Among findings of a review of articles by British occupational therapists are the following: (1) major influences include Ayres, Cruickshank, Frostig, Kephart, Van Witsen and Mesker; (2) ideas underlying child assessment and treatment techniques are mainly empirically based; (3) the sensory integration approach is less well known than in the…

Comments on G. Zivin's model of expressive behavior development, presenting support for (1) affect-induced and (2) spontaneously generated emotion and expressive behavior. Argues that these phenomena are mediated by sensorimotor and sensory-perceptual processes. (HOD)

Kindergarten children (N=103) were administered three tests of visual-motor integration: Bender Gestalt Test, Beery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration and Geometric Design subtest of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence. Issues discussed include interscorer reliabilities, correlations among scores, correlations…

Looks at vision problems in the areas of visual acuity, visual skills efficiency, and visual perceptual-motor development, and points out symptoms of each that children might exhibit. Suggests things teachers might do to help. (FL)

Concludes that symbol reversals can be remediated with a visual motor training program. (FL)

Study was initiated to provide information to classroom teachers, special teachers, and to curriculum personnel concerning the effects, if any, on general academic achievement of the use of the program, Physiology of Readiness (Getman and Kane, 1964), which is intended to develop body and sensory skills. (Authors)

Presents some ideas for using homemade plastic scoops and balls to increase perceptual-motor coordination in young children. (AN)

The results of this study suggest that one might question the locomotor developmental level of the child with a learning disability. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to develop a battery of perceptual and perceptual motor integrative tasks that would be appropriate for administration to young disadvantaged children. (Author)

Discusses importance of creating positive self image by provision of tasks with realistic goals where child is assured of success and recognition. (Author/CJ)

Infants viewed two objects that bounced in synchrony with two percussion sounds in order to learn about the relationships between sound and object. Learning was revealed in two ways: in a search test and in a transfer test. (Author/DB)

Provides evidence indicating a strong connection between a high level of ambient household noise and intellectual deficits at stages of infant development. Observers rated noise level from all household sources (stereos, appliances, etc.). Delays were found in sensorimotor development with high levels of noise. (Author/JN)

A pre- to post-test design was used to evaluate the effects of rule-based instruction on rule observance, copying performance, and discrimination skill. Three ways of imparting rules (demonstration, verbal description, and combined demonstration-verbal description) were examined, and their usefulness was compared to that of copying without…