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Making Games And Equipment For Young Children, Claudia Eliason Oct 1990

Making Games And Equipment For Young Children, Claudia Eliason

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Many opportunities for enjoyment, learning, and interaction can be provided through the child's use of homemade games and equipment. Children love games and parents usually like to provide as many as they can. However, not only does the family budget often limit the quantity and quality of pieces of equipment that can be purchased, but in addition many store toys are limited in terms of their learning potential for children and parents. It is the intent of this booklet to suggest games that can be made from easily accessible and inexpensive materials.


Care Of Down And Synthetic Sleeping Bags, Leona K. Hawks Sep 1990

Care Of Down And Synthetic Sleeping Bags, Leona K. Hawks

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If your down or synthetic sleeping bag is treated properly, it will give you years of reliable service. If treated improperly, it can easily be ruined by just one small mistake. The following are some general tips concerning the proper use and care of your sleeping bag.


Consumer Fraud And Deceit: Don't Be A Target, Norleen Ackerman Ph.D Sep 1990

Consumer Fraud And Deceit: Don't Be A Target, Norleen Ackerman Ph.D

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American consumers lose an estimated $50 billion per year-almost $700 per household-to fraudulent schemes and deceptive sales practices. While most businesses are honest and fair to consumers, some arc not. It takes two people-a seller and a consumer-to make a deceptive selling scheme work.


Review Of The Gifted Kids Survival Guide Ii, Scott L. Hunsaker Jan 1990

Review Of The Gifted Kids Survival Guide Ii, Scott L. Hunsaker

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

No abstract available.


Teaching Behaviorally Disordered Adolescents To Use Self-Management Skills For Improving The Completeness, Accuracy, And Neatness Of Creative Writing Assignments, Nancy K. Glomb, R. P. West Jan 1990

Teaching Behaviorally Disordered Adolescents To Use Self-Management Skills For Improving The Completeness, Accuracy, And Neatness Of Creative Writing Assignments, Nancy K. Glomb, R. P. West

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a self-management procedure known as WATCH that was designed to teach adolescents with learning and behavior problems to improve the completeness, accuracy, and neatness of their creative writing homework assignments. The procedure was based on four strategies: teaching students the fundamentals of behavior change, teaching students to use self-instruction, teaching students to set goals and implement plans to achieve those goals, and teaching students to accurately evaluate their work. Two high school students who were classified as behaviorally disordered were taught to develop plans for completing their creative writing …


Cooktops And Cookware, Leona K. Hawks Jan 1990

Cooktops And Cookware, Leona K. Hawks

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No abstract provided.


Home Designs, Leona K. Hawks Jan 1990

Home Designs, Leona K. Hawks

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No abstract provided.


Review Of Daydreams I: Get-Aways, Scott L. Hunsaker Jan 1990

Review Of Daydreams I: Get-Aways, Scott L. Hunsaker

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

No abstract available.


The Effects Of Incidental Teaching On The Generalized Use Of Social Amenities At School By A Mildly Handicapped Adolescent, L. K. Oswald, Benjamin Lignugaris / Kraft, R. West Jan 1990

The Effects Of Incidental Teaching On The Generalized Use Of Social Amenities At School By A Mildly Handicapped Adolescent, L. K. Oswald, Benjamin Lignugaris / Kraft, R. West

Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Faculty Publications

Recently, researchers have begun exploring the effects of incidental teaching on the acquisition of socially appropriate behavior by handicapped children and adults. The results of these investigations suggest that incidental teaching may facilitate the generalization of newly trained social skills. This study used incidental teaching procedures to teach a 16-year-old mildly handicapped student to use social amenities in a resource classroom. In addition, generalization was assessed to another resource classroom and to an art classroom. The results of the study indicated that the student increased his use of social amenities in the training setting. Moreover, directions to use thank you …


Review Of Managing The Social And Emotional Needs Of The Gifted: A Teacher's Survival Guide, Scott L. Hunsaker Jan 1990

Review Of Managing The Social And Emotional Needs Of The Gifted: A Teacher's Survival Guide, Scott L. Hunsaker

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

No abstract available.


Kitchen Appliances, Leona K. Hawks Jan 1990

Kitchen Appliances, Leona K. Hawks

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No abstract provided.