{"product_id":"building-blocks-for-learning-occupational-therapy-approaches-practical-strategies-for-the-inclusion-of-special-needs-in-primary-school-hardcover","title":"Building Blocks for Learning Occupational Therapy Approaches: Practical Strategies for the Inclusion of Special Needs in Primary School - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJill Jenkinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTessa Hyde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSaffia Ahmad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuilding Blocks for Learning Occupational Therapy Approaches\u003c\/i\u003e is a resource book for educational staff and pediatric occupational therapists, especially those new to the field. It shows how the implications of physical, psychological, social, and learning difficulties impact upon children's abilities. This highly practical book will help readers recognize when a student's poor performance within the classroom is a result of a medical condition or underlying motor and perceptual deficits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly practical resource for the primary years written by the authors of the successful handbook \u003ci\u003eOccupational Therapy Approaches for Secondary Special Needs\u003c\/i\u003e. The reader is guided through the process of: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eObserving a child's performance in class\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifying areas of foundation skills requiring attention\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlanning programmes to develop foundation skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplementing classroom strategies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResourcing equipment for interventions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe early years of a child's life are crucial for laying down the foundations necessary to establish the building blocks for learning. Occupational Therapists specialise in assessing and treating motor, sensory, perceptual, social and emotional skills to develop inclusion for all children within primary school.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapters include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMedical conditions seen in the classroom\u003c\/b\u003e - Attention Deficit \/ Hyperactivity Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Co-ordination Disorder and some Physical Disabilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFoundation skills\u003c\/b\u003e - gross motor co-ordination, fine motor control, sensory processing, visual perception, language and social\/emotional well being\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSubject areas\u003c\/b\u003e - teacher observations of foundation skills are compared with curriculum requirements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePractical ideas and advice\u003c\/b\u003e on activities and programmes to build skills e.g. handwriting, hand function, sensory processing, organisation, social and emotional well being\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEstablishing activity clubs and managing transition\u003c\/b\u003e from primary to secondary school\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eEquipment and suppliers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe information, which is easily accessible and clearly laid out, will prove to be an invaluable resource for all primary school Teachers, SENCOs, Teaching Assistants and Occupational Therapists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e...this immensely practical manual provides a wealth of workable strategies for enabling the busy teacher to individualise and differentiate learning resources to enable each child to maximise his potential.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Lois M. Addy\u003c\/b\u003e, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, St John University, York\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly practical resource for the primary years written by the authors of the successful handbook \u003ci\u003eOccupational Therapy Approaches for Secondary Special Needs\u003c\/i\u003e. The reader is guided through the process of: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eObserving a child's performance in class\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifying areas of foundation skills requiring attention\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlanning programmes to develop foundation skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplementing classroom strategies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResourcing equipment for interventions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe early years of a child's life are crucial for laying down the foundations necessary to establish the building blocks for learning. Occupational Therapists specialise in assessing and treating motor, sensory, perceptual, social and emotional skills to develop inclusion for all children within primary school.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapters include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMedical conditions seen in the classroom\u003c\/b\u003e - Attention Deficit \/ Hyperactivity Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Co-ordination Disorder and some Physical Disabilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFoundation skills\u003c\/b\u003e - gross motor co-ordination, fine motor control, sensory processing, visual perception, language and social\/emotional well being\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSubject areas\u003c\/b\u003e - teacher observations of foundation skills are compared with curriculum requirements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePractical ideas and advice\u003c\/b\u003e on activities and programmes to build skills e.g. handwriting, hand function, sensory processing, organisation, social and emotional well being\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEstablishing activity clubs and managing transition\u003c\/b\u003e from primary to secondary school\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eEquipment and suppliers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe information, which is easily accessible and clearly laid out, will prove to be an invaluable resource for all primary school Teachers, SENCOs, Teaching Assistants and Occupational Therapists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...this immensely practical manual provides a wealth of workable strategies for enabling the busy teacher to individualise and differentiate learning resources to enable each child to maximise his potential.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Lois M. Addy\u003c\/b\u003e, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, St John University, York\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJill Jenkinson, \u003c\/b\u003eSenior Children's Occupational Therapist, Developmental Paediatrics, Dorchester\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTessa Hyde, \u003c\/b\u003eSenior Children's Occupational Therapist, Developmental Paediatrics, Bath\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaffia Ahmad, \u003c\/b\u003eSenior Children's Occupational Therapist, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Trowbridge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 10.91 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756034720032,"sku":"9780470058572","price":188.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/629370d93495e63517b46f752a1eb781.webp?v=1780073097","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/building-blocks-for-learning-occupational-therapy-approaches-practical-strategies-for-the-inclusion-of-special-needs-in-primary-school-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}