Table of Contents

EARLY INTERVENTION IN MOVEMENT AND LEARNING
Part One: Making the Case
Development of the Brain
Self-Esteem
Being Bullied
Part Two: Movement and Learning
The ABC of Learning - Attention. Balance and Control
Differences in Movement Ability
The Importance of Movement Ability
The Size of the Problem
Ways to Help
ANALYSING, OBSERVING AND ASSESSING MOVEMENT
Part One: Analysing Movement
Factors for Analysis
Movement Abilities
Open and Closed Skills
Part Two: Observing and Assessing Movement
Assessment
Observation
Examples of the Process of Assessments
Other Factors in Assessment
LEARNING AND PERCEPTION
Part One: Learning and Movement
Constructivism
The Pace of New Learning
Matching Teaching and Learning Styles
Critical Learning Periods
Part Two: Perception
The Vestibular Sense
The Auditory Sense
The Tactile Sense
The Visual Sense
The Senses of Taste and Smell
The Proprioceptive Sense
The Kinaesthetic Sense
Some Questions for Parents to Consider
HANDWRITING AND MATHEMATICS - A MOVEMENT PERSPECTIVE
Part One: Handwriting
A Sense of Hand Preference/Dominance
Ability to Recognise/Visualise/Remember the Pattern of the Letter or Word
The Strength and Control in Their Shoulder, Arm and Hand
The Necessary Movement Abilities
Enough Spatial/Kinaesthetic Competence
The Correct Resources
Enough Space on the Desktop
Left-Handed Writers
Part Two: Mathematics
Conservation
Visual Perception
Sequencing Difficulties
Counting on the Number Rack
Spatial Understanding in Different Algorithms
Mental Maths
The Confusing Language of Mathematics
PROGRAMMES OF ACTIVITIES FOR PERCEPTUAL-MOVEMENT PROGRAMMES
Introduction
Six Golden Rules
Fun Ways of Teaching
Planning and Organising Movement
The Importance of Practice
APPENDICES
Norms of Development
Competences from the Curriculum Guidance Documents
The Underlying Factors Influencing Movement
A Brief Outline of Specific Learning Difficulties

About the Author

Christine Macintyre was formerly Senior Lecturer at Edinburgh University and is now a freelance consultant.

Reviews

`It is always good to be able to welcome a book on such a key factor as movement in early childhood development, and this text has been written to support parents and practitioners who wish to understand how movement contributes to all aspects of learning -intellectual, social and emotional, as well as physical′ - Marian Whitehead, Nursery World