This article describes the Zucker Center's program in Toledo, Ohio which identifies children with developmental delays and enrolls them in a demonstration infant stimulation program. The center provides educational programs in neonatal care, nutrition, general stimulation, and parenting techniques. Available from: PS 504 969. (JMB)

The paper describes efforts to support the development of reflective practice at a basic school in Brno, the Czech Republic. The aims, structure, content and methods are mentioned, as well as some preliminary results. Also, the authors suggest a few preconditions of the success of possible future actions. The specific case is seen from the…

Article describes a university experience of a one-time Palestinian refugee at the American University of Beirut. (ML)

Defines the nature of curiosity, relates curiosity to exploration and discovery processes, examines the teacher's role in using student curiosity as an educational resource, and discusses the characteristics of curiosity in the school child. A figure illustrating the curiosity arousal curve and a reference list are included. (JL)

New materials developed for young multihandicapped, visually impaired students by the Educational Research Department of the American Printing House for the Blind are reviewed. Includes a sensory stimulation art, prevocational materials, low-vision stimulation materials, and a home-based media program for developing critical skills in young blind…

Discusses implications of lateral dominance in infants for infant stimulation and development as well as implications for parents and teachers. (Author/DB)

Thirteen hyperactive males (ages five through eight) were rated on activity prior to, during, and after a period of ascending music stimuli. It was hypothesized that they would become less active during, rather than before or after, the stimulus. Activity significantly increased during the music program, thus rejecting the hypothesis. (Author/SJL)

Assesses ability of infant tests to predict language and cognitive development and to detect infants at risk for developmental problems. The Bayley Mental Development Index was particularly capable of detecting infants at risk for developmental delay. The Caldwell Inventory of Home Stimulation identified home environment as a key factor in…

Proposes that sudden infant death and failure to thrive syndromes may have their origins in aberrations of learning processes due to perinatal stress, unstimulating environment, and/or inadequate learning experiences. (Author/GC)

Explored the effectiveness of an intervention program designed by the researcher to enhance playfulness, using sensorial stimulation. Found that the effectiveness of the playfulness training interventions is an important theoretical result that provides support for a model of teaching and learning that includes the enhancement of playfulness.…

This review of research discusses how children with autism may acquire equivalence classes after learning to supply a common oral name to each stimulus in a potential class. A proposed methodology for researching referent naming and class formation, analysis of stimulus classes, and generalization is offered. (CR)

Three forms of auditory stimulation were compared as reinforcers with 13 severely mentally retarded adults performing a task to promote cardiovascular fitness. Subjects received stimulation if they pedalled at a specified rate above baseline performance. Results indicated that music was an effective reinforcer in promoting continuous work output,…

A questionnaire was developed and administered to 30 young children with autism and a control group to explore sensory hyper- and hypo-sensitivities. Significant differences were found between groups across all (auditory, tactile, visual, gustatory, and vestibular) domains. Findings are interpreted within the framework of theory of mind and joint…

An educator of the gifted recounts how she applied principles of gifted education and talent development such as the Enrichment Triad Model to stimulate and enrich the life of her 85-year-old father diagnosed with terminal cancer. The author notes that the need for talent development is lifelong and that stewardship of talent can transform…