1st Edition
Developing Play and Drama in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
180 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
180 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
180 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
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Learning through play is a well-established principle that underpins much educational practice, yet it is often overlooked in association with children with autistic spectrum disorders. This book considers the wide-ranging benefits of developing play and taking it into drama with these children. The authors demonstrate how to implement such approaches via a highly practical, structured... Read more
Introduction; Why play?; Play and learning; Play and children with ASD; Learning to play; Taking play into learning; Drama: Play as learning; Play in Practice.
Biography
Dave Sherratt coordinates provision for children with autism at Mowbray School, North Yorkshire, and is a tutor on autism at the University of Birmingham. Melanie Peter is a lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Suffolk College (an accredited college of the University of East Anglia) and a freelance consultant in the arts and special education needs. She is also a tutor on autism at the University of Birmingham.
