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Dougherty, Thomas M.; Haith, Marshall M. – 1993
As part of a study to determine whether visual and manual response systems are correlated, 26 children between 40 and 51 months of age took part in visual and manual reaction time (RT) tasks. Subjects, whose RTs had previously been tested at 3 months of age, were tested in 1 of 2 conditions. In the first condition, subjects viewed pictures only…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Eye Movements, Infant Behavior
Eckert, Helen M. – Research Quarterly, 1975
Descriptors: Eye Hand Coordination, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Perceptual Motor Learning, Preschool Children
Koppitz, Elizabeth M. – 1982
The Koppitz Minibattery, that is, the Bender Gestalt Test, the Visual Aural Digit Span Test (VADS), and the Human Figure Drawing (HFD), was adopted and extended for use with middle school pupils (aged 11 to 14). Similarities and differences for older and younger children are described in behavior observation, objective scores and the qualitative…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diagnostic Tests, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
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Thorpe, Helene S.; Werner, Emmy E. – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Examiners, Exceptional Child Services
and others; Edgar, Clara Lee – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Language Acquisition
Buchholz, Ester; Dick, Anita – 1976
This paper explores the potential psychoeducational value of a perceptual-motor screening program designed to evaluate kindergarten and first grade children in a public elementary school. The possibility of providing such a service within the framework of a university training program is examined, and the value to the university and the community…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Higher Education
BARSCH, RAY H. – 1965
A PHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL LEARNING DIFFICULTIES WAS THE BASIS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM. THE LEARNER WAS SEEN AS A SPACIALLY ORIENTED BEING WITH A PHYSIOLOGICAL MAKEUP DESIGNED TO TRAVEL THROUGH "EDUCATIONAL SPACE," PROCESSING INFORMATION TO HIS PROGRESSIVE ADVANTAGE. EIGHT CONSTRUCTS SERVED…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Experimental Programs, Handicapped Children, Learning Problems
Gensemer, Robert E. – 1979
In this teaching guide, movement education is presented as a means for developing the inherent ties between mind and body and for increasing ties between the two. While it is designed for elementary and secondary physical education teachers, it may be used as a text at the college level. Examples of specific lessons, many of which require no…
Descriptors: Body Language, Cognitive Processes, Human Body, Individual Development
Morrissey, W. J.; Delgado, Niki – 1978
This paper reviews recent literature in the field of fine motor control and training, its theory, practice, and evaluation. The paper is organized into sections dealing with (1) definitions, (2) motor learning in general for developmentally normal and handicapped persons, (3) training methods and concepts, (4) evaluation, (5) other areas, (6)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Handicapped Children, Literature Reviews
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1969
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a diagnostically based curriculum for disadvantaged preschool children. For each of 3 years, 45 lower class Appalachian white 5-year-olds were equally divided into three groups. The experimental preschool group (EPS) received a structural curriculum designed to remedy specific, diagnosed…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Diagnostic Teaching, Disadvantaged
Nye, Barbara A. – 1975
The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether particular variables or the interaction of the variables (sex, race, and residential location), had a significant effect on the development of visual motor skills in young children. A second purpose was to develop appropriate norm tables taking into account the findings of this study. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Performance Factors
Flahive, Michael J.; And Others – 1973
Provided is the step-by-step curriculum of the Language Development-Perceptual Motor Training Program designed to improve the functioning level of each child and to provide staff with methods for dealing with severely retarded children on the level of the children's communicative abilities. Program areas, which are color-coded for the user's…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Instructional Materials, Language Acquisition, Mental Retardation
Santa Ana Unified School District, CA. – 1973
The handbook lists 141 developmental objectives with instructions for remediation to aid children with learning problems in the areas of sensory motor development, auditory perception, language, visual perception, and academic achievement. Objectives are listed in chart format with each objective associated with one or more skill examples,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Auditory Perception, Behavioral Objectives, Exceptional Child Education
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Information Center on Exceptional Children. – 1969
A listing of 139 abstracts and descriptive terms is concerned with research and program developments in the area of learning disabilities. Among the topics covered are diagnosis, teaching methods, physical aspects, perceptual problems, and treatment procedures. Included are subject and author indexes, user information, and ordering procedures for…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographies, Dyslexia, Educational Programs
Weimer, Wayne Robert – 1971
This study sought to determine whether the de Hirsch Predictive Index Tests would accurately identify children who were potential failures in school. The study also investigated whether a perceptual-motor and oral language program would aid those children identified as potential failures. The Predictive Index Tests were administered to 645 first…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Grade 1, Learning Disabilities
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