Positioning for Play

Positioning for Play
Author: Rachel B. Diamant
Publisher: Pro-Ed
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Child development
ISBN: 9781416404316

Young children learn best from engaging in regular movement and activities with family and friends in a supportive environment; the child develops motor, sensory, cognitive, language, communication, and social skills. This expanded collection of practical reproducible activities is designed for use by early interventionists, early childhood educators, occupational therapists, physical therapist, speech pathologists, and community health nurses who work with families with young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays. The activity sheets, grouped into ten sections according to developmental position, are designed to illustrate ways that caregivers can hold, position, and play with a child while using toys, objects, materials, and family members that are available. Furthermore, the sheets demonstrate proper body mechanics for both child and caregiver. Space is provided for notes. Includes a CD with reproducible activity sheets.

Positioning for Play

Positioning for Play
Author: Rachel B. Diamant
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1992
Genre: Child development deviations
ISBN:

This manual is designed to teach parents therapeutic play activities to stimulate and develop motor skills in their children. There are a collection of more than 70 reproducible activity sheets for children from birth to three years old who hve developmental delays or who are at risk. Each sheet includes concise instructions, various play ideas, guidelines for proper positioning, specific skills being developed and an illustration. Space at the bottom of each sheet allows the activities to be individualized so parents can use items they already have around the home

Play as Therapy

Play as Therapy
Author: Rodney Cooper
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2009-03-15
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1846429285

While paediatric healthcare professionals view play as the treatment tool of choice for children under school age, the theory and practice underpinning play-based therapeutic approaches often remain less clear to individual practitioners. Paediatric intervention approaches are increasingly being questioned, and individual practitioners constantly asked to provide evidence-based practice. In response, a more coherent understanding and fresh discussion on children's play and utilisation of play for therapeutic purposes is needed, especially as societal expectations and lifestyles change. Play as Therapy provides background theory and practical applications of original research on play assessment and interventions used in therapy. The book offers a solid foundation for identifying and assessing play dysfunction, understanding play in different cultural contexts and considerations when intervening with play. The practical approach is underpinned by theory, research and case vignettes to explain how to utilise play as therapy with challenging children.

Obviously Awesome

Obviously Awesome
Author: April Dunford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781999023003

You know your product is awesome-but does anybody else? Successfully connecting your product with consumers isn't a matter of following trends, comparing yourself to the competition or trying to attract the widest customer base. So what is it? April Dunford, positioning guru and tech exec, is here to enlighten you.

Essential Practices for Player Development

Essential Practices for Player Development
Author: Carl Wild
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1782555218

"Essential Practices for Player Development is a must-have book for all coaches aiming to offer their players a progressive pathway of development across a season." –Noel Dempsey, UEFA 'A' Licence Coach, Coach Educator, University Lecturer and Former FA Tutor and Coach Mentor Often coaches find that to keep their players motivated and engaged, they must create new practices every week. But when there are those particular practices that the players enjoy playing again and again which also provide the ideal environment for them to develop, why not use them more than once? With Essential Practices for Player Development, you will have 10 core soccer practices that players will find both enjoyable and challenging and that you as the coach will find develops key areas of the game. There are 9 adaptations provided with each core practice, making 100 practices in total. Every practice is linked to one key area of the game that is identified as being essential to player development. To support practice delivery, the book additionally covers key aspects of session planning so that you can produce the most effective learning environment for your players. Also included is information on long-term player development, recognizing and supporting individual player needs, interventions, and player challenges. This book is not only a resource for soccer coaches just starting out on their coaching journey, but it is also for more experienced coaches looking to adapt their practice sessions. All practices provided can be used exclusively to create training curriculum for a full season, meaning there is no need for a coach to create a new session every week. The sessions can also be used to form the foundations of the curriculum, leaving room for a coach to add in those favorite practices. Essential Practices for Player Development is a book coaches will refer to time and again.

Assistive Technology Research, Practice, and Theory

Assistive Technology Research, Practice, and Theory
Author: DaCosta, Boaventura
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2014-01-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1466650168

"This book presents cutting-edge research in the field of assistive technologies, including both theoretical frameworks and empirical research to benefit individuals with motor and cognitive disabilities"--Provided by publisher.

Expanding Tonal Awareness

Expanding Tonal Awareness
Author: Heiner Ruland
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2014
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1855843951

Heiner Ruland charts a practical path towards a deepened musical understanding, illuminating the panorama of humanity's musical past. Indicating what may happen - and needs to happen - to music in the immediate and more distant future, the implications of this book for composition, musical education and therapy are immense. The author shows how the fundamental elements of music embody distinctive modes of consciousness. He examines the musical systems of ancient humanity and goes on to draw a vivid picture of our contemporary musical situation. This seminal work is more than a theoretical treatise on the nature of music, but a book to be understood and experienced through musical practice.

Hide-and-Seek

Hide-and-Seek
Author: R. D. Ornot
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1525303686

An interactive concept book about positional prepositions that’s loads of fun! Bear, Fox and Owl are playing hide-and-seek! They take turns counting to ten, then shouting “Ready or not, here I come!” When Fox finds Bear INSIDE the castle and Owl ON the slide, Bear hugs them both. When Owl spots Bear BEHIND the climbing wall and Fox UNDER the bench, Bear hugs them again! But when Fox and Owl are not BETWEEN the swings, AMONG the trees or THROUGH the tunnel, Bear is the one who needs a hug. Will Fox and Owl help their friend? BESIDE, IN, OVER and beyond! Kids will love finding so many new places!

Mindstorms

Mindstorms
Author: Seymour A Papert
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 154167510X

In this revolutionary book, a renowned computer scientist explains the importance of teaching children the basics of computing and how it can prepare them to succeed in the ever-evolving tech world. Computers have completely changed the way we teach children. We have Mindstorms to thank for that. In this book, pioneering computer scientist Seymour Papert uses the invention of LOGO, the first child-friendly programming language, to make the case for the value of teaching children with computers. Papert argues that children are more than capable of mastering computers, and that teaching computational processes like de-bugging in the classroom can change the way we learn everything else. He also shows that schools saturated with technology can actually improve socialization and interaction among students and between students and teachers. Technology changes every day, but the basic ways that computers can help us learn remain. For thousands of teachers and parents who have sought creative ways to help children learn with computers, Mindstorms is their bible.

Techniques of Positional Play

Techniques of Positional Play
Author: Valeri Bronznik
Publisher: New In Chess
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2014-02-18
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9056914731

Opening preparation is useful, but understanding the middlegame is much more important. This book, an improved edition of a Russian classic, teaches amateur chess players 45 extremely effective skills in a crystal-clear manner. Quite a few of the ideas presented here will surprise the reader, because they offer solutions for problems the club player is only subconsciously aware. How do you activate your rook pawn? How do you prevent your opponent from opening a file? How do you restrict the efficacy of your opponents pieces? Which rook belongs on the c-, d- or e-file? What is the best way to exchange a piece? How do you castle artificially? In most cases the techniques are easy to understand and memorize. Bronznik and Terekhin do not burden the reader with deep analysis and only present those variations that are really necessary to get the point. There is a special training section at the end of the book where you can test your skills. ,