Developing Early Communication, Language and Learning Skills At Home - Creating Personalised Activity Packs for Parents

List of contents

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Explore Outdoors: 10 playful activities to engage in outdoors 3. Daily Routines: 10 playful activities to enjoy during daily routines 4. Messy Play: 10 playful activities that use everyday items 5. Games: 10 playful activities to develop turn-taking and friendships 6. Understanding the World: 10 playful activities to help children make sense of the world and develop their creativity

About the author

Laura Osman is a teacher at a preschool for children with severe, complex and profound learning difficulties and autism with responsibility for assessment and curriculum development. She is also a speech and language therapist and advanced sensory integration practitioner with an independent caseload working with primary school children with a range of communication, language and learning difficulties. Laura previously worked as a paediatric speech and language therapist for the NHS.

Heidi Manouchehri is a teacher at a school for children with severe autism and additional learning needs. She is also a qualified speech and language therapist with experience working with children and parents in special needs settings and mainstream schools for the NHS. Heidi is completing her MA in SEN at the University of East London.

Summary

This resource is full of tried-and-tested, practical activities for children with special educational needs and disabilities. It provides parents and teachers with a range of playful and engaging activities to consolidate and develop children’s language and communication skills at home and school.

Product details

• Authors: Heidi Manouchehri, Laura Osman, Laura Manouchehri Osman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781138596337
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59633-7
• No. of pages: 122
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / Communicative Disorders, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Speech and language disorders and therapy, Speech & language disorders & therapy, Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary