Achieving learning goals through play : teaching young children with special needs

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Achieving learning goals through play : teaching young children with special needs

by Anne H. Widerstrom

P.H. Brookes Pub. Co., c2005

2nd ed

  • pbk

Available at  / 2 libraries

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-185) and index

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Description

This easy-to-read book discusses how the typical learning centers in preschool classrooms - blocks, pretend play, music, reading, art, and others - can be adapted for children with special needs. As with the first edition, the author explains the importance of play as a medium for learning and describes ways to teach general and specific learning objectives through the informal use of toys and classroom materials. Included in the book are sample activities, two chapters on how to help children learn to play in groups and make friends, and play checklists. This completely revised and updated edition contains a new chapter on emergent literacy and new information on the role of physical and occupational therapists in supporting children with special needs.

Table of Contents

  • The Role of Play in Early Childhood Education
  • Why Is Play Important? The Role of Play in Early Childhood Education
  • Adapting Play for Children with Special Needs
  • Writing and Planning Goals and Objectives for Children with Disabilities
  • A Planning Matrix for Play
  • Individualizing Goals for Play
  • Let's Play: Embedding Teaching and Learning Goals in Play Activities
  • Block Play: How High Is Our Tower? Sand and Water Play: Mud Pies Are Delicious! Housekeeping and Other Pretend Play: I'll be the Mommy and You Be the Daddy
  • Manipulative Play: Real Materials Are Best
  • Outdoor Play: See How Fast I Can Go! Play with Music and Rhythm: Tooting Our Horns and Beating Our Drums
  • Playing with Creative Materials: Getting Messy with Glue and Paint
  • Catalog of Play Activities: Embedding Learning Goals in Play
  • Emergent Literacy: Please Read Me a Story from My New Book
  • Playing Together and Making Friends
  • Learning Social Skills Through Play
  • Helping Parents to Help Their Child Make Friends
  • Big Groups, Little Groups: Let's All Learn Together
  • Case Study: Jasmine

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