1st Edition
Play Better Games Enabling Children with Autism to Join in with Everyday Games
By Carmel Conn
Copyright 2010
164 Pages
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164 Pages
by
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Ordinary games are an important vehicle for children's learning. They provide a powerful, naturally occurring learning environment that is physical, playful and fun. Playing games requires interpersonal skills in language, thought, social behavior, creativity, self-regulation and skilful use of the body. When children play games together they develop the following key capacities:
•Cooperative... Read more
Preface, How to use this book, Play Better Games, List of games: Cooperation: Rhythmic games, Games of togetherness, Looking and finding games, Self-Regulation: Games of exertion, Games that focus attention, Exciting games, Adapting to Others, Mutual enjoyment through games, Games that avoid conflict, Games with rules, Creativity: Games of Expression, Games with stories, Games of pretence.
Biography
Carmel Conn
