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Publication Date: 1967
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THE REMEDIATION OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, A HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL RESOURCE PROGRAMS.
VALETT, ROBERT E.
INTENDED FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, REMEDIAL SPECIALISTS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, THE HANDBOOK PRESENTS A SERIES OF CONCRETE ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. FIFTY-THREE BASIC LEARNING ABILITIES OR RESOURCE PROGRAMS ARE GROUPED UNDER SIX MAJOR AREAS--GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT, SENSORY MOTOR INTEGRATION, PERCEPTUAL MOTOR SKILLS, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, CONCEPTUAL SKILLS, AND SOCIAL SKILLS. EACH ABILITY IS DEFINED OPERATIONALLY, ILLUSTRATED, AND PROVIDED WITH AN EDUCATIONAL RATIONALE. ALSO, EACH ACTIVITY IS CONSIDERED AS A DEVELOPMENT TASK, AND BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND ADVANCED LEVEL PROGRAM IDEAS ARE SUGGESTED. A SAMPLE PROGRAM WORKSHEET, REFERENCES TO RELATED PROGRAMS, SUGGESTIONS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND RELEVANT EVALUATIONAL AND DIAGNOSTIC AIDS, AND SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR ALL 53 PROGRAMS. FORMS FOR PUPIL EVALUATION AND PUPIL PROGRESS REPORTS ARE INCLUDED. THE BOOK, PRESENTED IN LOOSE LEAF FORMAT, IS INTENDED FOR MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION BY ITS USERS. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY FEARON PUBLISHERS, 2165 PARK BOULEVARD, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94306, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR $12.00. (JD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education, Interpersonal Competence, Language Acquisition, Learning Activities, Learning Disabilities, Motor Development, Perceptual Development, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Perceptual Motor Learning, Physical Activities, Physical Development, Psychomotor Skills, Remedial Programs, Resource Materials, Sensory Integration, Sensory Training, Skill Development, Social Development, Teaching Methods
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