Beating Dyspraxia With a Hop, Skip and a Jump: A Simple Exercise Program to Improve Motor Skills at Home and School
Geoffrey Platt
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Description for Beating Dyspraxia With a Hop, Skip and a Jump: A Simple Exercise Program to Improve Motor Skills at Home and School
Paperback. Brought up to date with new lesson plans and an extra stage to the programme, the expanded edition of this practical book explains Geoff Platt's simple, step-by-step exercise regime to help children with dyspraxia overcome their symptoms. Num Pages: 152 pages, B&W photographs and diagrams. BIC Classification: JNS; MJN; MJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 6. Weight in Grams: 226.
Geoff Platt's exercise program, tailored to help children with dyspraxia to overcome their symptoms, enjoy physical activities, and become as active as their friends and classmates, is now proven to be even more effective.
This revised edition outlines the fun and easy-to-teach program, which focuses on familiar activities such as running, jumping and ball play, and explains how regular exercise routines can reduce weakness and improve motor skills, such as balance, timing and coordination. It includes extra session plans, incorporates new research, and adds a secondary stage to the exercise program, teaching the skills of praxis, planning movement and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
225g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849055604
SKU
V9781849055604
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Geoffrey Platt
Geoff Platt, PhD, has worked as a lecturer in Sport Science for over thirteen years, most recently working as a senior lecturer and course director in Sports Coaching Science and Sports Analysis and Coaching at Kingston University, London. He has lectured on Olympic Solidarity Courses on behalf of the International Olympic Committee and is the Director of Coaching for Weightlifting ... Read more
Reviews for Beating Dyspraxia With a Hop, Skip and a Jump: A Simple Exercise Program to Improve Motor Skills at Home and School
This is a revised version of Platt's popular guide to physical activities and dyspraxia. Coming from a Sport Science background, Platt has a PhD based on exercises for children with this difficulty and the book provides a guide to proven interventions to improve children's ability to improve balance, timing and coordination. Platt also stresses the social importance of being able ... Read more