Sensory Secrets : How to Jump-Start Learning in Children
by Schneider, Catherine CheminFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-09-01
Publisher(s): Concerned Communications
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Summary
A book for anyone who works with children, including parents, educators, and therapists. Explains the importance of using all of the senses to develop foundational skills necessary for growing, learning, decision-making, and communication. Written in an easy-to-understand style with examples, ideas, and strategies to enhance learning and promote positive behavior. Includes a Foundational Skills Inventory to use as an assessment tool.
Author Biography
Catherine Chemin Schneider is a registered occupational therapist with over thirty years of experience. She lives with her husband, Dan, a physical therapist, in the Metropolitan Detroit area
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. 9 |
| Notes from the Author | p. 13 |
| Introduction | p. 15 |
| Wake-up Call: Slow Down...You Grow too Fast | p. 19 |
| Key to Understanding: All Systems...Go? | p. 25 |
| Foundational Skills: Necessary for a Productive Life | p. 33 |
| Moving to Learn: A Great Secret Unveiled! | p. 41 |
| Direction...Who Needs Direction? From the Inside Out | p. 57 |
| The Power of Touch: Energy from the Heart | p. 65 |
| What You See and Hear Is What You Get: Sometimes Less Is More! | p. 79 |
| Color Your World: There's a Rainbow of Options | p. 85 |
| The Joy of Eating? Not Always! | p. 91 |
| The Nose Knows: Smells Trigger Memories...Good and Bad | p. 99 |
| Sensory Experiences and Academics: What's the Connection? | p. 105 |
| Sensory Deficits: Finding out What's Wrong | p. 113 |
| Creating a Sound Sensory Diet: It's as Important as Good Nutrition! | p. 119 |
| Foundational Skills Inventory: Putting This Tool to Work for You | p. 129 |
| Here's Your Homework! Preliminary Activities Can Jump-Start Your Child's Academic Program | p. 135 |
| Additional Resources | p. 145 |
| Glossary | p. 147 |
| Bibliography | p. 155 |
| Endnotes | p. 159 |
| How to Use the Foundational Skills Inventory | p. 160 |
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