
Early Visual Skills
A Resource for Working with Children with Under-Developed Visual Perceptual Skills
Diana Williams(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 31. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
222 pages
978-0-367-19364-5 (ISBN)
Description
Now in a revised and updated second edition, Early Visual Skills is a practical manual for use with children and young people who have underdeveloped visual perceptual skills. Twelve clear and easy-to-follow sections, focusing on skills such as attention, discrimination, sequencing, concentration and memory, are filled with carefully designed activities to stimulate visual attention and discrimination skills in children with a range of developmental levels and abilities.
Features include:
A wide range of activities suited to both the early years and home settings
Links to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and topics reflecting the EYFS and the Key Stage 1 curriculum
Photocopiable materials designed to document the child's development over time
As most of the activities are non-verbal, they are well suited for children with limited spoken language, including EAL (English as an Additional Language) learners, the deaf, sensory impaired, or those with autism or learning difficulties. Whilst primarily designed for early years practitioners, SENCOs (Special Educational Needs Coordinator), specialist teachers, therapists and other professionals, there are activity sheets and guidance for parents to provide them practical advice on how to stimulate visual perceptual skills at home, turning their child's everyday routines into opportunities to stimulate visual awareness.
Features include:
A wide range of activities suited to both the early years and home settings
Links to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and topics reflecting the EYFS and the Key Stage 1 curriculum
Photocopiable materials designed to document the child's development over time
As most of the activities are non-verbal, they are well suited for children with limited spoken language, including EAL (English as an Additional Language) learners, the deaf, sensory impaired, or those with autism or learning difficulties. Whilst primarily designed for early years practitioners, SENCOs (Special Educational Needs Coordinator), specialist teachers, therapists and other professionals, there are activity sheets and guidance for parents to provide them practical advice on how to stimulate visual perceptual skills at home, turning their child's everyday routines into opportunities to stimulate visual awareness.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional and Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
41 s/w Zeichnungen, 14 s/w Tabellen
14 Tables, black and white; 41 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
642 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-19364-5 (9780367193645)
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Additional editions

Diana Williams
Early Visual Skills
A Resource for Working with Children with Under-Developed Visual Perceptual Skills
E-Book
10/2019
2nd Edition
Routledge
€51.49
Available for download

Diana Williams
Early Visual Skills
A Resource for Working with Children with Under-Developed Visual Perceptual Skills
E-Book
10/2019
2nd Edition
Routledge
€51.49
Available for download
Previous edition
Diana Williams
Early Visual Skills
Book
09/2008
1st Edition
Routledge
approx.
€69.51
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Person
Diana Williams qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 1983, and worked in schools and nurseries with children who have communication difficulties. She developed a specialist knowledge in the field of hearing loss, and completed an MSc in Speech Therapy with Deaf People at City University, London, in 1992. Her other publications include the companion volume Early Listening Skills and the popular Working with Children's Language. In 2002, she authored a word finding and categorising game named 'Find the Link' for individuals and group work. In addition to her clinical roles, Diana held a number of lecturing posts in higher education institutions, teaching and supporting a diverse range of students. After gaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Education in 2004, she provided professional development activities for other lecturers and teachers as an Educational Developer. More recently she completed a BA(Hons) in Fine Art, and a MA in Fine Art, and now focuses her time on arts education and arts practice.
Content
Look at Me Let's Look Together Looking and Following Visual Scanning Visual Matching Visual Sorting Visual Sequencing Complex Visual Discrimination Visual Memory and Concentration Holiday Projects Visual Skills in the Curriculum Visual Resources Appendices