Accompanied by a descriptive text, this illustrated guide to movement education for grades one through six provides drawings and examples of movement exercises using balls, wands, ropes, balance beams, ladders, and boxes. The objective is to stimulate awareness of the body as a wholly integrated being. The picture series offers a selection of…

Intended for individuals working with the handicapped, the guide provides information about physical fitness tests, perceptual-motor scales, and developmental profiles. Covered in an introductory section are the rationale and relevance of testing, basic concepts about tests, interpretation of test results, adapted physical education programs, and…

Designed for instruction of emotionally handicapped children and youth, these seven articles present concepts and activities relative to sensory awareness and outdoor education. The first article presents definitions, concepts, detailed methodology, and over 50 activities designed to create awareness of man's five senses. Utilizing the art of…

Developmental guidance workshops (DGW) provide new direction and involvement for school guidance services. They are designed for existing classroom groups, to provide a more total learning environment and accelerate student growth toward fulfillment of developmental needs. An example of a nonthreatening workshop implementing the DGW concept is…

This manual describes the benefits and procedures for implementing a developmental play program. It is intended to be used by both the leader--a counselor, teacher, or other professional--and students who have been trained in the peer facilitator skills. The manual does not include a detailed training program for peer facilitators, but the nature…

Forty-five lesson plans in geometry are presented which incorporate career education into the ordinary ninth-tenth grade geometry curriculum. The lessons focus on one or more of the following developmental areas of career education: self knowledge, individual and environment, world of work, economics, education and training, employability and work…

The curriculum is designed to give teachers guidelines and objectives for working with young children who are deaf or multiply handicapped. Five sections cover the following areas: language and communication skills, cognitive development, self help skills, social-emotional skills, and psychomotor development. Developmental steps are provided for…

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of empirical knowledge about adult development and learning. It is addressed to practitioners in the helping professions who help adults adapt, learn, and grow. The handbook begins with an examination of the concept of adult development and a discussion of persons (practitioners) who facilitate adult…

As an aid in devising individualized programs for handicapped students, the document presents a breakdown of developmental skills. Behavioral statements are arranged hierarchically for eleven skill areas (subskills in parentheses); gross motor (walking, eye/arm coordination, singing), fine motor control (grasp, block manipulation, and finger…

The handbook is a reference guide for elementary school teachers and counselors involved in vocational guidance. It describes and differentiates teacher/counselor roles and outlines a developmental program of career guidance which can be implemented within the existing framework of the elementary school curricula. The program of occupational…

Presented is Volume I of an educational evaluation and planning package designed in accordance with Massachusetts' special education laws. The package is designed to assist the Core Evaluation Team process, a multidisciplinary approach to educational assessment and development of individual education plans. The guide focuses on three skill areas:…

Intended for parents and teachers of blind, multihandicapped children in special schools; the booklet outlines practical suggestions for teaching children with varying degrees of handicap. Sections cover the following areas (subtopics in parentheses): visual handicap (degrees of blindness); motor development and mobility (suggestions for…

This booklet offers practical, easy-to-read suggestions for teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents to help them understand learning development and learning disabilities. The text outlines how the factors of heredity, maturation, and environment determine the degree of development an individual will achieve. The characteristics of children with…

A product of joint effort between the Colorado Department of Institutions and the Division of Developmental Disabilities, the guide presents hierarchically arranged instructional objectives to determine goals for developmentally disabled persons. The most advanced skills are listed first with basic skills following for four major categories:…

The developmental guidance experiences (DGEs) presented in this document are intended for the elementary and secondary levels. They are structured for use with peer groups in personal and open discussion about both sides of a moral or ethical issue related to a developmental task, and to help students become more aware of their feelings and…