Download or read book Multi sensory Activities for Improving Fine Motor Skills written by Susan O'Connor and published by Hinton House Publishers - Ipsuk. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good dexterity is vital in all areas of life, from dressing to handwriting and from turning pages to using a keyboard. 'High Five Jive' is an effective and integrated programme, designed to improve and develop good dexterity. This book features 30 interactive multi-sensory activity sheets with increasingly difficult exercises.
Download or read book The Everything Parent s Guide to Special Education written by Amanda Morin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be your child's best advocate! Children with special needs who succeed in school have one thing in common--their parents are passionate and effective advocates. It's not an easy job, but with The Everything Parent's Guide to Special Education, you will learn how to evaluate, prepare, organize, and get quality services, no matter what your child's disability. This valuable handbook gives you the tools you need to navigate the complex world of special education and services, with information on: Assessment and evaluation Educational needs for different disabilities, including multiple disabilities Current law, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Working within the school system to create an IEP The importance of keeping detailed records Dealing with parent-school conflict With worksheets, forms, and sample documents and letters, you can be assured that you'll have all you need to help your child thrive--in school and in life!
Download or read book The ABC s of Active Learning written by Laurie Gombash and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No two children learn the same way. Exploring educational concepts through movement and multiple sensory experiences gives children an opportunity to learn in ways they understand. To capture this array of learning variability, it is important to engage the body's senses; seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling, and moving are the basic building blocks to learning across all domains. The ABC's of Active Learning engages the whole child in multisensory experiences geared to developing the literacy skills needed for reading and writing. The 26 alphabet units provide opportunities for children to use all of their senses to fully explore and experience each letter of the alphabet. Each alphabet unit is complete with phonemic awareness activities including rhyming and alliteration sentences with a children's book suggestion for language enrichment. Multisensory writing using unconventional materials, fine motor crafts, and gross motor games offer developmentally appropriate activities for early learners of all abilities. Children will love the hands-on activities as they connect literacy experiences to each alphabet letter.
Download or read book The Multi Sensory Reminiscence Activity Book written by Sophie Jopling and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a key theme for every week of the year, this resource contains extended multi-sensory reminiscence group session plans for older adults. Written by experienced occupational therapists, it provides detailed session plans for running successful and therapeutically-valuable activities within group sessions, from remembering school days to celebrating the natural wonders of the British Isles. Each plan has been developed to be suitable for people with a variety of abilities, including for those with dementia, and help to support memory, sensory function, confidence, communication, connection, as well as overall physical and emotional wellbeing. Activities range from cognitive activities such as word games, food tasting, music and poetry to group discussions. Session plans are accompanied by downloadable colour photographs and word cards to be used as tools for discussion.
Download or read book Learning in Motion written by Patricia Angermeier and published by Future Horizons. This book was released on 2009 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As many as one in 20 children struggles with sensory issues. To address these needs in the classroom, sensory integration has become a staple in early education. This book is sure to be every teacher's bible of sensory activities.
Download or read book Perkins Activity and Resource Guide written by Charlotte Cushman and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are pleased to release a 3rd edition of this incredible resource! It contains hundreds of pages of practical suggestions for instructional activities for young children who are visually impaired with multiple disabilities. Each section has been authored by specialists in the subject area. Organized into sections for each instructional domain, and in loose-leaf format for easy pullout of sections, the guide is very user-friendly
Download or read book Soothing Sammy written by Jeana Kinne and published by . This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for children ages 2-8 years old, Soothing Sammy will teach your child how to calm down and communicate when they are upset. What do you do when you are sad or mad? This re-illustrated version is filled with vibrant, colorful images of children from diverse ethnic backgrounds. This delightful story starts with children visiting Sammy's house (a golden retriever) when they aren't happy. Sammy shows the children how to calm down with items he has around his dog house. These typical household items include a crunchy snack, a happy song, a glass of cold water and so much more! Once calm, Sammy helps the children discover and talk about why they were mad and how to solve the problem. Using the sensory-rich activities learned in this Sammy book, your child will discover how to: manage their emotions. identify their feelings. talk about why they are upset. solve the probelm. use their sensory system to calm down. communicate instead of meltdown or tantrum. Implement what they learned: At the end of the book, there are instructions of how to build your very own Sammy house. With your child, place the items discussed in the children's book into Sammy's new home. When your child becomes upset, redirect them to Sammy's house so they can use the strategies to calm down and communicate. Soothing Sammy teaches children how to calm down and communicate in a way that is easy for them to understand and remember. Knowing how to communicate and respond to feelings in a positive way will help your child now, when they are teenagers and when they become adults. Perfect for home or school, Soothing Sammy supports emotional development in a positive way. About the Author Jeana Kinne, MA has been working with young children and their families for over 18 years. It is her hope that using strategies taught in Soothing Sammy's book will provide simple solutions to common behavior concerns. Using visual, tactile and other sensory strategies, the Soothing Sammy Program is perfect for teaching emotional management skills to any child. This is the first book in the "Sammy the Golden Dog" book series.
