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deVincentis, Sarah; Johnson, Linda – 1978
A motor-sensory training program was established to meet developmental motor needs of behaviorally disordered children (6 to 8 years old). Most of the children had motor deficiencies, as well as diagnosed learning disabilities, and some children were entered in the program not because of motor deficiencies but because of their extreme motor…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities
Smith, Virginia M. – Academic Therapy, 1985
A 10-day aquatics program for learning disabled children with hand-eye coordination problems and low self-esteem is described. Activities for each session (including relaxation exercises) are listed. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Eye Hand Coordination, Learning Disabilities, Motor Development
Colfer, George R. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1979
The movement approach to teaching soccer is appropriate on the elementary level because the skills can be self-learned through problem solving, exploration, and guided discovery. (JMF)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Force, Motor Development, Movement Education
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Miller, Sue Ellen – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1979
A unit using hula hoop activities helped 15 educable mentally retarded elementary students improve physically and socially and increased their self-esteem. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation
Mueller, E. Jane; Romeo, Dominic – 1976
Described is a program for autistic children, and presented are educational case studies of 13 children (6-9 years old). The program is explained to provide individualized instruction based on assessment using the Peabody Individual Achievement Test, B. Ruttenberg and E. Wolf's Vocalization and Expressive Speech Development Scale, L. Lee's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autism, Case Studies, Elementary Education
Rafael, Berta; And Others – Rehabilitation Literature, 1979
The United Cerebral Palsy Open Education Project was developed to meet the individual educational goals of multiply handicapped children (ages six months to 13 years). (PHR)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cerebral Palsy, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education