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Creative Play Activities for Children With Disabilities: A Resource Book for Teachers and Parents
Creative Play Activities for Children With Disabilities A Resource Book for Teachers and Parents Author:Lisa Rappaport Morris, Linda Schulz In this book you will discover 250 games and activities designed to help infants to 8-year-olds with all types of disabilities grow through play. Many activities describe special adaptations for physically, visually, and hearing impaired children and for emotionally and mentally handicapped children. Each chapter focuses on a particular "world,... more »" or activity theme. Themes include exploring the world of the senses; active games with rolling, crawling, walking, and more; building and creating; imaginative outdoor fun and water play; music play; and group games and activities. Each activity lists detailed directions, needed equipment, the activity's benefits, and any possible adaptations for children with particular disabilities. Creative Play Activities for Children With Disabilities is the only book to emphasize the continuity between home and program activities by addressing both the concerns of parents guiding their children's activities at home and the issues faced by educators in program settings. Developed in conjunction with the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, these creative play activities will help confidence and self-esteem blossom as young children meet success in activities that are fun.« less