ISBN: 9781853464447

Dyspraxia: A Guide for Teachers and Parents

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ISBN: 9781853464447
SKU: 9781853464447
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The aim of this text is to promote an understanding of dyspraxia and movement development among professionals who work with children, and also to offer a text which is accessible to parents. It presents a cognitive processing model of dyspraxia from a developmental perspective, and addresses issues of social development in addition to the more easily observable motor planning difficulties which are associated with dyspraxia.

The difficulties which may face the dyspraxic child at home and at school are described with strategies for managing their difficulties. Details are provided of support services available and how they may be accessed

Table of Contents:

  • What is Dyspraxia?
  • Dyspraxia: a developmental perspective
  • The assessment of Dyspraxia
  • The development of voluntary movement and how to help:
  • Living with Dyspraxia
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • Useful addresses

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