Deborah Plummer

Helping Children to Improve Their Communication Skills: Therapeutic Activities for Teachers, Parents and Therapists

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Subtitled, "Therapeutic Activities For Teachers, Parents & Therapists". Illustrated by Alice Harper. Contains practical activities and can be used individually or in groups.

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This book is full of ideas to help children aged 4 -11 with a speech or language delay or disorder. It is packed with activities to develop skills such as articulation, vocabulary development, breath control, and non-verbal communication. Tips for personalising and shaping the activities are also provided, and a comprehensive theory section.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• New
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 281mm x 217mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9781843109594
• ISBN-10: 184310959X
• Artikelnr.: 32212521

Autorenporträt

Deborah M. Plummer has over 30 years' experience of facilitating groups and working individually with both children and adults. Formerly a clinical lead therapist working within the NHS, she also has extensive experience as a senior lecturer in aspects of health psychology and counselling. She ran workshops and short courses on the uses of imagery, games and story-telling in the promotion of well-being. Deborah is now retired.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Part 1. Theoretical and practical background. 1.
Introduction: Developing a therapeutic imagination. 2. Communication
well-being. 3. Play as a therapeutic tool for communication. 4. Structuring
the emotional environment. 5. Working in different settings. Part 2.
Activities and games. 6. Beyond the beanbag! 7. Big space activities and
games. 8. Being creative with paper and pencil activities. 9. Role play,
story-telling and guided imagery. 10. Conversation games. 11. Thinking
skills activities. 12. Construction activities. 13. Parachute games. 14.
Music and movement activities. Appendix. Keeping it all going: The transfer
and maintenance of skills. Activities index. References.