Learning How to Play, Learning through Play
Post #1 in category. We recommend reading posts in numerical order. Children learn through play, yet many must first learn how to play. For young children and for many children with developmental delays, early play does not emerge spontaneously. It is nurtured. These children rely on adults to mediate their early experiences, to draw them […]
Development vs Deficiency
It is easier to make a diagnosis the first time you see a patient and it gets harder the better you know a patient. – Irving Yalom Post #3 in category. We suggest reading posts in numerical order. Too often, people think of children with developmental disabilities as “different,” as somehow belonging to a […]
Parallel Assessment within the Framework of Parallel Development
Post #2 in category. We suggest you read posts in numerical order. A Highly Subjective and Intuitive Ongoing Assessment In working with children with developmental disabilities, we search for tools, strategies, and systems that can guide their growth and our own. Over the years, I have put into practice a framework I call Parallel Development, […]