1st Edition
Using Playful Practice to Communicate with Special Children
Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction 1. Context for Learning * Knowing, acknowledging and delivering where the child is * The study of infancy and how this relates to children with PMLD/SLD 2. Theory and Definition * Why Consider Playfulness? * What is Playfulness? * Play/Playfulness Scale 3. Steps to Playfulness: Practitioner / Process * The Practitioner * The Process * Considering Steps to Playfulness 4. Tools * Experimental frame of mind * Voice * Body language * Touch * Arousal modulation * Flexibility * Fun * Flow * Creativity 5. Special Considerations * Autism Spectrum Disorder/Condition * Sensory Impairments * Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty * Challenging Behaviour / boundaries * Post Script 6. Creative Interactive Activities 7. Interactive Music 8. Interactive Musical Movement 9. Finger Dance 10. Story and Drama 11. Artwork 12. Reflective Circle Bibliography Index
Biography
Margaret Corke is a play and creative arts therapist, interactive music specialist, teaching assistant, consultant and freelance trainer. She has previously authored Approaches to Communication through Music (2002), also published by Routledge.
'This essential book is serious about play' - Dave Hewett
