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Overview
As the mother of a developmentally delayed child herself, Sarah Newman has produced an invaluable resource to aid parents and carers of children with special needs deal with the difficult situations they face everyday. Covering different stages in the child's development from age 3 to 11, she looks at the areas of cognition, physical ability, sensory perception, language, and social and emotional development. After tackling the theoretical basis of each factor, she then suggests games and activities to use and offers comprehensive advice on the best strategies and methods to employ whilst playing the games.Synopsis
As the mother of a developmentally delayed child herself, Sarah Newman has produced an invaluable resource to aid parents and carers of children with special needs deal with the difficult situations they face everyday. Covering different stages in the child's development from age 3 to 11, she looks at the areas of cognition, physical ability, sensory perception, language, and social and emotional development. After tackling the theoretical basis of each factor, she then suggests games and activities to use and offers comprehensive advice on the best strategies and methods to employ whilst playing the games.