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Peer reviewedConroy-Kelly, Esther – Science Scope, 1991
Presents a hands-on activity in which students try to identify 15 unknowns using only their sense of touch. This method reinforces the science process skills of observing, collecting and recording data, and analyzing data tables while requiring few reading skills. (MDH)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Classification, Data Collection, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedConn-Blowers, E. A. – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1993
Thirty-four children (ages 5-16) born to alcoholic mothers were assessed on measures of intelligence, reading, receptive vocabulary, memory for sentences, visual memory, and visual-motor integration. The children were found to be least deficient on intellectual measures and most deficient on memory for sentences and silent and oral readings.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Congenital Impairments
Peer reviewedMcEwen, Irene R.; Shelden, M'Lisa L. – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 1995
This article proposes that changes in pediatric therapy in the 1990s have made the dichotomy between educational and medical therapy moot. Contemporary models of motor development and motor learning, combined with an emphasis on functional outcomes and family-centered services, are seen to pertain equally to children receiving occupational and…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Educational Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
Direct linkArens, Kelli; Cress, Cynthia J.; Marvin, Christine A. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2005
Children with developmental disabilities often have difficulty with joint attention that can affect more advanced communication skills. This study evaluated the complexity of child engagement behaviors demonstrated by twenty-five, pre-intentional children (age 9 to 25 months), who had developmental disabilities and were at risk for being…
Descriptors: Play, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Attention Control
Download full textDikowski, Timothy J. – 1994
This practicum was designed to remediate handwriting skills in school-aged children who displayed visual-motor deficiencies that affect mechanical skills. Practicum goals were to: (1) identify and diagnose children with handwriting delays; (2) involve school and parent interaction by involving them with pre- and post-program assessment; (3)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Eye Hand Coordination, Handwriting
Yoches, Betty; Luera, Margarita – 1990
The purpose of this training manual is to assist parents and professionals in understanding how a child's temperament, sensorimotor system, and communication system support each other in helping the child develop a solid foundation for normal growth and development. Training is based on the premise that awareness of the interaction and integration…
Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Child Development, Communication Skills, Early Childhood Education
Clark, Jane E., Ed. – 1990
The abstracts in this volume cover the following topics: (1) administration, (2) biomechanics, (3) body composition, (4) curriculum, (5) dance, (6) health, (7) history, (8) leisure, (9) measurement, (10) motor development, (11) motor learning and control, (12) pedagogy, (13) philosophy, (14) physical fitness, (15) physiology, (16) psychology, (17)…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adapted Physical Education, Athletics, Biomechanics
Pucciarelli, Catherine S., Ed. – 1987
Project CHIME (Children with Hearing Impairments in Mainstreamed Environments) was developed to create a curriculum for use by professionals who are providing mainstreaming opportunities for hearing-impaired preschoolers. The CHIME curriculum is divided into five activity areas that are part of the growth and development process for all…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Development, Hearing Impairments, Housing
Zeigler, Earle F., Ed. – 1982
This book discusses the urgent need for a social relevance perspective for physical education and sport and is designed for students beginning professional preparation in physical education and sport, practitioners, or students wishing to round out their general education. An introductory statement, written by Laura J. Huelster, explores the…
Descriptors: Athletics, Behavioral Objectives, Dance, Educational Philosophy
Gallahue, David L. – 1981
Physical education programs at the nursery and elementary school levels should stress the development and refinement of fundamental movement patterns and a wide variety of sport skills instead of dealing with specialized skill development through refined performance experiences. The developmental model of physical education is based on the…
Descriptors: Children, Curriculum Design, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
KUSEWITT, J.B. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DEVELOP A METHOD FOR DETERMINING OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF TRAINER AIRCRAFT EFFECTIVENESS TO EVALUATE PROGRAM ALTERNATIVES FOR TRAINING PILOTS FOR FLEET FIGHTER AND ATTACK-TYPE AIRCRAFT. THE TRAINING SYLLABUS WAS BASED ON AVERAGE STUDENT ABILITY. THE BASIC PROBLEM WAS TO ESTABLISH QUANTITATIVE TIME-DIFFICULTY…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Criteria, Curriculum, Evaluation
Werner, Peter H.; Burton, Elsie C. – 1979
Action-oriented learning activities are focused on in this book which attempts to outline an approach for stimulating and motivating children to learn through movement. The book is divided into five parts, each dealing with an aspect of the elementary school curriculum. Part one is concerned with the language arts and is divided into three…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Many children with learning problems have difficulties with perceptual development. This bulletin, reporting the preliminary findings of a Cooperative Curriculum Project funded under Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, discusses Kephart's definition of sensory motor perception. It defines and suggests activities and materials…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Training, Curriculum Development
Capon, Jack J. – 1975
This textbook on basic movement activities for children in the primary grades is divided into two sections. The first section presents methods of evaluating the physical strengths and weaknesses of individual children. The seven tests outlined and illustrated provide the teacher with the means for assessing each child's abilities and potential for…
Descriptors: Body Image, Eye Hand Coordination, Kinesthetic Methods, Kinesthetic Perception
Trabasso, Tom; Foellinger, David B. – 1975
This study examining children's ability to organize information for the purpose of recall was designed to control for verbal ability differences. The participants were 10 boys and 10 girls each from kindergarten, 2nd, 4th and 6th grades. A modified "Simon Says" game was used to enable the children to respond to eight selected verbal and motor…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students
