Achieving learning goals through play : teaching young children with special needs

Book

Achieving learning goals through play : teaching young children with special needs / by Anne H. Widerstrom.

Summary:

"Play is more than fun; it's a powerful teaching tool that helps young children learn. The second edition of this practical guide gives early childhood educators creative, ready-to-use strategies for weaving individual learning goals into play activities throughout the school day." "Helpful appendixes offer guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice, resources for including children with disabilities, and photocopiable planning matrices. With this strategy-filled handbook, early childhood educators will help all their students reach their individual learning goals in fun, creative ways."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 1557666989
ISBN: 9781557666987
Physical Description: xi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Baltimore : P.H. Brookes Pub., ©2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: 1. Why is play important? -- 2. Changing perceptions of play in early childhood education -- 3. Adapting play for children with special needs -- 4. planning matrix for play -- 5. Individualizing goals for play -- 6. Block play : how high is our tower? -- 7. Sand and water play : mud pies are delicious! -- 8. Pretend play : I'll be the mommy, and you be the daddy -- 9. Manipulative play : real materials are best -- 10. Outdoor games and play : see how fast I can go! -- 11. Play with music and rhythm : beating our drums and tooting our horns -- 12. Play with creative materials : getting messy with glue and paint -- 13. Emergent literacy : please read me a story -- 14. Catalog of play activities : embedding learning goals in play -- 15. Big groups, little groups : let's all learn together -- 16. Learning social skills through play -- 17. Connecting home to school and beyond : enabling families to participate in the classroom and community -- 18. Achieving Jasmine's learning goals through play -- App. A. Sources for adaptive equipment and learning materials -- App. B. Guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice : adaptations for preschool children with disabilities -- App. C. Resources for including children with special needs -- App. D. Play checklists -- App. E. Reproducible planning matrices and play quiz.