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Which Games Are Played: In the way of practical help, suggest games that could be played at home (e.g. word bingo or a cloze game where children fill in missing words or phrases), explaining the particular value of games to a child with reading problems -namely that they're fun and so don't seem too much like hard work, and also that they have a useful repetitive, reinforcing function. When you recommend a game, try to explain just how it is designed to help. There are booklets and pamphlets available, which games are played give ideas for games that can easily be made and played at home (e.g. Hip Pocket Spelling Games series, New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983).
WATER POLO, an aquatic team game played by swimmers in indoor and outdoor pools with an inflated ball. As in other goal games, such as soccer and lacrosse, the objective is to place the ball through the opponents' goal, thereby scoring one point. Usually this is accomplished not by individual effort but by relaying the ball to teammates. The game saw its start in England in the 1870's and has grown in popularity during the 20th century. Two types evolved: one, especially popular in the United States, was a "softball' variety (the ball not fully inflated) and was extremely rough—a player was often tackled and held underwater until he released the ball; in Europe, however, a "hardball" variety was adopted, and the sport was first played in the Olympic games in 1900. Because of Olympic games prestige, this hardball game may now be considered the "official" international game, although the softball type continued to enjoy some popularity in the United States until the end of the 1930's.
The Choctaw played a ball game using rackets and a small ball of stuffed deerskin. The game of "chunkey" was also popular. In one of its variations, competitors hurled sticks after a rolling disk, each trying to make his stick land closest to the stone when it stopped. These games were played with great competitive spirit and were accompanied by elaborate ritual dances.
History. During the 18th century the Choctaw allied themselves with the French, thus incurring the enmity of the Chickasaw tribes.
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