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Helping children to improve their communication skills : therapeutic activities for teachers, parents, and therapists / Deborah M. Plummer ; illustrations by Alice Harper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plummer, Deborah.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Speech therapy for children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction : developing a therapeutic imagination
- Communication well-being
- Play as a therapeutic tool for communication
- Structuring the emotional environment
- Working in different settings
- Beyond the beanbag!
- Big space activities and games
- Being creative with paper and pencil activities
- Role play, story-telling, and guided imagery
- Conversation games
- Thinking skills activities
- Construction activities
- Parachute games
- Music and movement activities. Useful resources.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283905626
- 1283905620
- 9780857005021
- 0857005022
- OCLC:
- 711747315
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