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Understanding dyspraxia: a guide for parents and teachers
- Author:
- BOON Maureen
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 141p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
The author draws upon her 30 years’ experience of working with children with movement disorders to provide clear and positive answers to questions commonly asked by parents and teachers about dyspraxia. This fully-updated second edition of her book has been revised to reflect current practice and developments. The characteristics of dyspraxia and assessment procedures are explained followed by discussion of what can be done to help. New material has been added on concepts such as physical literacy and whether the incidence of dyspraxia has increased. Terminology is reviewed and the therapeutic options considered. New case studies and photographs are used to illustrate successful interventions in practice. Appendices provide details of useful publications, programmes, equipment and organisations. Chapters include: What is dyspraxia?; What causes dyspraxia?; What are children with dyspraxia like?; How are children with dyspraxia identified?; How are children with dyspraxia assessed?; Interventions in school: primary or elementary school; Interventions in school: secondary, middle or high school and further education; How Can Parents Help Their Child?; Therapeutic Interventions; and Leaving school, further education, careers and adult life.
Helping children with dyspraxia
- Author:
- BOON Maureen
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 111p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides answers to questions commonly asked by parents and teachers about behaviour, causes, identification and assessment associated with dyspraxia and discusses the range of possible therapeutic interventions. Offers information and ideas for parents and teachers who want to improve the child's movement and language abilities and so increase their self confidence and self esteem.