| Learn to Move, Moving Up!: Sensorimotor Elementary School Activity Themes Contributor(s): Clark, Jenny L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1934575380 ISBN-13: 9781934575383 Publisher: Future Horizons OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 Annotation: Jenny Clark Brack is back with a new book! Following the same structure and philosophy as her first book, Learn to Move, Move to Learn: Sensorimotor Early Childhood Activity Themes, her latest, Learn to Move, Moving Up! focuses on elementary-school age students with sensory processing disorders. In a comprehensive introduction that covers current trends in education and occupational therapy, the book overviews many evidence-based practices as well as yoga, music, and Speed Stacks. Throughout, the emphasis is on involving the child's team for the best possible outcomes. The centerpiece of the book consists of 30 sensorimotor, theme-based lesson plans that include literacy and curriculum suggestions for teachers, and suggests ways that they can be incorporated into busy elementary school schedules and environments. As in Brack's first book, the carefully developed lesson plans offer activities structured around seven elements designed for both learning and fun: Warm-Up, Vestibula |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Special Education - Behavioral, Emotional & Social Disabilities - Education | Learning Styles - Education | Elementary |
| Dewey: 371.94 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.8" W x 8.4" (1.05 lbs) 169 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Professional - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using the same easy-to-use format as her first book, Learn to Move, Move to Learn, Jenny Brack now brings us a series of effective sensory-based activities for older school-aged children These literacy-rich lesson plans include specially designed curriculum suggestions and underscore how activities can be adapted to meet state and other standards. The book also contains a thorough, up-to-date discussion of sensory integration and sensory processing disorders; assessment and evaluation considerations, including a reproducible Teacher Observation Checklist; evidence-based best-practice strategies; how to integrate lessons into elementary school environments; as well as learning enrichment suggestions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brack Otr/L Bcp, Jenny Clark: - Jenny Clark Brack, OTR/L, BCP (AOTA Board Certification in Pediatrics), is a licensed pediatric occupational therapist with over 22 years experience working as a school-based occupational therapist, independent contractor for early intervention services, private practitioner, speaker, consultant, author, and inventor. Jenny currently owns a pediatric therapy private practice Jenny's Kids, Inc. She received her Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and graduated with distinction from the University of Kansas in 1990. She has written journal articles that have been published in professional journals such as OT Practice, Occupational Therapy Forum, and Journal of Occupational Therapy Students. Additionally, Jenny has written a book on sensory processing entitled Learn to Move, Move to Learn: Sensorimotor Early Childhood Activity Themes (AAPC 2004), and more recently has written a sequel Learn to Move, Moving Up! Sensorimotor Elementary School Activity Themes (AAPC 2009). In addition, she has published two DVD's Learn to Move: Dinosaurs (AAPC 2005), a companion to her first book, and Sensory Processing Disorder Kit: Simulations and Solutions for Parents, Teachers, and Therapists (AAPC 2006), which won the 2007 media in excellence video award from Autism Society of America. Jenny's newest publication is a music CD, Sing, Move, Learn (AAPC 2010), which accompanies the songs in her first book. Jenny is the inventor of the Patent-Pending Cool Bracelet (www.abilitations.com). Jenny Clark has spoken both nationally and internationally on a variety of topics, including sensory integration/processing. |