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Liberman, Lihi; Ratzon, Navah; Bart, Orit – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Participation is a person's involvement in daily activities in a variety of environments, roles and life situations. Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) experience difficulties in gaining academic achievements or in their engagement in activity of daily living. Motor difficulties have a negative effect on the ability to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Control Groups, Developmental Disabilities, Skill Development
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Shimizu, Hirofumi; Yoon, Soyoung; McDonough, Christopher S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
We taught seven preschoolers with developmental disabilities to point-and-click with a computer mouse. The computer-based training program consisted of three parts, based on a task analysis of the behavioral prerequisites to point-and-click. Training 1 was designed to shape moving the mouse. Training 2 was designed to build eye-hand coordination…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Task Analysis, Human Body, Skill Development
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Bart, Orit; Rosenberg, Limor; Ratzon, Navah Z.; Jarus, Tal – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The objective of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Performance Skills Questionnaire (PSQ), addressed to measure performance skills of preschoolers, as reported by their parents. Participants included 231 children ranging in age from 4 to 6 years old, with mild to moderate developmental disabilities and 240…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Construct Validity, Validity, Preschool Children
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Stephens, Dawn L.; Collins, Michael D.; Dodder, Richard A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
Recent legislation, especially the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, generated the closure of institutions for people with disabilities and inclusion into community residences and employment. It has been well documented that individuals with developmental disabilities often experience difficulties with employment including both obtaining…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Vocational Rehabilitation, Supported Employment, Human Services