ONE OF A SERIES OF PROVISIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES IN THE FIELD OF SENSORY RESEARCH RELATED TO SENSORY (ESPECIALLY VISUAL) IMPAIRMENT, THE DOCUMENT LISTS 284 SELECTED WORKS ON ELECTRICAL STIMUATION OF SKIN. PRIMARILY JOURNAL ARTICLES, BUT INCLUDING SOME BOOKS AND SEVERAL THESES, THE ITEMS DATE FROM 1891 THROUGH 1967 (IN PRESS). PUBLICATIONS CITED ARE…

The basis of perception is found in the sensory experiences of an individual. Cognition, in turn, may be thought of as organized perceptions. Hence, diagnosis of learning disabilities should start with an assessment of the sensory skills in order to gain insight into the probable perceptual and cognitive problems involved in learning. The taxonomy…

Capitalizing on the resources available within a city block, this resource guide for the emotionally handicapped (K-6) describes methods and procedures for developing sensory awareness in the urban out-of-doors. Conceptual focus is on interdependency ("living things are interdependent"). Involvement in the environment (observing, thinking, doing)…

Illustrated by full-page photographs, this book focuses on each of the child's five senses and shows how the senses are interrelated. Activities are suggested to increase the child's sensory awareness. (CS)

This study was designed to explore learning behavior of children following four specific preconditioning experiences: sensory deprivation, sensory bombardment, routine worksheet exercises, and a sensory awareness game. The study occurred in three parts: preconditioning of the subjects, teaching of a language skill, and performance of a task…

This easy-to-read manual for parents describes what a baby learns in the first year of life and suggests specific things parents or caregivers can do to encourage a baby to use his body, senses, and mind to communicate. Each chapter is concerned with 1 month of the infant's life and includes sections on (1) Baby's Viewpoint (discussion of the…

Oral performance of literature can be compared with film viewing, in that both are strongly based on suggestion, which forces the spectator to participate actively in the creation of images. Film is actually a series of still pictures, but persistence of vision produces the idea of motion in the mind. Likewise, literature in performance involves…

For availability, see EC 104 061. Sensory stimulation, similar to that received during self stimulation, was administered to one autistic and one multiply handicapped child (6 and 4 years old) contingent upon correct response to a manipulative task. (CL)

Female elementary students were measured for awareness and use of senses. An experimental group received perception training and a control did not. Results indicated that perception training increased the pleasure associated with the environmental encounter, the number of different senses used, and general awareness of the environment. (Author/MA)

Research is cited supporting usefulness of fantasy and daydreaming in career planning and counseling. Suggestions are made regarding use of spontaneous and guided fantasy and daydreams in career counseling. Relaxation training is discussed, a script for a guided fantasy is provided, and methods of processing the fantasy experience are addressed.…

A local California school developed a program to meet language needs of first graders (70 percent of whom were from minority groups.) The program stresses basic concepts, vocabulary development through categorization and sensory experiences, and many opportunities to practice verbal skills with peers. (DB)

Young people need to understand how we use our senses to relate to our world and how the arts and technology heighten sensory perception. A participatory exhibition involving art, music, science, and technology designed for elementary and secondary students by the High Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, is described. (RM)

Notes the relevance of the haiku form (unrhymed poetry "recording the essence of a moment keenly perceived in which nature is linked to human nature") to outdoor education. Lists anthologies, collections, books introducing haiku, and haiku magazines. Provides 17 haiku examples. (MH)

Shares ideas for classroom activities based on use of the students' senses. The activities are especially helpful for use with students with no or minimal literacy skills. (EKN)

To insure the development of normal speech, the multiply handicapped blind infant or child needs oral/vocal sensory stimulation associated with communication experiences. (DB)