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Simple low-cost games and activities for sensorimotor learning : a sourcebook of ideas for young children including those with autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, and other learning differences / Lisa A. Kurtz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781849059770
  • 1849059772
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction: The importance of play -- Promoting gross motor skills: Strength and endurance, body awareness, motor planning, balance, bilateral integration -- Promoting fine motor skills: Hand and upper body strength, manual speed and dexterity, eye-hand coordination -- Promoting visual skills: Visual attention and tracking, visual perception, visual-motor integration -- Promoting sensory skills: Sensory modulation, tactile discrimination and awareness, auditory discrimination and awareness.
Summary: This sourcebook is packed full of low-cost games and activities that encourage the development of motor skills, coordination and sensory tolerance in young children. Using materials that are readily-available in most households or that can be purchased or homemade at a very low cost, these games and activities are appropriate for all children, including those with autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, and other learning challenges. The book includes descriptions of how to carry out each activity, illustrations, and ways to adapt activities according to the child's individual needs. In addition, a reference guide to the activities enables easy searching for games suited to the development of particular skills.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 371.9 K96 Available 33111009176740
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This practical sourcebook is packed full of fun, low-cost games and activities that encourage the development of motor skills, coordination and sensory tolerance in young children.

Using materials that are readily-available in most households or that can be purchased or homemade at a very low cost, these games and activities are appropriate for all children, including those with autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, and other learning challenges. The book includes clear descriptions of how to carry out each activity, helpful illustrations, and ways to adapt activities according to the child's individual needs. In addition, a comprehensive reference guide to the activities enables easy searching for games suited to the development of particular skills.

This sourcebook is the key to easy-to-understand, low-cost, and effective games and activities that will support the development of sensorimotor skills. It is a useful tool for parents, carers, therapists, and teachers of children with or without special needs.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The importance of play -- Promoting gross motor skills: Strength and endurance, body awareness, motor planning, balance, bilateral integration -- Promoting fine motor skills: Hand and upper body strength, manual speed and dexterity, eye-hand coordination -- Promoting visual skills: Visual attention and tracking, visual perception, visual-motor integration -- Promoting sensory skills: Sensory modulation, tactile discrimination and awareness, auditory discrimination and awareness.

This sourcebook is packed full of low-cost games and activities that encourage the development of motor skills, coordination and sensory tolerance in young children. Using materials that are readily-available in most households or that can be purchased or homemade at a very low cost, these games and activities are appropriate for all children, including those with autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, and other learning challenges. The book includes descriptions of how to carry out each activity, illustrations, and ways to adapt activities according to the child's individual needs. In addition, a reference guide to the activities enables easy searching for games suited to the development of particular skills.

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