Problems in Perception- The Role of Art in Special Education

Rochester Institute of Technology RIT Scholar Works Theses Thesis/Dissertation Collections 6-3-1970 Problems in Perception: The Role of Art in Special Education Patricia Koch Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses Recommended Citation Koch, Patricia, "Problems in Perception: The Role of Art in Special Education" (1970) Thesis Rochester Institute of Technology Accessed from This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Thesis/Dissertation Collections at RIT Scholar Works It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses by an authorized administrator of RIT Scholar Works For more information, please contact ritscholarworks@rit.edu Title Page Problems in Per~~tion Thesis Proposal for the Master of Fine Arts Degree College of Fine and Applied Arts Rochester Institute of Technology Submitted by: Patricia ~ Koch Date: March 1, 1970 Advisor: Approved by Graduate Committee: Date: Chairman: Purpose The purpose approaches to form, educate children emotinnal art investigate is to deficiencies; skills book a thesis impairment, sensory-motor in the of required neurological cribe Thesis the of genetic with disturbances, and design and and in problems special to perception damage, des that improve discrimination Scope Thesis the of Bibliography of Participation in testing, at the Teaching teen are to children Educational Cooperative of children emotionally from seven disturbed to and seven percep handicapped to attending Photographing editing for areas the and illustrate learning of child relevant developing and approach specific a for meeting the basic Compiling for programs observing, New York years who old, remedial Board Center, for two years Structuring in setting up #1, Fairport, art tually room and disabilities workshop, learning a Forman Services 1969-70 readings, in the procedure of needs these children art and deficiency in his task situation, Cropping content citing where and necessary prints selecting their examples invested situations, which of their energies, show work under specific which best controlled goal direction Making transparencies color lend will to the aesthetic Editing of Writing a special selected possible in administrative in to and and reader education educators learning structured and in book form; 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Select type composition, Select Add and slides sequence the of slides near to type face if it's wrong Agonize over fitting title duction, Number and Compute page, and and of cost schedule way in report of too or light page; compose in type face crop to fit of into page contents, plan preface, intro needed and over the final graphic photography, materials describing completed, creative Proposals combined constantly for all steps along review Alternative explore viewed procedures all Committee produce and if tasks Graduate of heavy change materials announced To too face; design to prior in desired type deleting table pages Write up report, Submit or appendix readability the work pages Cover design a at pertinent where fit, and space illustrations Do cover, Keep in children refit selected; Delete text relevant the of choices exploring work Arrange Rewrite text to fit then fatten after colored format and usable work to my date for design printing, in advisor submission and week to the communicative and combined one potentials design principles to form to tell a story the about part and To of the function prepare a book, a of art in mechanical on children learning theory special for a in the behind it education book, art or a room, sufficient their work, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGV ROCHESTER NEW YORK OFFICE MEMORANDUM Oate ~M~aLrwch~9~,~19~7~O~ - Patricia Koch Approval Abject of Thesi s Proposal The Graduate Committee approved your Thesis Proposal "Problems in Perception", and named Professor Hans Barschel as your Advisor I suggest you see him and arrange for an orderly development of your Thesis in terms of content and date and this in the very near future Please follow the guidelines in the Handbook of Graduate Study"; if you not have a copy of the Handbook you may obtain one from Mr Neil Hoffman, in the School of Art and Design II Your project seems to be an interesting one, and I shall follow the development and completion with great interest I have a suggestion to make: that Professor Remington serve as co-advisor, and that you give consideration to adding some resource people, or Thesis Committee member, from a member of the Behaviorial Sciences faculty in the College of General Studies Professor Leonard Barkin would be an ideal member of the Thesis Committee if he were available, but this appears to be unlikely in view of his scnedule and commitments Sincerely, HJB:gu cc: Mr Remington Mr Barschel Dr Berns tei n Graduate File H.J Brennan, Dean College of Fine and Applied Arts PROBLEMS IN PERCEPTION The Role of Art in Special Education Patricia S Koch Candidate for the Master in the of College Fine of the Rochester Institute June Advisor: and 3, of Fine Arts Applied Arts of Technology 1970 Roger Remington PREFACE iii iv THE PROBLEM FORMATIVE INFLUENCES RESEARCH The Child with Learning Disabilities Preparatory Activities THE THESIS COMBINING TEXT CONCEPTS WITH VISUAL COMMUNICATION Problems in Designing Technicalities of a Page Design CONCLUSIONS Questions Professional Evaluations SELECTIVE READING Book 10 14 15 follow 15 16 PREFACE The initial the classroom Services in grew review conjunction that photographic A Board the at #1, Fairport, of teaching record made expressions child at Ts was art behavior is R.I.T., the in administration BOCES These transparencies mounted for From these the slides, illustrations demonstrate the Color work by duction quality the But I find many function author the were and blue a and with vivid in financing were were taken of the on ill and accuracy is the glass- talks developed to special shade film for mounting, in suffer attractive selected selected senior engage professional not a the art of how the to able look would Stapsy, was independ act who He in this book transparencies by explain John and previews and but that action modified of conceptualization could who encounter costs slide possible needed interested was in that teaching of photographer Its teaching itself the with began project Cooperative Educational of New York ently from the teaching for for this thinking usable page education children* s of repro and color imparts art a expensive White books art vellum heavy and found it and board held the type bristol and problem common a but best, were best photographs poster without warping A in cover avoid bar is or the The large of to provide where time the dog is don't same the BOCES mental Dr Linn, the Dividing boards Dr M.A General print also are professor to to act serve at as on the psychology Studies, critically 13 be can made sheets psychologist included of dog read from by recommended was agreed child improved the diet school psychologist, comments Ryan, out new since health staff, She has John of Weed, the where family sheep our a red brain damaged the and A "wound-like- transitions by off- variation New York Times financial old staff Her up We have Florence committee of some and it remain and color "hurt" spell available with consultant create chewed allows Mrs College and photograph was cover negative when pages, only once, photographs The on intensities the pages colors by keying by separate the of piece contrast book the unexpected used predominance inside front and obvious color text white to selected was illustrate the boy's feelings scar" of and color at board red throughout mind shades to of the black with The cover professional a my thesis conclusion of and the suggested problem in need areas transtion, of His notes follow those expansion Suggestions from both were Mrs Weed of I feel and upon acted and modification, satis factorily incorporated Van Mrs was to unable Mr Trimming sweaty finger was jumps were far from perfect Mr endeavor Craig, he the machine I of gentle department cutting of am grateful thru this suggested printing, the of were accomplished support had the bind -punch for the graphy Coffee movement GRIT, production husband for hours to my TRUE by of essence very body be held not twitch and martinis or proved photographs could the reduce eye Sheer grit, suspended type of Breathing, eliminated; 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