Stimulating Cognitive Development at Developmental Level: A Tested, Non-Remedial Preschool Curriculum for Preschoolers and Older Retarded Children

The Development of Interactive-Dynamic Approaches to Assessment of Learning Potential

“…In the first study by Samuels et al, an experimental group of preschool handicapped children received the Cognitive Curriculum for Young Children (CCYC; Haywood, Brooks, & Burns, 1986) for 1 year and were compared to a control group that received a good but noncognitive program. At the end of the program both groups were given the CATM as a dynamic test and the RCPM and Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Revised as a static test.…”

Evaluating Preschool Programs: The Role of Dynamic Assessment

“…The program incorporated a mediational interaction style with specific activities developed from the Cognitive Curriculum for Young Children (Haywood, Brooks, & Burns, 1986). Like the skillsbased approach, it takes into account the principles of normal child development and the introduction of preacademic skills and concepts, but it also strongly emphasizes the processes of learning.…”

Fundamental movement skills of six- to seven-year-old children in the first grade of elementary school: A pilot study

“…Motor skills are one of the foundations of human behaviour [11,12]. They represent potential conditioning, readiness or disposition for effective performance of a specific type of motor task.…”

“…One of the elements of proper physical development of the child is learning FMS, which help a child learn new skills and develop independence to deal with the surrounding environment [11,12,18,19,20]. Fundamental movement skills play an important role in proper health and social development as well as in participation in sport and physical activity throughout one's life [6,16,21,22,23,24].…”