ABSTRACT
Four trainable retarded children, ages five to seven, in a state-operated Regional Center program were conspicuous for poor posture, awkwardness of gait, reluctance to run, fear of heights, and general ineptness with regard to position and motion in space. They balked at ascending and descending from their bus, bidding to be carried each time. They dropped to all fours when facing an inclined plane such as a moderately steep ramp or hillside. Stairs, too, were negotiated on all fours. Each refused to jump or alight from a height of more than three inches. This behavior had been consistently observed over the previous year and a half in the center’s program. An exploratory program was improvised to help overcome their difficulty in negotiating stairs, ramps or hillsides.
