DOCUMENT RESUME ED 125 167 95 EC 090 261 AUTHOR Thorns, Arden R.; And Others TITLE Instructional Materials for the Handicapped: Birth through Early Childhood. INSTITUTION Olympus Research Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah. SPONS AGENCY Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (DHEW/OE), Washington, D.C. Div. of Innovation and Development. PUB DATE 76 NOTE 195p. AVAILABLE FROMOlympus Publishing Company, 2 Olympus Plaza, 1670 East 13th Street, Salt Lake City, Utah (7.95) EDRS PRICE MF-S0.83 Plus Postage. HC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Books; *Curriculum Guides; *Directories; *Early Childhood Education; Exceptional Child Education; Games; *Handicapped Chileren; *Instructional Materials; Toys ABSTRACT The bock contains information on approximately 600 manufacturers of toys and games, 275 instructional kits, and 80 activity guides designed for use with the young handicapped child. It is explained that the information was compiled through correspondence with projects, agencies, state departments of education, manufacturers, parents, and professionals, as well as the National Center on Educational Media and Materials for the Handicapped and the Council for Exceptional Children Information Services Unit. Discussed are such toy and game considerations as safety, maintenance, construction, and the relationship between the product and the child's developmental level; and described are materials from approximately 600 manufacturers. A checklist is provided for selecting instructional kits, and a chart is included with cost,age, developmental skill areas, subject areas, format and component descriptions for approximately 275 instructional kits. The final chapter recommends selection criteria for activity guides, and contains an annotated listing (with construction plans, illustrations and suggestions of common household materials) of more than 80 activity and curriculum guides. (CI) *********44*******44**********************44****444444***************** Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makesevery effort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * * of the microfiche ,and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original document. Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original. * *********************************************************************** Instructional U S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION Materials THIS DOCUMENT HASse. EN REPRO- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVE() FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN- ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE- for the SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION P%1T1941 OR POLICY Handicapped Birth through Early Childhood Arden R. Thorum, Project Director Ellen C. Stearns Karen L. Harms Dennis VanVliet Georgia Martinez Division of Innovation and Development Bureau of Education for the Handicapped U.S. Office of Education U.S. Department of Health, Educationand Welfare Prepared by Olympus ResearchCorporation lympus Publishing Company Salt Lake City 2 "PERMISSION TD REPRODUCE THIS COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL SY MICRO FICHE ONLY HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO RIAND ORGAtiTZATI4NS OpERAT iNG UNDER AGREEMENTS WITH THE NA TiONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION FURTHER REPRODUCTION OUTSIDE THE ERIC SYSTEM REQUIRES PERMS SION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER " Copyright© 1976 by Olympus Publishing Company Salt Lake City, Utah Copyright is claimed until 1980. Thereafter allportions of this book covered by this copyright will be inthe public domain. The chapters included in this publication werewritten pursuant to a contract with the Office ofEducation, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.Contractors undertaking such projects under governmentsponsorship are encouraged to express freely their professionaljudgment in the conduct of the project. Points of view oropinions stated do not therefore necessarily represent officialOffice of Education position or policy. Library of Congress Cataloging in PublicationData Olympus Research Corporation Instructional materials for the handicapped. Project prepared under contract with the Divisionof Innova- tion and Development, Bureau ofEducation for the Handicapped, U. S. Office of Education. Includes bibliographies. 1. Educational games. 2. Audio-visualmaterials. 3. Handi- capped childrenEducation. I. Thorum, Arden R., 1935 - II. United States. Bureau of Educationfor the Handicapped. Division of Innovation aDevelopment. III. Title. [DNLM: 1. Handicapp 2. Education, Special. 3. Teach- ing materials. 