| Description |
1 online resource (349 pages) |
| Contents |
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS AND INFANTS WITH DELAYS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 2 ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; Chapter 3 MUSCLE TONE; Chapter 4 MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 5 ASSESSMENT; Chapter 6 PRINCIPLES OF INTERVENTION: PROGRESSIVE INTERACTIVE FACILITATION; Chapter 7 ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH HYPOTONICITY; Chapter 8 ACTIVITIES FOR REFLEX INTEGRATION AND DECREASING MUSCLE TONE; Chapter 9 ACTIVITIES FOR SENSORY MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 10 MANIPULATIVE ACTIVITIES: REACH, GRASP, HOLD AND RELEASE; AUTHOR INDEX |
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Subject index |
| Summary |
Thoroughly revised and updated, this second edition continues to present both a theoretical and practical approach to motor development and adapted physical activity programs for preschoolers and infants with delays or disabilities. Written from a broad perspective, the authors use easy-to-understand language so that families, caregivers, students, and teachers may provide instruction utilizing the ecological dynamics of various environments. Chapter topics include: motor development, organization of the nervous system, muscle tone, medical and biological considerations (including prematurity |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Torrey, Carol C
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| ISBN |
9780398085155 |
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0398085153 |
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