Download or read book Playing With Purpose written by Emily Cohen, MA, CCC-SLP and published by Tandem Speech Therapy, PLLC. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are a family or educator with a toddler or young child then you have come to the right place. This book will teach you how to convert play and everyday routines into activities that are both fun AND beneficial for a child’s speech and language development. With little tweaks to your interactions and the everyday routines you are already engaging in, you can increase opportunities for learning and growth for your child. This best part is it’s not a lot of extra work. In the Playing With Purpose book you will learn: The basics of language development Why play is important for a child’s growth in the early years How children learn during play and familiar routines Tips for boosting speech and language skills during play Tips for boosting speech and language skills in everyday activities
Download or read book Learn Play and Wonder written by Saleha Banu and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Play is the highest form of research’, said Albert Einstein. Based on the theory of ‘Multiple Intelligences’, this book is a journey to the child and with the child and an answer to the prayer of a parent who wants to raise a genius or a teacher who wants to make every day count. Filled with over 250 fun, unique, creative, hands-on activities, to introduce and reinforce literacy, numeracy and STEAM concepts for the early years. It’s time to set aside the boring printed worksheets and provide children with priceless lifelong learning experiences because we must remember that ‘play’ is the only work of a child. Fun filled educational activities that can be done with: Minimal preparation time for busy parents and teachers Readily available day to day materials Easy recipes for slime and play dough
Download or read book Towards a Curriculum for All written by Dorchester Curriculum Group and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing an inclusive curriculum for all pupils is not easy. The practicing teachers who have written this book offer clearly laid out ideas and objectives for learning that goes beyond the National Curriculum. It incorporates a holistic approach to the development of a relevant curriculum for pupils and students who experience profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD).
Download or read book The Out of Sync Child Has Fun Revised Edition written by Carol Stock Kranowitz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first accessible guide to examine Sensory Processing Disorder, The Out-of-Sync Child touched the hearts and lives of thousands of families. Carol Stock Kranowitz continues her significant work with this companion volume, which presents more than one hundred playful activities specially designed for kids with SPD. Each activity in this inspiring and practical book is SAFE—Sensory-motor, Appropriate, Fun and Easy—to help develop and organize a child’s brain and body. Whether your child faces challenges with touch, balance, movement, body position, vision, hearing, smell, and taste, motor planning, or other sensory problems, this book presents lively and engaging ways to bring fun and play to everyday situations. This revised edition includes new activities, along with updated information on which activities are most appropriate for children with coexisting conditions including Asperger’s and autism, and more.