4. Play. LC4026 053i} LB1029.G3049 1975 371.9'043 75-43800 ISBN 0-913420-69-7 Contents Acknowledgments page 5 Introduction page 7 Statement of Purpose 8 Definition of Terms 8 Boundaries and Limitations 9 How to Use This Book 10 Chapter 1Toys and Games 11 Chapter 2Instructional Kits 11 Chapter 3Activity Guides 11 Conclusions 12 Summary 12 1 Toys and Games 15 Criteria for Selection 19 Matching the Toy or Game to theTask 24 Developmental Capabilities of the Child 24 Toys and Games Currently Available 28 r 3 L 4 Recommendations 28 General Listing of Commercial Producers of Toys, Games, Education Kits, and Other Instructional Aids 31 Medical Equipment 92 Selected References 93 2 Instructional Kits 95 Criteria for Selection 99 Guidelines for Analyzing Kits and Sets of Early Learning Materials 100 Listing of Instructional Kits 112 ,.b M:anufacturersof Instructional Kits 157 Recommendations 160 Selected References 163 3 Activity Guides 165 Criteria for Selection 168 Recommendations 169 Curriculum Guides Bibliography 170 5 4 Acknowledgments Anyone who has attempted to identify andsynthesize the amount of educational products availableeven on a local, state, or regional level readily appreciates the herculeantask involved, and yet it is felt that this report reflects toa great extent such an accomplishment, even more so since itwas completed on a nation- al level. This report could not have reached the magnitudeof its com- prehensiveness without the assistance ofmany individuals and their conscientious efforts. The progress of thereport was moni- tored closely by Dr. Max Mueller, Chief, Research ProjectsBranch, BEH, and his insight into and suggestionsabout the material en- hanced the contents of the report. MaryJane DeWeerd, Coordi- nator, Handicapped Children's Early EducationProgram, BEH, critically reviewed the manuscript at its variousstages and was often responsible for keeping things in perspective.Her candid comments were gratefully appreciated. Both May Aaronson, Program Specialist, NIMH,and Ora lie McAfee, Education Commission of the States,offered a reservoir of resources and contacts,as well as comments regarding the final manuscript. Jan Jelinek, Project T.A.P.P.,University of Wyoming, offered technical assistance. The enthusiasm of the four research assistants,Ellen Stearns, Karen Harms, Georgia Martinez, and DennisVanVliet made the long hours all worthwhile, and theyare to be commended for their perseverance and ability to search out the unsearchable and find it. Special recognition goes to David Scorse whovolunteered many hours for both suggestions and additionalresources. Through the cooperation of Mary JaneBragg, Coordinator, References Services, and Marie Holman, Libraryat California State University, Fullerton, the storage and cataloging ofthe materials 5 6 were facilitated. The Associated Student Senate,CSUF, supplied financial support to send one research assistant to a national con- vention for the purpose of obtaining additional research materials. When the data were all collected in rough draft, the typist, Robyn Campbell, added her expertise and put it all into a manu- script form. Her manner and patience and her organizational abili- ties were gratefully appreciated. Responsible for the design of the book and its ultimate printing was G. Donald Gale, managing editor of Olympus Publishing Company. Sybil H. Clays, senior editor for Olympus Publishing Company, was able to add consider- able clarity and flow to the raw.data and to make the text more readable. This report could not have been completed if it had not been for the conscientious "letter openers" who directed our inquiries to the proper sources within their organizations (marufacturers, project directors, state departments of education, private agencies, and so forth). The responses were gratifying, and many responded, giving as much detail as was mailable. Finally, to Jo Ann Thorurc rho didn't complain during the oc- cupation of her husband's time on this report or to the volume of materials that filled every nook and cranny of her home and who rallied round and assisted both in the production and morale aspects of the project, my heartfelt appreciation. Arden R. Thorum Project Director September 1975 7 6 Introduction Since its inception, the Bureau of Education for the Handi- capped has worked to stimulate development of early childhood education programs. As a result of these efforts and other initia- tives, many federal, state, and local agencies have responded and implemented various types of programs toserve the young handi- capped child. As a result of this nationalresponse, a substantial amount of data concerning various aspects of these programs have accumulated. Aspects include training, assessment, instructional strategies,