Christine Macintyre: 15 books
Gifted and Talented Children 4-11
Understanding and Supporting their Development
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Can you recognize and tell the difference between gifted and talented children? Do you know how to provide the support they need?
Responding directly to current thinking in education, this book raises practitioners’ expectations, and shows you how to identify children in your class as gifted...
Dyspraxia 5-14
Identifying and Supporting Young People with Movement Difficulties
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
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...
Movement and Learning in the Early Years
Supporting Dyspraxia (DCD) and Other Difficulties
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2004
`This book achieves what it sets out to do - provide clear guidance to parents and professionals on key aspects of movement in the early years. The book however does more than that - it emphasises that movement in the early years is not the territory of experts, but through the use of this book, the...
Understanding Children’s Development in the Early Years
Questions practitioners frequently ask
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
Review of the first edition:
'This book provides a very accessible approach to building a better understanding of young children and their development and will be an interesting and useful read for both experienced early years practitioners and for students who are just beginning to build their...
Bullying and Young Children
Understanding the Issues and Tackling the Problem
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
What is it that makes some children bully and some become victims?
What can you do if despite your best efforts, a child keeps on taunting another?
What steps can you take before communicating with parents and what will you say?
The practice of bullying endures in all schools...
Play for Children with Special Needs
Supporting children with learning differences, 3-9
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
There are many more children with learning differences and difficulties in our schools today. Their needs are varied and complex and professionals must find appropriate ways to enhance their learning. The value of play is endorsed in policy initiatives including The Early Years Foundation Stage...
by Christine Macintyre
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
I know there is something wrong, but what?
How do I know if outside help for this child is needed?
How do I tell parents that their child could have a learning difficulty?
These are questions that most nursery workers will have to face during their careers, and questions which...
by Christine MacIntyre
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Identifying and Supporting Children with Specific Learning Difficulties
Looking Beyond the Label to Support the Whole Child
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
Many children experience difficulties which impact on their learning at home and school. Some children are considered to have a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia or dyspraxia, but other children display a range of indicators which cross the boundaries of specific named 'conditions'. If...
Enhancing Learning through Play
A developmental perspective for early years settings
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2016
Written to explain why children need to play and offering practical guidance on how to best support children’s development through play, this fully updated third edition includes a wealth of new information to reflect recent changes in the curriculum and early years qualifications.
Featuring...
Understanding Babies and Young Children from Conception to Three
A guide for students, practitioners and parents
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
When do babies begin to learn and what exactly are they learning?
What are the key stages of a toddler’s development?
Do movements such as crawling really affect later learning?
How important is the environment to the under threes?
What can I do to give each child the...
Dyspraxia in the Early Years
Identifying and Supporting Children with Movement Difficulties
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Today there are more children than ever before in need of a variety of additional support needs, and many of these children have poor movement as a key contributory factor. Even in children with no specific ‘label’, movement is being found to be linked to learning, and educational professionals...
Planning the Pre-5 Setting
Practical Ideas and Activities for the Nursery
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Provide learning opportunities to suit individual needs by drawing on the excitement created by the natural calendar and the children's own interests.
This guide will help you:
*Organise, resource and teach in Pre-School Settings
*Enhance Children's Learning with Practical Activities
*Compile...
Early Intervention in Movement
Practical Activities for Early Years Settings
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
This text is full of practical ideas to help all early years children enjoy developing their movement abilities. Each activity uses rhymes and jingles and some have music. This is to enhance the children's rhythmic ability, their listening skills and their phonological awareness.
There are...
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