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Peer reviewedGladis, Paulette – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1973
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Language Arts
Peer reviewedCulkin, Winifred; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1972
The authors describe a noncategory Child Development Program developed to provide early intervention in language concepts and academic, social, and motor skills for five- and six-year old children thought to be high risks in the primary grades. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Elementary School Students, Intervention
Peer reviewedGruber, Joseph J. – Education, 1972
Author briefly summarizes the research and objectives of physical education programs. (CB)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Exercise (Physiology), Mental Health, Motor Development
Peer reviewedDicks-Mireaux, M. J. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1972
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Downs Syndrome, Drafting
Peer reviewedAuxter, David – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1972
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines, Learning Disabilities, Motor Development
Peer reviewedAuxter, David – Psychology in the Schools, 1971
The results of this study suggest that one might question the locomotor developmental level of the child with a learning disability. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Individual Development, Learning Problems, Motor Development
Leithwood, Kenneth A. – Research Quarterly of the AAHPER, 1971
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Emotional Adjustment, Intelligence
Landsdown, Richard; And Others – Special Education, 1970
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Motor Development, Perceptual Development, Perceptual Handicaps
Schulman, Jerome L.; and others – Percept Mot Skills, 1969
Descriptors: Age, Behavioral Science Research, Children, Motor Development
Diamond, Jared – Discover, 1983
Speculates why animals have not developed wheels in place of inefficient legs. One study cited suggests three reasons why animals are better off without wheels: wheels are efficient only on hard surfaces, limitation of wheeled motion due to vertical obstructions, and the problem of turning in spaces cluttered with obstacles. (JN)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Animal Behavior, Animals, Evolution
Peer reviewedGillet, Pamela – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1983
The purposes of elementary school career education for mildly handicapped students, and specific learning activities and materials, are discussed. Elementary level career education components are identified as the development of social skills, self-understanding, communication and computation abilities, and the exploration of a variety of careers.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Mild Disabilities
Peer reviewedDiem, Liselott – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1982
A study of 165 West German preschool children participating in a motor program which included swimming as an important activity showed that early motor stimulation affected the children's motor, social, and individual development. (CJ)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Motor Development, Physical Fitness
Rink, Judith E. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
Teachers who communicate a clear intent to improve students' motor performance present tasks holistically, concretely, and briefly. Movement skills in a physical education lesson are developed primarily by presenting and working with tasks while students are actually moving. (JN)
Descriptors: Developmental Tasks, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
Roswal, Glenn; Frith, Greg H. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1980
The Children's Developmental Play Program at Jacksonville State University (Alabama) encourages fine and gross motor skills in developmentally disabled children while simultaneously improving self-concept and optimizing risk taking behaviors. (SB)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Programs, Mild Disabilities, Motor Development
Peer reviewedO'Leary, Daniel S. – Child Development, 1980
A battery of four tasks which measure the interhemispheric transfer of information was utilized to test the hypothesis that there will be an increase in efficiency of interhemispheric transfer with increasing age. (MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cerebral Dominance, Children, Cognitive Processes
