The updated and expanded 2nd edition of ''Fine Motor
Skills in Children with Down Syndrome'' continues to be
a popular, practical guide to understanding fine motor
skills in children with Down syndrome and helping them
develop these skills from birth through early
adolescence. The first edition won a Parent's Choice
Award in 1999. The author, an occupational therapist who
has worked extensively with children with Down syndrome,
is also the parent of a teenager with Down syndrome. She
offers parents and professionals dozens of easy,
home-and school-based activities, illustrated with black
and white photos, which help children gradually acquire
the skills they need for fine motor development. Readers
learn how to incorporate work on fine motor skills into
everyday activities and routines and to emphasise tasks
that children can use throughout life - play, self-help,
printing, cutting with scissors, and computer use. New
to this edition is a chapter on sensory processing and
how the sensory system affects behaviour and learning in
children with Down syndrome.Parents learn strategies
that can help children handle various sensory problems
so they can continue to learn daily living skills. Bruni
includes new information on determining when a child is
ready for 'pre-printing' activities (things a child can
do to prepare for trying to print letters) and how to
introduce related concepts (up and down; top and bottom;
start and stop; left and right). The 2nd edition also
includes more information on ways to help children learn
self-help skills, such as dressing, using a fork and
spoon, and becoming potty trained. This new and improved
edition gives parents and professionals the expertise
and confidence they need to help children build fine
motor abilities and become more independent. This book
is useful for parents of children with Down syndrome,
early intervention specialists, occupational and
physical therapists, and teachers. |
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