968
Educational implications and symptoms are described for learning disorders, the disruption in the processing of information within the central nervous system caused by brain damage, emotional disturbance, or inadequate presentation of learning experiences. Developmental sequences, developmental progression, and restoration of development are…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Disturbances
Early, George H.; Kephart, Newell G. – 1969
A theory of perceptual development is presented and explained in terms of the following concepts: the structured self and the structured world, the motor basis of internal structure, developing the motor base, and structuring space and time. The movement from theory to remediation is described, and the curriculum is discussed as a source of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Exceptional Child Education, Industrial Arts, Learning Activities
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