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Download full textKratochvil, Daniel W. – 1971
This is one of 21 reports dealing with the developmental history of recent and successful educational products. The report on the Frostig program is based upon: (1) published materials; (2) documents in the files of the developing agency; and (3) interviews with staff who were involved in the product development. All phases in the developmental…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Instructional Materials, Material Development
Thomas, Jerry R.; And Others – Research Quarterly, 1975
This study assessed the effects of a specifically designed perceptual-motor training program on the level of perceptual-motor development, self-concept, and academic ability of kindergarten children. (RC)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Motor Development
Peer reviewedField, Jeffery – Developmental Psychology, 1976
The reaching behavior of 12 infants in the presence of solid objects and pictures of objects placed within and beyond possible contact distance was videotaped in three sessions at 15, 19, and 24 weeks of age. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Depth Perception, Early Childhood Education, Eye Hand Coordination
Peer reviewedFabes, Richard A.; Martin, Carol Lynn; Hanish, Laura D.; Anders, Mary C.; Madden-Derdich, Debra A. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Examined the role of same-sex peer interactions in influencing early school competence and the degree to which effortful control (EC) moderated these relations. Results indicated that EC, measured at the end of the Fall semester, moderated the relations of children's same-sex play to their school competence, measured at the end of the following…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Childhood Attitudes, Competence, Inhibition
Direct linkVirji-Babul, Naznin; Kerns, Kimberly; Zhou, Eric; Kapur, Asha; Shiffrar, Maggie – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2006
Early intervention approaches for facilitating motor development in infants and children with Down syndrome have traditionally emphasised the acquisition of motor milestones. As increasing evidence suggests that motor milestones have limited predictive power for long-term motor outcomes, researchers have shifted their focus to understanding the…
Descriptors: Cues, Early Intervention, Down Syndrome, Motor Development
Tansley, A. E. – 1986
This booklet presents educational programs and activities for perceptual training of 4- to 9-year-olds and older children with learning and reading problems. The development of visual and auditory perception needs to be understood as closely related to and dependent upon other developmental areas, including motor, language, thinking, emotional,…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Learning Problems
Mercado, Aurea A. – 1975
This report is an evaluation of a New York City school district educational project funded under Title VIB Education of the Handicapped Act. Under the direction of a project coordinator and a music therapist, 365 emotionally disturbed, hyperactive, and mentally retarded youngsters, ranging in age from 6 to 15, participated in the program. Primary…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Mental Retardation
Rohr, Alice M. – 1968
Perceptual deficits in child development have been found to be very common in the underachiever. Such deficits can be identified and treated with training in coordination skills such as large motor, hand-eye, and auditory-speech. This paper reports an innovative training project in three New York state elementary schools. Subjects were selected…
Descriptors: Coordination, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities, Motor Development
Dickerson, LaVerne Thornton, Comp. – 1975
This annotated bibliography focuses on recent publications dealing with factors that influence child growth and development, rather than the developmental processes themselves. Topics include: general sources on child development; physical and perceptual-motor development; cognitive development; social and personality development; and play.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Pedersen, Frank A. – 1975
This study investigates three types of reciprocal interactions among members of the family unit (father, mother and infant): father-infant interaction affecting child's development, father-infant interaction affecting mother's behavior, and husband-wife interaction affecting mother's behavior. Data from a sample of 39 healthy first-born infants…
Descriptors: Child Development, Family Relationship, Fathers, Infant Behavior
Cooper, Walter E. – 1976
The author considers the importance of evaluating preschoolers' perceptual motor development, the usefulness of various evaluation techniques, and the specific psychomotor abilities that require evaluation. He quotes researchers to underline the difficulty of choosing appropriate evaluative techniques and to stress the importance of taking…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Infants, Measurement Instruments, Motor Development
Bowers, Louis – 1969
A program for neurological organization is explained and its purposes are stated. Hints are given for working with both child and parents; and form for evaluating measures of neuromotor fitness is included. Also provided is a checklist for rating motor exploration, including movements performed lying on the back, on the knees, or standing or on…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Curriculum Guides, Equipment, Exceptional Child Education
PDF pending restorationKilbride, Philip L. – 1972
Research was undertaken to determine what informal education practices lend themselves to the precocity in sensorimotor development noted among Bagandan infants in Uganda, relative to their American white and black counterparts. With the assistance of a Muganda midwife/nurse a prenatal questionnaire was answered by women visiting antenatal clinics…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Smith, Donna K., Ed. – 1973
The curriculum guide for early childhood education of the multiply handicapped covers motor, academic, and perceptual skills. Operational definitions and developmental characteristics of the mentally retarded introduce the guide. Considered are the role of the teacher and teacher's aide, the classroom facilities, and scheduling. A chapter on…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Guides, Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Education
Wichita State Univ., KS. – 1971
Intended for teachers, the book describes the problem of having learning disabled children in the regular primary grade classroom, offers diagnostic guidelines, and suggests activities to strengthen visual skills, auditory skills, motor skills, body image, and laterality and directionality. The learning problem is seen to consist of three sets of…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Body Image, Class Activities, Diagnostic Teaching
