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Download full textPayne, Dan; And Others – 1969
For 3 years, from 1966-68, data were collected representing the behavioral, social, and medical characteristics of over 20,000 retardates, the resident population of 22 state institutions for the mentally retarded in 13 western states. The data were returned to the institutions where they stimulated research, program development, evaluation, and…
Descriptors: Behavior, Census Figures, Cooperative Programs, Data Collection
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Educational Services Branch. – 1995
This document consists of a collection of fourteen information brochures, each issued in both an English and a French version. Each brochure describes the symptoms of a particular disability and provides recommended classroom interventions and additional resources. This collection covers the following disabilities (arranged alphabetically and…
Descriptors: Allergy, Asthma, Autism, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedCasey, Wendy; And Others – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1988
Describes British study that monitored and evaluated the cognitive development and academic attainments of Down's Syndrome children ages 3-10 over a two-year period. Comparisons with mainstream schools and special schools are made in the areas of children's expressive language, comprehension, numeracy, verbal fluency, drawing ability, and reading.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Downs Syndrome
Breaking the Hype Cycle: Using the Computer Effectively with Learners with Intellectual Disabilities
Direct linkLloyd, Jan; Moni, Karen; Jobling, Anne – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2006
There has been huge growth in the use of information technology (IT) in classrooms for learners of all ages. It has been suggested that computers in the classroom encourage independent and self-paced learning, provide immediate feedback and improve self-motivation and self-confidence. Concurrently there is increasing interest related to the role…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Instructional Design, School Activities, Mental Retardation
Hayes, A.; And Others – 1981
A project was developed for the purpose of monitoring the special education program of the Queensland, Australia, Department of Education. This program offered educational support for very young handicapped children and their families. The monitoring team had a formative role in providing the services of consultants to advise teachers in certain…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Cratty, Bryant J. – 1967
Intended for special education and physical education teachers, the handbook presents selected developmental sequences of activities based on the analysis of perceptual motor characteristics of groups of retarded and neurologically handicapped children. Four classifications of children and their perceptual motor characteristics are discussed: the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Curriculum Guides, Development
Toddler Research and Intervention Project Report-Year II. IMRID Behavioral Science Monograph No. 21.
Bricker, Diane; Bricker, William – 1972
The report summarizes the second year of the Toddler Research and Intervention Project, which uses experimental research to devise and evaluate educational intervention techniques with approximately 28 normal or developmentally delayed children 1- to 4-years-old and their families. Described are researchers/teachers relationships, behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Curriculum, Down Syndrome, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedGraffi, Steve; Minnes, Patricia M. – American Journal of Mental Retardation, 1988
Kindergarten and third-grade subjects (n=160) responded to videotape excerpts of children either with or without Down's Syndrome and with or without the label and description "mentally retarded." The subjects' affective evaluations, belief endorsements, and behavioral intentions were assessed, using the independent variables of grade, gender,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Childhood Attitudes, Downs Syndrome
Kumin, Libby – 2001
This book presents ideas and techniques to help children with Down syndrome communicate better by mastering the language skills necessary for classroom success as well as those needed for social interaction. It also discusses the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process for speech-pathology services and what needs to be included in the IEP.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedClunies-Ross, Graham G. – Journal of Special Education, 1979
The development of 36 Down's syndrome infants and children (ages 3-35 months) who had been involved in an early intervention project for periods ranging between four months and two years was assessed. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Child Development Centers, Cognitive Development
Trenholm, Brian; Mirenda, Pat – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2006
This exploratory survey was conducted to gain a detailed understanding of the home and community literacy experiences of children, adolescents and adults with Down syndrome. The data were collected from 224 parents/guardians across Canada who were asked to indicate literacy goals and priorities for their children with Down syndrome, the literacy…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education
Utah State Univ., Logan. Early Intervention Research Inst. – 1987
An overview is provided of a 5-year project conducted by the Early Intervention Research Institute (EIRI) which focused on the effects and costs of early intervention for young handicapped children. The bulk of the document consists of research reports of 14 investigations: (1) meta-analysis of the early intervention efficacy literature; (2)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
Peer reviewedHonig, Alice Sterling – Young Children, 1984
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Biological Influences, Birth Weight, Child Caregivers
Upshur, Carole C. – 1994
This speech reports on data collected by the Early Intervention Collaborative Study (EICS), which is a longitudinal study following the development of 190 young children with disabilities (and their families) who entered 29 publicly funded early intervention programs in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the period from 1985 to 1987. The…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demography, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
HILLIARD, L.T.; KIRMAN, BRIAN H. – 1965
REVISED TO INCLUDE LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES NEW IN BRITAIN SINCE THE 1957 EDITION, THE TEXT INCLUDES RECENT ADVANCES IN ETIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, AND TREATMENT OF MENTAL DEFICIENCY. CONSIDERATION OF THE BACKGROUND OF MENTAL DEFICIENCY INCLUDES HISTORICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS, THE SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF MENTAL DEFECT, PRENATAL CAUSES OF…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Biochemistry, Biological Influences, Child Rearing
