A test on child development and parenting knowledge (with accompanying cassette) was developed and field tested with mildly mentally handicapped secondary students. (CL)

The study evaluated effects of integrated special education preschool programs, relative to comparable groups of children in nonintegrated special education preschools, across a broad assessment battery. Children in both types of programs made significant gains across the year, while Ss in integrated classes scored significantly higher only on a…

The author considers cerebral dominance and brain asymmetry, the development of the cerebral cortex and examples of aberrancy, and diseases of the immune system, all of which relate to recent anatomical and epidemiological findings in developmental dyslexia. These discoveries have led to testable hypotheses which may enhance current understandings…

The Developmental Task Model provides a basic framework for attaining optimal normalization for chronically ill children. The model examines how specific characteristics of an illness interact with particular age-related developmental tasks of childhood. Developmental issues, effects of chronic childhood illness, and implications for intervention…

As part of a longitudinal study, home observations were made of 14 Down Syndrome and 19 nonretarded infants at 6.5 months and 17 months. Findings stressed the importance of early compensatory training involving Down Syndrome infants and their parents in the home environment. (CL)

The beginnings of representational play were examined in 16 visually impaired children (18-38 months). Nine children demonstrated some symbolic acts at a mean age significantly earlier than the literature suggests. Presence of symbolic acts was significantly related to use of the word "no," two-word combinations, and general sensorimotor skills.…

The writing of learning disabled students can help teachers diagnose reasons for spelling errors and view spelling performance in terms of developmental factors. Further, practice in writing can provide opportunities for self-correction via modeling adult spelling. (CL)

An article first printed in "Elementary English" in September 1953 which reviews language acquisition and development in children. (DD)

Radio has generally been overshadowed by television as an educational aid. Here it is argued that the medium's Cinderella-like qualities have their uses "now that nobody's going to the ball." (Editor/RK)

In order to effectively use National Instructional Television's art series, Images and Things, there are two items which are of great help for setting the cogs and wheels in motion: NIT's Guide and Program Notes and the Learning Resource Kit. Article described both methods for improving instruction. (Author/RK)

Priorities, problems, and planning strategies related to Appalachia's health and educational services/programs are discussed in terms of past experiences and future possibilities. Emphasis is on the need for efficient delivery systems. (JC)

Perhaps the most important implication of the metaphor is to suggest that it may well be the main purpose of education to provide conditions under which each child will identify and find satisfaction through a chosen field or fields of work. (Author)

Theme: Understanding the sequence and variability in the individual development of self-care skills enables caregivers to encourage children to attempt activities while not expecting unrealistic accomplishments.

Considers the process of creativity and its expression in the drawings of children. (RK)

The nursery rhyme as a form of persuasion and a way of improving children's language choices is explored within the context of the historical devices distinctive to the genre. (CH)