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Informationen zum Autor Sally Goddard Blythe is a Consultant in Neuro-Developmental Education and Director of The Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology (INPP). She is the author of several books and published papers on child development and neuro-developmental factors in specific learning difficulties, including, Reflexes, Learning and Behaviour (2002), The Well Balanced Child (2003), What Babies and Children Really Need (2008), Attention, Balance and Coordination - the A.B.C. of Learning Success (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009) and The Genius of Natural Childhood (2011). Klappentext A significant number of children in mainstream schools suffer from neuromotor immaturity. While several motor training and movement programmes are available, the INPP model is unique in having been rigorously evaluated in research and practice, and has consistently proved more effective than rivals or general movement activities in improving neuromotor performance. Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning is based on an established training manual which has been in use as part of INPP's popular training courses, and is a foundation stone of the overall INPP approach. This new text has now been substantially revised and expanded to include information normally only delivered in training, as well as new illustrations throughout. The manual is organized into three sections. The first offers a battery of tests to assess key reflexes and visual perception in children aged 4-7; the second provides a similar series for children aged 7 and a half and over. The third section details a complete developmental movement programme designed for use with whole classes or smaller groups over the course of one academic year. This book may be supported and enhanced by INPP video training materials and score sheets, available for download purchase from the INPP website. Zusammenfassung Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning is a substantially revised and expanded edition of a long established INPP training manual that has been consistently proven in practice. The package includes tests for children! a developmental movement programme! and information about online access to INPP video training materials. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements ix 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Overview 1 1.2 Rationale for Screening and Remediation of Neuromotor Immaturity 2 1.3 What is INPP? 2 1.4 The INPP Developmental Movement Programme for Schools 3 1.5 What is Neuromotor Immaturity? 4 1.6 What is the Significance of Primitive Reflexes to Education? 4 1.7 What are Primitive Reflexes? 5 1.8 What is the Significance of Neuromotor Maturity to Education? 5 1.9 What is the Purpose of Developmental Screening Tests? 7 1.10 Why Assess Posture and Balance? 7 1.11 Why Carry Out Assessments for Balance? 8 1.12 What is the Difference Between Static Balance and Dynamic Balance? 8 1.13 What is the Significance of Postural Control to Learning? 9 1.14 Primitive Reflexes: Why Have These Three Reflexes Been Selected for Evaluation? 9 1.14.1 The Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR) 9 1.14.2 The Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR) 10 1.14.3 The Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR) 12 1.15 What Evidence is There Linking Balance, Posture and Reflexes to Educational Achievement? 12 1.16 What Evidence is There That Intervention in the Form of Movement Programmes Aimed at the Level of Primitive Reflexes Improves Educational Outcomes? 15 1.17 How to Use The Screening Tests 16 References 16 2 Developmental Screening Tests for Use with Children Aged 4-7 Years 20 2.1 General instructions 20 2.1.1 Scoring 20 2.1.2 Tests 21 2.2 Neuromotor tests 21 2.2.1 The Romberg Test 21 2.2.2 One Leg Stand 23 2...
