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Broadhead, Geoffrey D.; Rarick, G. Lawrence – Research Quarterly, 1978
This study examined the association between selected family characteristics and some gross motor traits of children diagnosed as either educable mentally retarded or minimally brain-injured. (MM)
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Characteristics, Family Influence, Family Status
Download full textBest, 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
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
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
