Movement:Your Child's First Language: How Movement and Music assists brain development in children aged 3-7 years
This book with 2 CDs is a collection of songs, action nursery rhymes and stories that assist child development through movement. Sally Goddard Blythe explains why movement matters for brain development, attention, co-ordination and balance. She also describes the neonatal reflexes and how healthy early years movement transforms such reflexes. Michael Lazarev’s songs help develop co-ordination and language skills.
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Movement:Your Child's First Language: How Movement and Music assists brain development in children aged 3-7 years
This book with 2 CDs is a collection of songs, action nursery rhymes and stories that assist child development through movement. Sally Goddard Blythe explains why movement matters for brain development, attention, co-ordination and balance. She also describes the neonatal reflexes and how healthy early years movement transforms such reflexes. Michael Lazarev’s songs help develop co-ordination and language skills.
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Movement:Your Child's First Language: How Movement and Music assists brain development in children aged 3-7 years

Movement:Your Child's First Language: How Movement and Music assists brain development in children aged 3-7 years

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Movement:Your Child's First Language: How Movement and Music assists brain development in children aged 3-7 years

Overview

This book with 2 CDs is a collection of songs, action nursery rhymes and stories that assist child development through movement. Sally Goddard Blythe explains why movement matters for brain development, attention, co-ordination and balance. She also describes the neonatal reflexes and how healthy early years movement transforms such reflexes. Michael Lazarev’s songs help develop co-ordination and language skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781907359996
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Publication date: 10/15/2018
Series: Early Years
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Sally Goddard Blythe is Director of the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology. She researches the relationship between physical development and learning. Her remedial programmes help transform childrens learning through movement. Professor Michael Lazarev is Head of the Children’s Rehabilitatory Medicine Centre in Moscow. He researches how music helps children’s health and development.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements xi

1 Are You Sitting Comfortably? 1

First Language 1

Movement Matters 5

What Does Music Do? 12

2 Learning to Move, Moving to Learn 17

Origins of Movement in Infancy 17

Reflexes of Position 18

The Landau Reflex 23

Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex 24

Reflexes Elicited by Touch 26

Rooting and Suck Reflexes 34

Spinal Galant Reflex 37

Postural Reflexes 39

3 Nursery Rhymes for Modern Times 45

4 Wings of Childhood 57

Instructions For Using the Songs and Movements 58

Sea Anemones 60

The Turtle 61

Caterpillar 62

Lizard 63

Crocodile 64

Peacock 65

The Bear 66

Deer 67

The Stork 68

Butterflies 69

5 Early Morning by the Pond 71

Underlying Principles of Motor Development 73

Sensory-Motor Development 74

Using the Stories and Movements Together 76

Cold Feet 77

Busy Bee 79

Christopher the Caterpillar 80

Flossie the Flower (Part 1) 82

Flossie the Flower (Part 2) 84

Christopher the Caterpillar 86

Bertie the Beetle (Part 1) 88

Bertie the Beetle (Part 2) 88

Christopher the Caterpillar 90

Felicity the Fish 92

Lizzie the Lizard 94

Berrie the Beetle 96

Tommy the Tadpole 98

Bertie the Beetle 100

Ali the Aligator 100

Catharina the Cat 102

Beatrice the Butterfly 104

Standing Statue 104

Stiff as a Soldier 104

Wilfred the Windmill 106

Beatrice the Butterfly 106

6 A Day in the Garden 109

A New Day 110

7 Are You Steady? Are You Ready? 125

Listening and Vocalising 145

Extract from: Where Do All the Teachers Go? by Peter Dixon 146

Extract from: The Cracked Ceiling by Peter Dixon 147

Creative Space and Imagination 147

8 Time to Begin 151

What Are Some of the Acknowledged Differences between Boys and Girls? 153

What Are the Positive Aspects of Male Differences and How Can These Be Nurtured in the Educational Environment? 154

Does Routine Screening Children for Developmental Delays Prevent Learning Problems? 168

Can Anything Be Done Later On? 170

Index 175

About the authors 183

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