Motivate to Communicate!: 300 Games and Activities for Your Child with Autism - Couverture souple

Griffin, Simone

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1849050414 ISBN 13 : 9781849050418

Editeur : Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Motivate to Communicate! Offers ideas and guidance for motivating children with autism spectrum disorder or other communication difficulties. This book is suitable for supporting professionals, parents and care givers to motivate and maintain motivation with this challenging group. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Play is the most successful tool in teaching children in need to develop effective communication skills. Motivate to Communicate! is packed with easy-to-implement games and activities that remind communication partners to playfully squeeze learning opportunities out of practical, everyday materials and situations. Excellent! --Linda Hodgdon, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, speech pathologist and autism consultant

Simone Griffin has put together a broad array of materials and teaching strategies within Motivate to Communicate! Parents and professionals alike will find a delightful range of common objects used in creative ways to promote functional communication by children with autism and related disabilities. The book is well organized and will help readers find numerous suggestions for how to design lessons that promote initiation and expansion of communication skills. A great deal of attention has been built into the activities to promote fun an important key to fostering communication within ever growing social situations. --Dr Andy Bondy, president and co-founder of Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc.

Children with autism tend to live in a world of their own, not motivated as much as other children to interact and talk. However, there are activities that can increase motivation to communicate and facilitate social play. This excellent book has 300 of these games and activities that are also great fun for the child and adult. Parents, educators and therapists will regularly consult this book for sound advice and creative ideas. If you are not sure what games to play with a child who has autism, this book will provide you with lots of practical ideas and sound advice. --Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This practical resource is brimming with exciting ideas and guidance for motivating children with autism and other communication difficulties. The clear, user-friendly format enables quick access to over 300 practical, fun-filled games and activities for developing your child's communication skills. The book suggests creative ways to use everyday toys and objects. For example, if your child likes to pop bubbles, perhaps he would also enjoy counting bubbles, catching bubbles on a wand, stomping them with his feet or even playing bubble volleyball! The innovative ideas in this book have been developed over 40 years of clinical and educational experience, and are designed to be fun for both the adult and the child. All resources mentioned in this book are readily available and can be used to advance communication skills at all levels, from reaching out for an item, to extending verbal communication. Motivate to Communicate! is perfect for supporting parents, care-givers and professionals in motivating and developing the communication skills of children on the autism spectrum.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1849050414
• ISBN 13: 9781849050418
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 210