Download or read book Helping Children to Improve Their Gross Motor Skills written by Rachel White and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help children with motor coordination difficulties to develop their gross motor skills in a fun way with this guided programme for children and young people aged 5-18. Activity worksheets provide detailed descriptions of how gross motor tasks can be accomplished through incremental stages, culminating in the achievement of the specific task. The step-by-step programme is divided into two sections: * learning basic skills, which includes balance, jumping, climbing, skipping, ball skills, riding a bike and more * developing specific sports skills, which includes football, badminton, basketball, netball, tennis, bowling and more. The Stepping Stones Curriculum will enable adults to chart the progress of a child and allow children to become engaged in mastering motor coordination skills. Supplementary aids such as warm up and cool-down activity sheets, an initial assessment tool and a certificate of achievement will help parents and professionals to deliver the programme effectively at home or at school.
Download or read book Activities for Gross Motor Skills Development written by and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 2003 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help students build body awareness and improve overall movement. Includes skills checklists, ideas for ball and equipment usage, sensory experiences, and more!
Download or read book 50 Ways to Support Your Child s Special Education written by Terri Mauro and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than six million students in the U.S. receive special education services and that number is on the rise. Frequent changes in educational philosophy and special-education law have made it increasingly difficult for parents to establish an appropriate education plan for their children. This book looks at the many ways that parents can advocate for their children. including how to: Communicate with teachers Get homework done Become involved at school Ensure their children are well rested Start a school day on the right foot Advocacy comes in all forms, and sometimes itÆs as simple as helping people get to know their child and family in a positive way. This useful book will serve as an invaluable tool for parents looking to establish the best educational plan for their children.
Download or read book Developing Fine and Gross Motor Skills written by Donna Staisiunas Hurley and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an excellent resource for occupational and physical therapists who are looking for ideas and reproducible handouts to give to parents or caregivers that are easy to understand. It breaks down each fine motor/gross motor developmental skill into four sections: "Desired movement, How does this movement help your child, How to incorporate this movement into your daily routine, and What to expect next." These milestones also have drawings to further explain and break down how each skill is achieved.
Download or read book Lisa Murphy on Play written by Lisa Murphy and published by Redleaf Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover why playing is school readiness with this updated guide. Timely research and new stories highlight how play is vital to the social, physical, cognitive, and spiritual development of children. Learn the seven meaningful experiences we should provide children with every day and why they are so important.
Download or read book ASQ 3 Learning Activities written by Elizabeth Twombly and published by Brookes Pub. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhance the development of infants and young children with more than 400 fun, fast, and developmentally appropriate learning activities, now in a new edition specially developed to complement ASQ-3.
Download or read book Teaching Motor Skills to Children with Cerebral Palsy and Similar Movement Disorders written by Sieglinde Martin and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Motor Skills to Children with Cerebral Palsy and Similar Movement Disorders has helped countless parents and special needs teachers for more than a decade, won the Independent Publisher Award Bronze Medal, and is now revised and expanded in this new edition. This useful guide is filled with easy-to-follow exercises and therapeutic activities demonstrated in 318 photos. They show you how to implement frequently recommended home instructions. These and the revised background information help you to better partner with your child's physical therapist. Enjoy the insightful real-life anecdotes humanizing the text. Frequently asked questions, chapters on daily stretching, on staying physically fit and having fun, and on the newest trends in intensive short-term interventions round out this comprehensive new edition.
Download or read book Perceptual motor Activities for Children written by Jill A. Johnstone and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2011 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide that outlines a 32-week programme of sequential station activities that will help pre-school and young school aged children in various stages of development, particularly those who are lagging behind in their perceptual-motor skills. It provides what you need to create a perceptual-motor learning laboratory for your students.
Download or read book Why Motor Skills Matter written by Tara Losquadro Liddle and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Motor Skills Matter shows how children use their senses and bodies to explore their environments and what we can do to protect and strengthen this critical pathway for their development, health, and learning.
Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Boys written by Michelle Caskey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need Help Homeschooling Your Boys? If you have a son, you already realize that he is much different than your daughters... but you may not realize that your son actually sees differently, hears differently, and even THINKS differently. Having a son can be confusing for moms. Homeschooling a son can be even more difficult. Often, girls are content to let you hand them a book or a workbook to teach them. Boys, on the other hand, do not normally learn well in this manner. In fact, most boys will confront you with all out rebellion if you try to conduct their homeschooling in this way. So, how should we homeschool boys? Fortunately, there are some simple answers to this question. Michelle candidly details the ups and downs of homeschooling her own sons. She gives practical advice for how to educate boys while enjoying a closer relationship with them at the same time. Boys do enjoy learning when it is approached in the right way. Grab your coffee and settle in for some laughs, some tears, and a huge helping of inspiration. About the Author: Michelle has been married to her best friend for almost 17 years. She is also a homeschool mom to her two wonderful (and tall) sons. Michelle is a Christian, a fan of simple living and a lover of chocolate. She loves her spicy chai tea in the morning and she has a hard time staying out of the snacks at night. You can find her blogging at www.homeschool-your-boys.com. Her mission is to encourage and inspire parents as they homeschool their boys.
Download or read book Sensory Circuits written by Jane Horwood and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a new programme of physical activities that provide regular and controlled input to specific sensory-motor systems enabling children to be energised or calmed so that they can get the most out their day. It provides a practical guide to setting up your own daily Sensory Circuits programme.
Download or read book The Little Book of Gross Motor Skills written by Ruth Ludlow and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gross and fine motor skills are a prerequisite for writing and without developing these skills effectively, learning how to write can be a near impossible task. This book is aimed at all those working within Early Years settings, who wish to develop children's motor skills. With the expansion of technology, the demands of busy lives and the increase in stranger danger, children's upbringing is very different today. Children are not experiencing the daily activities that help to develop core stability, balance and physical strength. As a teacher within the EYFS, Ruth noticed the increasing number of children entering her setting with physical developmental delay and has written this book to provide practitioners with some simple but effective activities to help develop gross motor skills.
Download or read book Handbook of Early Childhood Special Education written by Brian Reichow and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook discusses early childhood special education (ECSE), with particular focus on evidence-based practices. Coverage spans core intervention areas in ECSE, such as literacy, motor skills, and social development as well as diverse contexts for services, including speech-language pathology, physical therapy, and pediatrics. Contributors offer strategies for planning, implementing, modifying, and adapting interventions to help young learners extend their benefits into the higher grades. Concluding chapters emphasize the importance of research in driving evidence-based practices (EBP). Topics featured in the Handbook include: Family-centered practices in early childhood intervention. The application of Response to Intervention (RtI) in young children with identified disabilities. Motor skills acquisition for young children with disabilities. Implementing evidence-based practices in ECSE classrooms. · Cultural, ethnic, and linguistic implications for ECSE. The Handbook of Early Childhood Special Education is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, clinicians, and practitioners across such disciplines as child and school psychology, early childhood education, clinical social work, speech and physical therapy, developmental psychology, behavior therapy, and public health.
Download or read book The Joy of Movement written by Mary Lynn Hafner and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quick and easy large-motor movement activities for three- to six-year-olds to maximize development.
Download or read book Little Yoga written by Rebecca Whitford and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces nine simple playful yoga exercises for young children.
Download or read book PEDIATRIC EXERCISE HANDBOOK written by KATLIN. MIDDLETON and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome written by Maryanne Bruni and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains the best practices and procedures for helping children master the finger and hand skills needed for home and school activities.
