Dyspraxia 5-14

Dyspraxia is increasingly common in young children. This fully revised and updated edition of Christine Macintyre 's invaluable companion explains the difficulties faced by children with dyspraxia in growing up and offers suggestions as to how these might be alleviated.

In this book the children themselves, along with their parents and teachers, talk about how the difficulties change as the transition is made from primary to secondary school.

Children with dyspraxia are frequently beset by frustrations as a result of their differences, can be misunderstood both at home and at school, and are very often bullied. This practical guide considers:

the issue of giving children labels
strategies to reduce stress
the value of movement programmes
raising self-esteem
the transition to secondary school
particular challenges faced during Puberty/adolescence
handwriting as an indicator of dyspraxia.

Including practical activities with additional material for secondary pupils this book shows children how to articulate their differences using individualised explanations, and then go on to succeed having recognised where their talents lie.

Dyspraxia 5-14 is essential reading for teachers, parents, SENCos, teaching assistants and trainee teachers who want to improve their understanding of dyspraxia and its implications for children in Key stages 1-3.

ISBN	0415543967	Volumes	1
ISBN13	9780415543965 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	172
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd	Published in	London
Imprint	Routledge	Series title	David Fulton / Nasen
Format	Paperback	Previous ISBN	9781853467844
Publication date	19 Jun 2009	Height (mm)	246
Library of Congress	2009004668	Width (mm)	174
DEWEY	371.916	Spine width (mm)	10
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly
Pages	144

		List of figures
		List of tables
		Introduction
1		Explaining dyspraxia
2		Studying dyspraxia within a developmental framework
3		Perceptual-motor development
4		Intellectual development in young people with dyspraxia
5		Social development and making friends
6		Emotional development
7		Practical considerations for parents and teachers
8		Transition to secondary school
9		Programmes of activities
Appendix 1		A movement observation record
Appendix 2		Activities to help ball skills
Appendix 3		Games and activities to help fine motor skills
Appendix 4		Activities to help gross motor skills
Appendix 5		Useful addresses
		Bibliography
		Index

Nichola Jones, Special educational needs advisor, Bridgend Wales Support Services (LEA) Schools, Universities, Health (OT's). This book would be taken up by the student Market, teachers/teaching assistants. Contents very accessible to all range of staff. Post graduate students but also ITT. GBP17 - GBP18 would be a reasonable price for the book. Kirby, Portward are the main writers in this subject area, but Christine's books are always very easy to read and her case studies are her hallmark. 8 -- 10 years would eb the approximate shelf-life of this book. The author is one of the leaders in this field. Transition has become very topical in England and Wales with government initiatives so it is good that Christine has included this important aspect. The author also covers the very important issue of self esteem and combines this aspect with reduction of stress which nicely go hand in hand. I'm very familiar with the current edition. I use it as background reading for training purposes and have also recommended it to schools. The format, contents and style of the existing text are very good but I agree with Christine that the pictures need updating. It would be good to include something on pupil participation -- how we find out from the children what they want 'done' for them not always what we 'do' to them. Christine has a remarkable quality at getting alongside practitioners and children and I wonder whether she could draw upon this to draw out the voice of children when illustrating her points. (Reading between the lines I think Christine probably already has plans to do this). A new edition will certainly enhance and bring the publication up-to-date and I recommend that you publish it.

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