Play for Children with Special Needs: Supporting children with learning differences, 3-9

, by Macintyre; Christine

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ISBN: 9780415558839 | 0415558832
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Copyright: 4/29/2009

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This fully revised edition of Play for Children with Special Needs includes new research findings and explains their implications for practice.

List of figures	p. vii
List of tables	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
The ambience of the setting: a plea for time and calm	p. 3
Reflecting on the experience	p. 5
Rote learning and meaningful learning	p. 6
Attaching meaning to experience	p. 7
Transfer of learning	p. 7
The essence of play: supporting children who find it difficult to play	p. 16
Developing motor competence within play	p. 17
Milestones of motor development from 2 to 6	p. 20
Developing social competence within play	p. 24
What kind of learning is developed by different play scenarios?	p. 26
Development of speech through play-a cognitive, motor, social and emotional achievement!	p. 27
Supporting difficulties	p. 29
Using feedback and transferring learning	p. 31
Imaginative play	p. 32
Interaction strategies	p. 33
The importance of routine	p. 34
Imagination	p. 35
Early indicators of learning differences	p. 38
General strategies	p. 39
Computer-based learning	p. 41
Structured play	p. 41
Specific strategies	p. 44
Empathy: understanding and supporting others	p. 63
Analysing and adapting play opportunities, particularly for children with learning differences (SEN)	p. 64
Analysing opportunities for play	p. 64
Setting the table: having a tea party	p. 66
Ideas for developing language and literacy	p. 69
Supporting children with Asperger's syndrome in the house corner	p. 70
Supporting children with learning differences (SEN) in the dressing-up corner	p. 73
Learning through outdoor play	p. 74
Learning in the music corner	p. 78
Learning in the water traylsand tray	p. 83
Learning in the garden area	p. 83
Understanding the learning process as children play	p. 85
Play as learning, play as practice	p. 86
So how do children learn? What is involved in the learning process?	p. 86
Sensory stimulus	p. 87
Knowing oneself: enhancing self-esteem	p. 95
Down's syndrome	p. 98
Attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	p. 105
An introduction to autism, Asperger's syndrome and teaching strategies to support the children	p. 110
An introduction to cerebral palsy	p. 117
Understanding dyspraxia	p. 121
Dyslexia	p. 125
Tap Time and Sensations	p. 130
Bibliography	p. 132
Index	p. 134
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