Small steps forward : using games and activities to help your pre-school child with special needs

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Yazar:

Newman, Sarah, 1963-

ISBN:

9781843106937

Ek Yazar:

Newman, Sarah, 1963-

Edition:

2nd ed.

Yayım Bilgisi:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.

Fiziksel Tanım:

272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Acknowledgement.; Preface.; 1. How to Survive.; 2. What Everyone Needs to Know.; 3. Cognitive Development.; 4. Language Development.; 5. Physical Development.; 6. Sensory Development.; 7. Social development.; 8. Emotional Development.; 9. Everyday Living: Behaviour, Sleep and Toileting.; 10. The Support Your Child Should Expect 11. Resources. Index.

Konu Terimleri:

Engelli çocuklar -- Okul öncesi eğitim

Gelişim engelli çocuklar -- Okul öncesi eğitim.

Okul öncesi eğitim -- Etkinlik programları.

Eğitici oyunlar.

Çocuk gelişimi.

Children with disabilities -- Education (Preschool)

Developmentally disabled children -- Education (Preschool)

Education, Preschool -- Activity programs.

Educational games.

Child development.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0811/2008005851.html

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Praise for the First Edition:

'A warm feeling of positive reassurance and guidance runs throughout the book. [It] offers practical and emotional help, not only to a child's family, but equally to health and educational workers starting out within this field. This book should have a prominent place in every toy and leisure library as well as within childcare agencies.'

- Play Matters

'This very useful and readable book provides a wealth of resource ideas to support parents of young children with special needs.'

- Downs Syndrome Association (UK)

'This is a very practical book, full of common sense and simple ideas. Although intended for parents this book will also be an invaluable resource for anyone working with children with special needs.'

- Let's Play

When young children are diagnosed with conditions such as Down Syndrome, autism or other forms of developmental delay, there is much that parents can do to help. This new edition of the award-winning Small Steps Forward includes up-to-date research and practice, providing parents and carers with the information they need and a host of ideas to encourage their child's development. The games and activities use toys and materials which most children will already have, and involve no special preparation. They are also fun to play.

Sarah Newman divides skills into six areas - cognitive, linguistic, physical, sensory, social and emotional - for convenient reference. She deals with general issues, such as behaviour management, toilet-training and sleep management, which may be encountered by parents of children with any form of disability - physical, learning or sensory. She also provides an outline of child development so that parents can place their child's progress in context, and gives practical advice on coping with stress of having a child with special needs.

This book is an essential guide for parents of young children with developmental disabilities and will also be invaluable to anyone who works with children with special needs.

Author Notes

Sarah Newman worked for ten years as an administrator in higher education after gaining a degree in history at Oxford. Her first child was diagnosed as developmentally delayed at the age of one and as autistic at three. She has two other children and lives in the New Forest. She has also chaired a local charity for families of children with special needs.

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Verdict: Although this book is detailed and helpful, the British slant is a problem, going beyond the use of British spelling and terms such as nappies. More of a concern are the references to Makaton signing, the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice, and the British Society for Music Therapy (UK-specific). Consequently, this work may be useful in specific special-needs collections in public and academic libraries, but it is not a necessary purchase for libraries in this country. Background: Newman, a former administrator and fund-raiser in British higher education, is also the mother of a child who was diagnosed first as developmentally delayed, then as autistic. As with the award-winning first edition of this book, the author here attempts to offer information on special needs that she herself needed but hadn't been able to find. The text, not designed to be read in one sitting, is clearly divided into the following chapters: "How To Survive," "What Everyone Needs To Know," "Cognitive Development," "Language Development," "Physical Development," "Sensory Development," "Social Development," "Emotional Development," "Everyday Living--Behaviour, Sleep and Toileting," "The Support Your Child Should Expect," and Resources.--Elizabeth Safford, Nevins Memorial Lib., Methuen, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Acknowledgements	p. 11
Preface	p. 13
How the book is structured	p. 14
How to use this book	p. 15
Chapter 1 How to Survive	p. 17
Coming to terms with your child's situation	p. 18
How to stay sane	p. 19
How much parents can do	p. 23
Relationship with your partner	p. 25
Your other children	p. 27
Relationship with family and friends	p. 29
How to cope with public reactions	p. 30
Diagnosis	p. 32
Chapter 2 What Everyone Needs to Know	p. 35
Creating the right environment for play	p. 35
Making activities achievable	p. 39
Motivation	p. 41
General issues for children with special needs	p. 45
Stay in tune with your child	p. 52
Have high expectations	p. 53
Chapter 3 Cognitive Development	p. 54
The theory	p. 54
Games and activities	p. 61
Chapter 4 Language Development	p. 83
The theory	p. 83
Games and activities	p. 89
Chapter 5 Physical Development	p. 113
The theory	p. 113
Gross motor skills	p. 113
Fine motor skills	p. 118
Games and activities	p. 120
Gross motor skills	p. 121
Fine motor skills	p. 138
Chapter 6 Sensory Development	p. 151
The theory	p. 151
Vision	p. 151
Hearing	p. 152
Taste	p. 153
Touch	p. 153
Smell	p. 154
Sensory Integration	p. 154
Games and activities	p. 155
Vision	p. 155
Hearing	p. 159
Taste	p. 163
Touch	p. 163
Smell	p. 164
Sensory Integration	p. 164
Chapter 7 Social Development	p. 171
The theory	p. 171
Games and activities	p. 177
Chapter 8 Emotional Development	p. 188
The theory	p. 188
Games and activities	p. 193
Chapter 9 Everyday Living - Behaviour, Sleep and Toileting	p. 202
Behaviour	p. 202
Sleep	p. 212
Toilet training	p. 217
Chapter 10 The Support Your Child Should Expect	p. 223
Support from health, education and social services	p. 223
Birth - 2 years	p. 223
3[superscript +] Pre-school years	p. 228
4[superscript +] School age	p. 230
Sources of support - finance and equipment	p. 234
Chapter 11 Resources	p. 239
Bibliography	p. 239
Voluntary organizations offering support for parents of children with special needs	p. 244
Suppliers of toys and equipment for children with special needs	p. 263
References	p. 266
Index	p. 268

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