Articles included in this journal are a report on the President's Conference on Early Childhood Education entitled "The Young Child: The Significance of Motor Development" by Delores M. Curtis; A Real Look at the Young Child by Lolas E. Halverson; What Movement Means to a Young Child by Keturah E. Whitehouse; Who Says the Young Child…

This study sought to descriptively evaluate the performance of fundamental gross motor skills among Head Start children. Levels of performance were compared and contrasted with performance profiles of the Test of Gross Motor Development. Findings suggest that Head Start curriculum should focus on the importance of developing fundamental gross…

Examines psychomotor development of infants in the United States, Europe, Asia and Oceania, India, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, the Orient and Hawaii. (SB)

This book is written for physical educators and classroom teachers of elementary school children. It is divided into five parts. Part one presents background information for developing a child-centered program and explores the educational potential of movement experiences. Part two introduces a six-step model designed to provide a sound…

This guide provides basic information on the development, observation, and teaching of basic language, visual-perceptual-motor, and body awareness and control skills to disadvantaged children. It is presented in three sections devoted to specific analyses of how skills develop within each of three modalities, and how to observe and teach children…

This book's main objective is to help teachers and parents deal more knowledgeably and effectively with children through the medium of movement. The book has been written in such a manner that current theory, research, and practical application are merged into a workable whole. The first five chapters provide the reader with a basis of knowledge…