Dyspraxia
A Guide for Teachers and Parents

Movement Development, Coordination, Organisation, Sequencing - The aim of this text is to promote an understanding of dyspraxia and movement development among professionals who work with children, and also to offer a text which is accessible to parents. It presents a cognitive processing model of dyspraxia from a developmental perspective, and addresses issues of social development in addition to the more easily observable motor planning difficulties which are associated with dyspraxia.
The difficulties which may face the dyspraxic child at home and at school are described with strategies for managing their difficulties. Details are provided of the support services available and how they may be accessed.
  
Table of Contents:
What is Dyspraxia?; Dyspraxia: a developmental perspective; The assessment of Dyspraxia; The development of voluntary movement and how to help: whole body movement, coordination and body image, physical play, dressing, handwriting and drawing, speech and language, feeding and eating; Living with Dyspraxia; Appendix; Glossary; Useful addresses.

Developmental Dyspraxia: Identification and Intervention
A Manual for Parents and Professionals

Aims to give parents, teachers and health professionals the confidence and know-how to diagnose and assess dyspraxia. The text includes: background information on the neurological basis of the condition; strategies for identification, diagnosis and assessment; proven programmes of intervention which can be monitored by anyone closely involved with the child; strategies to improve curricular attainments; remediation activities to develop perceptual and motor skills; programmes to develop self-esteem; and information about where to find help.   

Table of Contents:
Introduction; Development of the brain and the significance of diet; What is Dyspraxia?; Observable characteristics; Research Evidence; Behavioural problems: neurological? psychological?; Intervention in the 'early years'; Intervention with primary and secondary age pupils; Adults with Dyspraxia; Epilogue; Appendices.

Guide to Dyspraxia and Developmental Co-ordination Disorders

Built upon the good practice for which the Dyscovery Centre has become so well known, this book takes a broader view of the difficulties that those with additional needs face. It considers whether this is a health, educational or social difficulty and discusses the wider implications for the individual and how they manage at home and in the community. The book looks at what happens, what can be done to help and what changes occur as the child becomes an adolescent and eventually an adult.
Teachers, SENCOs, teaching assistants, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and parents of children with dyspraxia or developmental co-ordination disorders should find this book stimulates their thinking and helps them in their work.
  
Table of Contents:
Introduction; developmental coordination disorder (DCD) - nature or nurture?; development of the child; assessing the child with DCD; the primary school child; the adolescent - a time of transition; the adult; language and communication; behaviour and psychosocial issues in DCD; intervention - research and treatments. 

Dyspraxia

Description
Since the publication of the ground-breaking report "All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education" in 1999, creativity has been the buzzword in education. However, despite various initiatives to encourage teachers to incorporate creativity into their teaching, teachers still bemoan the fact that this is virtually impossible given the dominance of the three Ts (testing, targets and (league) tables). Sue Cowley shows how it is possible to create a place for creativity in every subject, even those which are not traditionally thought of as particularly 'creative' subjects like science and technology. In true Buggers style, her prose is inviting and invigorating, and will undoubtedly inspire a generation of teachers.

Dyspraxia 5-11
A Practical Guide

This guide takes a very practical view of dyspraxia in children aged five to 11 and considers ways of helping teachers and parents to understand this complex condition.
The author looks at: how to identify children who have dyspraxia; what sort of intervention is necessary and appropriate; tried and tested strategies and activities to help children; case studies of children at school and at home; the social and emotional development of dyspraxic children; and how parents and teachers can interact most effectively to help the child.

The book is based on a developmental framework and areas covered include making friends, coping with the curriculum and boosting the child's self-esteem. It provides advice and guidance on how to ensure that the most effective support is given to the child in school.
  
Table of Contents:
Identifying children with dyspraxia; intellectual, perceptual-motor, social and emotional development; the self-concept and making friends.  

 Inclusion for Children With Dyspraxia
DCD - A Handbook for Teachers

This text is about children with dyspraxia - developmental co-ordination disorders (DCD) - and what teachers and other professionals can do to promote their learning and their social inclusion in a mainstream setting. The author addresses issues which affect access to the curriculum in Key Stages 1 to 4 and offers strategies to support children which have proved effective to experienced practitioners and can be managed in a group or class context. A key component of the book is an understanding of the emotional and social needs of children with dyspraxia.   

Table of Contents:

How to Understand and Support Children with Dyspraxia