Outlined are similarities between the developmental system of J. Piaget and the system of N. Kephart. Considered are views of the two men in areas such as organization and adaptation, early development, and mental structures. The author concludes that for learning disabled children, Kephart's conceptions lead more clearly to educational programs…

Presented is an instructional guide designed for use in training young people and adults who may have children with learning problems. Included are five modules dealing with the following topics (with sample sub-topics in parentheses): child development (toilet training), home activities to enhance school performance (language development),…

Developed with the intention of helping children learn about themselves, this booklet presents the objectives, activities, and children's films used by five public school participants in one component of the Special Arts Project. Each film was chosen both to dramatize realistically the source and effect of one specific feeling (positive or…

The three basic language learning models are the rote-memory model (prescriptive), the abilities model (behavioristic), and the critical age model. If this last model, a deterministic one based on observable facts about the human condition, becomes as popular in American schools as it is in British schools, language will become an important aspect…

Studies of child-rearing practices have consistently shown that the degree of physical punishment used by parents is positively correlated with various forms of psychopathology and negatively related to conscience development. One explanation of these findings has to do with modeling; the child learns by example that aggressiveness toward those of…

Research has provided inadequate scientific basis for incorporating fundamental motor skills into the curriculum. More knowledge on how children acquire motor skills is imperative. Motor development of a child is generally viewed as an inherent sequential process of motor unfolding, while skill acquisition is the process mediated through practice,…

This book discusses the moral development theories of Piaget and Kohlberg and presents practical applications of these theories for teachers and parents. The author's purpose in writing the book is to present an exposition of the work of these men to the general reading public. Chapter titles are Introduction to Developmental Theories, presenting…

Biomechanical analysis of human movement seeks to relate observable motions or configurations of the body to the forces that act to produce those motions or maintain those configurations. These are identified as force-motion relationships. In assessing force-motion relationships in children's movement, the process type assessment, Ohio State…

This paper suggests two steps in instructional deisgn for early childhood that can be derived from a recent major paper on instructional strategy taxonomy. These steps, together with the instructional design variables involved in each step, are reviewed relative to current research in child development and early education. The variables reviewed…

This bibliography contains over 1400 references on child development, assessment, and intervention. References pertain to any condition that might be expected to interfere with a child's normal progress in school; the age range of concern is birth to five years. The entries are categorized into seven groups: (1) the development and use of…

The responses of young children to two forms of the Sampling Organization and Recall Through Strategies (SORTS) test were compared. Subjects were first, second, and third graders in a Midwestern urban area. Children's SORTS scores, representing the sorting skill levels demonstrated by the children, were derived from a combination of groups formed…

This collection of conference papers is based on talks given at the Congress of the International Council on Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Topics dealt with are the following: (a) social perspectives in child development; (b) relationships between children and teachers in health, physical education, and recreation; (c) relationships…

Described is the development of the Callier-Azusa Scale to assess abilities of low functioning deaf-blind or otherwise multiply handicapped children. Noted is the inappropriateness of most standardized assessment scales for the deaf-blind child due to his sensory impairments and generally delayed language and social development. It is explained…

Attempts to apply Piagetian theory and research to educational settings are reviewed and evaluated. The fundamental assumptions of Piagetian theory are briefly summarized and the educational philosophy of Piaget is explained. Five representative early childhood education programs are described. Current criticisms of Piagetian theory and associated…

Reviewed is research in early childhood and special education said to have potential relevance for the development of Head Start services for handicapped children. Discussed is research over the past 15 years in two main areas: preschool intervention programs, and critical issues affecting the development of handicapped children and their…