Today there are more children than ever before in need of a variety of additional support needs, and many of these children have poor movement as a key contributory factor. Even in children with no specific ‘label’, movement is being found to be linked to learning, and educational professionals need to understand what is amiss and how to support children who do not meet their motor milestones at the correct time.
The brand new topic areas featured in this comprehensive and practical 2nd edition include:
Practical strategies are provided throughout this authoritative book, so that teachers and other professionals can identify and understand movement difficulties, are empowered to support the children, and work effectively with the parents.
Foreword
Introduction
1.Young children and movement
2.Identifying young children with movement difficulties
3.Planning observations
4.Movement learning
5.Movement abilities
6.Social and psychological difficulties
7.Developmental influences and changes in motor control
8.Activities to help
Appendices: