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Turner, Jill – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1976
Author visited a special school which tried to provide a "normal" curriculum for its severely handicapped children. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Handicapped Children, Mild Mental Retardation
Download full textFain, Gerald S., Ed.; Burkhart, Ernie, Ed. – 1975
Intended for the educator and recreator working with normal and exceptional children, the book provides an overview of perceptual motor terminology, development, and resources in addition to a state of the art paper. Presented are definitions of such terms as motor development, sensory motor development, and perceptual motor development.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Motor Development
Kokaska, Sharen Metz – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1973
The author presents a gross-motor training program for mentally retarded children by giving instructions and examples for teaching movement exploration, creative expression, and structured activities. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines, Instructional Materials
Shanks, Robb L. – 1974
A set of minimum physical education skill objectives, basic motor performances all elementary and secondary school children should be capable of demonstrating are presented in the form of specific drill instructions. Divided into grade levels for purposes of assessment, the exercises are intended to be ungraded activities. The rationale for this…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise (Physiology), Motor Development
Caldwell, Erin Kent; And Others – 1974
Described is a 9-week, summer, competency-based, instructional program for teachers of deaf blind children. Information provided includes the background and rationale for the program, a list of administrative and instructional staff members, program goals, and a sample scheduling sequence. Goals, session topics, texts and materials, session…
Descriptors: Audiology, Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum, Deaf Blind
DeKalb County Board of Education, Decatur, GA. – 1974
Presented is a curriculum guide for children with multiple sensory impairments, and described is the Georgia Center for the Multi-Handicapped. Provided are developmental scales for evaluating receptive and expressive language, auditory skills, visual perception, and motor skills. Preprimary and primary curricula (covering such areas as self-care…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education, Instructional Materials
Petrie, Thomas A.; And Others – 1974
This report contains a description and evaluation of a program for prekindergarten children who are identified as needing compensatory or corrective treatment. The program, in operation for nearly 8 years, can accommodate 60 children. Description of the instructional program was obtained through participant observation, photography, and audio tape…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1973
Nine conference papers focus on education of educable mentally handicapped (EMH) children. A prototype evaluation of procedures for teaching reading comprehension involves assessment of 96 EMH or normal students' skills in identifying main and supporting ideas in connected discourse. Described is the Lincoln School's behavioral management system…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cognitive Development, Conference Reports, Context Clues
Stephens, Beth, Ed.; And Others – 1972
Described is a 1972 workshop designed to train Pennsylvania personnel in assessing and programing for low functioning or difficult retardates. State legislation dealing with education of the retarded is reviewed. Considered are assessment techniques in the following areas: motor, communication, cognitive, and social-emotional development and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Development, Equal Education, Exceptional Child Education
Inservice Training Program for Teachers and Aides of Deaf-Blind Children, Summer, 1975. Proceedings.
Franklin, Barbara – 1976
Presented are notes taken from a 6-week inservice training program for 30 teachers and 30 paraprofessionals who work with deaf-blind children. Entries are divided into two sections--lectures and minicourses--and include the following titles: "Piaget" (V. Robinson), "Dichotic Listening--Research and Applications" (B. Franklin), "Curriculum Ideas…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Child Development, Counseling, Curriculum
Steele, Wah-Leeta – 1976
Described is Project ADAPT (A Developmental Approach to Psychomotor Transfer), a validated program used with 808 primary grade children, some with learning difficulties, over a 3-year period to enhance academic readiness and self esteem through psychomotor training. An introductory project summary explains program objectives, the needs assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Auditory Perception, Class Activities, Eye Hand Coordination
