01584cam a2200229 4500 75178975 TxAuBib 20050614120000.0 040712s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781557666987 pbk. 1557666989 pbk. DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Achieving learning goals through play : teaching young children with special needs / by Anne H. Widerstrom. 2nd ed. Baltimore : P.H. Brookes Pub., 2005. xi, 239 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Play is more than just fun; it’s a powerful teaching tool that helps young children learn. With this practical, activity-filled guide, you’ll have ready-to-use strategies for weaving individual learning goals into play throughout the school day. Created for use with children ages 2 to 5 who have special needs — but equally effective for typically developing children. Throughout the book, there’s information on how play activities can help children develop cognitive, communication, motor, social, and preliteracy skills. Helpful appendixes offer guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice, resources for including children with disabilities, and photocopiable planning matrixes. Use this strategy-filled guidebook to help all your students reach their learning goals in fun, creative ways. 20110504. Children with disabilities Education (Early childhood.) Curriculum planning. Children and adults.