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This practicum project involved working with four preschool children with mental disabilities to increase their cognitive abilities through the use of computer-based instruction and use of manipulative materials. It also sought to improve the children's social-emotional development and self-esteem. The developmental levels of the four students were determined, and appropriate cognitive objectives were chosen. Concepts taught included shapes, colors, letters, and numbers. Appropriate computer programs were selected to introduce the concepts and provide relevant practice, and manipulative activities were developed to provide tactile stimulation. Children were also provided with opportunities to sort, match, identify, color, paint, paste, sing, and dance about the concepts. The practicum successfully met its objectives. Appendixes contain surveys and questionnaires documenting the baselines and results of the practicum. (Contains 17 references.) (JDD)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert