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Developmental Gains By Children With Special Needs As A Result Of Early Intervention, Connie Rose Lambert
Developmental Gains By Children With Special Needs As A Result Of Early Intervention, Connie Rose Lambert
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study evaluated the developmental gains of sixteen handicapped children who attended an early intervention program at an urban university. The subjects ranged in age from twenty-four months to sixty-six months and included a variety of conditions. A holistic, non-categorical developmental approach was utilized for intervention specifically focusing on early childhood special education. Parental involvement was encouraged. The subjects were taught by graduate students enrolled in a personnel preparation masters degree program, and consultation support services, such as physical therapy and speech therapy, were provided. A pretest developmental score was determined in all areas of child development at program entry, …
The Children's Hair Turned White (Original Play), Paul "Red" Shuttleworth
The Children's Hair Turned White (Original Play), Paul "Red" Shuttleworth
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis is an original play, set on the Jornada del Muerto (now known as White Sands Missile Range), about five people who witnessed the detonation of the first atomic bomb in 1945. The play deals with the long term effects of radiation exposure, with the issues of private versus public responsibility, while at the same time being a love story. As the characters (Webb, Ellen, Sage, Thorn, and Frosty) work out their fate, they are confronted by the god of death. The play features use of Butoh dance, which is to be freshly choreographed with each production, a post-nuclear …