Download or read book Sensory Motor Activities for Early Development written by Chia Swee Hong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sensory motor activities are crucial for children to learn from their environment. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this revised edition is a complete package of tried-and-tested sensory motor activities for children, covering basic movements, interoception, sensory and body awareness and early visual perceptual skills. Providing an overview of the sensory systems, the authors offer practical strategies for parents/carers and practitioners to link knowledge to practice when communicating and engaging with a child. The authors present both familiar and novel activity ideas, explaining how they provide sensory stimulation to the relevant sensory systems and may help to support the child’s development, sensory processing and regulation levels. New material includes: greater emphasis on understanding the sensory systems and how they link to the activities a brand new chapter on interoception revised recording methods, including Goal Attainment Scaling as an outcome tool an expanded list of activities. Sensory Motor Activities for Early Development, 2nd edition is an essential text for all parents/carers and practitioners who use sensory motor activities in a playful way to help the development of children with a range of needs. It will be valuable reading for those working with children who do not initiate movement, who require help with their movement, who need to refine their movement, who need encouragement or motivation to engage in purposeful movements, or those who need activities to provide sensory stimulation.
Download or read book Supporting Literacy and Numeracy written by Glenys Fox and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2000 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to the ways in which the Learning Support Assistant can effectively support the class teacher with regard to literacy and numeracy frameworks.
Download or read book Good Night Octopus written by Caleb Burroughs and published by I Can Do It. This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shaped board book that is perfect for little ones who are exploring their world. Is your child ready to learn good bedtime habits? The light and lively story is encouraging and reassuring. Little Octopus will lend a hand or eight
Download or read book SEND Strategies for the Primary Years written by Georgina Durrant and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With as many as 13% of children in schools in England receiving some form of SEN support, and waiting times of up to 3-5 years for a child to receive a formal diagnosis, there is a critical need for strategies teachers can use in the classroom and parents can use at home now. SEND Strategies for the Primary Years is the solution you've been looking for! The book gives teachers (and parents!) practical strategies that they can put in place while they wait for diagnoses, assessment or support. The strategies are practical, easy to implement and resource. Relevant to children who may be impacted by a range of SEND including autism, PDA, ADHD, dyslexia, DCD, dyscalculia, sensory processing differences, speech, language and communication needs and more. The book is split into seven areas of difficulties and provides the relevant support for: – Speech, language and communication – Literacy – Numeracy – Motor skills – Emotional regulation – Sensory differences – Concentration and organisation. Each chapter contains simple, effective actions to differentiate and improve learning outcomes for pupils who need more support in the classroom as well as at home. Each activity is supported by a demonstrative video, accessible via QR code. This book and the strategies can be used by any teacher or parent, not just SEND specialists. Georgina Durrant is a former teacher and SENDCO and the founder of The SEN Resources Blog, a leading SEND website in the UK, and this book features her trademark neuro-affirmative, supportive approach throughout.
Download or read book Teaching a Child with Special Needs at Home and at School written by Judith B. Munday M.A. M.Ed. and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you been searching for help as you try to teach a struggling learner? This is the book you have been looking for! Judi Munday draws from what she has learned in 30 years of teaching exceptional students and shares that practical knowledge with you in Teaching a Child with Special Needs at Home and at School: Strategies and Tools that Really Work! This is a highly readable and helpful guide for anyone who teaches a child with learning disabilities or high-functioning autism or Asperger's. Judi has packed it full of easy-to-use instructional strategies and advice about ""what works" - for both parents who homeschool and for teachers who work with students with special needs. Since it is always difficult to find enough time to individualize, Judi makes sure that her teaching recommendations require little extra work or advance planning. She shows you how easy it is to modify or adapt textbooks and instructional materials. You will also learn about evidence-based instructional tools - such as graphic organizers and rubrics. Chapter topics include high-functioning autism/Asperger's and specific learning disabilities, along with a generous supply of specific teaching strategies that apply to them. You can also learn more about effective instruction, assistive technology, and student education plans. Judi has the heart to share her wisdom to educate, encourage, and equip you to be a more effective teacher of your special learner.
Download or read book Building Blocks for Learning Occupational Therapy Approaches written by Jill Jenkinson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-11-20 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building Blocks for Learning Occupational Therapy Approaches is a resource book for educational staff and pediatric occupational therapists, especially those new to the field. It shows how the implications of physical, psychological, social, and learning difficulties impact upon children’s abilities. This highly practical book will help readers recognize when a student’s poor performance within the classroom is a result of a medical condition or underlying motor and perceptual deficits.
