
Sensory Motor Activities for Early Development
A Practical Resource
Speechmark Publishing Ltd
1st Edition
Published on 31. March 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
108 pages
978-0-86388-418-4 (ISBN)
Withdrawn from sale
Description
This is a successful manual of tried and tested activities to develop gross and fine motor skills in children. It contains: Numerous creative activities to stimulate sensory and body awareness, encourage basic movement, promote hand skills and enhance spatial/perceptual skills; Information on working in small groups; Handouts that can be photocopied to give to parents or other carers for home practice.
Reviews / Votes
"...this manual is a useful resource for parents, carers and paediatric occupational therapy departments." - Michael Curtin, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Southampton, British Journal of Occupational Therapy "This positive book encourages all people working with a child to have fun and shows that one activity can be used to achieve several aims...would be a good addition to any paediatric department." - Janet Corderoy, Team Co-ordinator Community Paediatric Physiotherapy Service Nottingham, Therapy Weekly "The idea for the manual is excellent and it is a useful book to have in ay department..." - Mairead Dempsey, Occupational Therapist, Sensor Net "The book is full of good examples, thus providing stimulation and practical ideas of how to use the activities/ideas given." - Vivienne Chamberlain, NAPOT "This book would be a useful addition to every paediatric therapy bookshelf." - Sue Whitby, Physiotherapy "It is always a pleasure to see a book which aims to take the mystique out of treatment" - Sally Brewer, Bulletin "This book would be an excellent addition to any library, giving a well thought out and coherent approach to those children requiring assistance with sensory development." - Lyn Campbell, UK Federation for Conductive Education "The manual is a practical guide for the carer or the newly trained practitioner in Sensory Motor Activities for early development." - Christine Meads, The Laban Guild Quarterly Magazine "This is a practical and easy to read non-academic spiral bound book." - Aileen McFarlane, Senior Occupational TherapistMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86388-418-4 (9780863884184)
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Persons
Chia Swee Hong has extensive knowledge and experience in working with children and older people who have developmental disabilities and mental health difficulties in north London, Cheshire and Norfolk. He is currently a lecturer at the school of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk. Swee is author and co-author of several books including 'Activities Digest', 'Living Skills for Mentally Handicapped People' and 'Occupational Therapy in Childhood'
Content
A4 (297 x 210mm), 108pp Wire-o-bound ISBN 978-0-86388-418-4 ORDER CODE D11-002-2285 GBP36.99 Getting Started; Activities to Stimulate Sensory and Body Awareness; Activities for Encouraging Basic Movement; Activities to Promote Hand Skills; Activities to Enhance Spatial and Early Perceptual Skills; Working in Small Groups; More Creative Ideas