Hands on Dyspraxia: Developmental Coordination Disorder

Hands on Dyspraxia: Developmental Coordination Disorder

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  • Author: Jill Christmas
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 0429798660
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 195

This updated new edition is a practical guidebook for parents, teachers and other professionals supporting children with sensory and motor learning difficulties. It offers an understanding of developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and the impact that this can have in both home and school settings. Each chapter offers practical ‘hands-on’ strategies, activities and ideas for managing the effects of the condition as well as providing a sound medical and physiological understanding of the condition to facilitate access to education and everyday living. Each chapter contains: A clear explanation of potential challenges that people with DCD and coexisting conditions face, with an introductory definition, along with reference to current terminology Exploration of the implications of these challenges on home life, educational and social environments Practical strategies and ideas to help the child or young person reach their full potential Written by occupational therapists with extensive experience of DCD/dyspraxia and possible associated conditions, this book is structured in an accessible way, suitable for: parents, carers, teachers or health professionals seeking guidance for the young people they support. This is a must read for anybody looking to support children and young people with this often misunderstood condition.


Developmental Dyspraxia

Developmental Dyspraxia

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  • Author: Madeleine Portwood
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1134156618
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 216

This second edition of Madeleine Portwood's successful manual aims to give parents, teachers and health professionals the confidence to diagnose and assess dyspraxia. Most importantly, it offers them an intervention program that will significantly improve the cognitive functioning of the dyspraxic child or teenager. Updated in light of the author's new and extensive research, the book provides the reader with background information on the neurological basis of the condition; strategies for identification, diagnosis and assessment; proven programs of intervention that can be monitored by anyone closely involved with the child; strategies to improve curricular attainments; remediation activities to develop perceptual and motor skills; programs to develop self-esteem; and information about where to find help.


100 Ideas for Supporting Pupils with Dyspraxia and DCD

100 Ideas for Supporting Pupils with Dyspraxia and DCD

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  • Author: Amanda Kirby
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 132

This practical guide provides those working with dyspraxic and DCD children with 100 ideas of how to support and develop their learning. Lists cover the entire school age range and range from developing fine and gross motor skills to preparing children for the next stage of schooling or for future careers.


Beating Dyspraxia with a Hop, Skip and a Jump

Beating Dyspraxia with a Hop, Skip and a Jump

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  • Author: Geoffrey Platt
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 0857009486
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 154

Geoff Platt's exercise program, tailored to help children with dyspraxia to overcome their symptoms, enjoy physical activities, and become as active as their friends and classmates, is now proven to be even more effective. This revised edition outlines the fun and easy-to-teach program, which focuses on familiar activities such as running, jumping and ball play, and explains how regular exercise routines can reduce weakness and improve motor skills, such as balance, timing and coordination. It includes extra session plans, incorporates new research, and adds a secondary stage to the exercise program, teaching the skills of praxis, planning movement and improving skills. This practical guide will be an essential resource for Physical Education teachers and non-specialist teachers of recreation and games classes who are looking to help children with dyspraxia to reduce weakness and improve motor skills, as well as parents.


'Hands On' Dyspraxia

'Hands On' Dyspraxia

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  • Author: Jill Christmas
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1351688014
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 168

This is a practical working guide for parents, teachers and allied professionals, offering an understanding of dyspraxia, its underlying causes, strategies and helpful advice. It explains the terms used in dyspraxia, for example, proprioception, bilateral integration, vestibular, postural, cross lateral and tactile defensiveness. It outlines the impact that these issues can have in the class or home setting. It includes practical advice and strategies. This handbook will illuminate dyspraxia issues for people who have to deal with the outcome of having this condition. It provides medical/physiological understanding of the condition and will facilitate access to education and everyday living for the children in question.


That's the Way I Think

That's the Way I Think

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  • Author: David Grant
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1317296710
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 185

About 1 in 20 individuals are dyslexic. This figure also applies for dyspraxia and ADHD. This fully revised edition of David Grant’s thought-provoking, insightful book develops our understanding of these specific learning differences and considers the further challenges presented by these overlapping conditions. This new edition includes a brand-new chapter on dyscalculia. New sections also explore updates in the study of dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD as well as visualisation and synaesthesia, in the light of new data and research. These updates enable the reader to gain a fuller understanding of the sensory experiences and thoughts of individuals with specific learning differences. The author takes a life-style approach to explain many of the everyday experiences and choices of individuals with specific learning differences, including sleep, sports, visualisation and creativity, and uses real life examples explained in the words of those with specific learning differences. The accessible style of this book will immediately strike a chord with anyone with first or second-hand experience of specific learning differences. It is invaluable and insightful reading for those with specific learning differences as well as their parents and/or partner, teachers, teaching assistants and SENCos.


Living with Dyspraxia

Living with Dyspraxia

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  • Author: Mary Colley
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 1843104520
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 170

For people with developmental dyspraxia, everyday life can pose a multitude of problems. This book is written to help all adults with dyspraxia tackle the everyday situations that many people take for granted. It offers practical advice on everything from getting a diagnosis to learning how to manage household chores.


Dyspraxia 5-11

Dyspraxia 5-11

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  • Author: Christine Macintyre
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781853467844
  • Category : Apraxia
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Following on from the author's Dyspraxia in the Early Years, this book takes a very practical view of dyspraxia in children aged 5 to 11 and considers ways of helping teachers and parents to understand this complex condition. The text is based on a developmental framework and areas covered include making friends, coping with the curriculum and boosting the child's self-esteem. It will provide advice and guidance on how to ensure that the most effective support is given to the child in school.


That's the Way I Think

That's the Way I Think

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  • Author: David Grant
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1135160848
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 176

Develops our understanding of ADHD as well as dyspraxia and dyslexia, helping the reader to understand how people with Special Learning Difficulties feel and develop coping strategies.


Caged in Chaos

Caged in Chaos

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  • Author: Victoria Biggs
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN: 0857008730
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 218

Written by a teenager with dyspraxia, this is a humorous and inspiring practical guide for young adults with dyspraxia and those around them trying to get to grips with the physical, social and psychological chaos caused by developmental co-ordination disorders (DCDs). In her own conversational style, Victoria Biggs explains the primary effects of dyspraxia - disorganization, clumsiness and poor short-term memory - as well as other difficulties that dyspraxic teenagers encounter, such as bullying and low self-esteem. Peppered with personal stories from other teens, this award-winning book offers down-to-earth advice on a wide range of adolescent issues, from puberty, health and hygiene to family life and making friends. The new edition includes an update from the author on her university and work experiences and how dyspraxia affects her now as an adult. Her positive approach and profound empathy with others in her situation make this book a must-read.