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"You can help a child learn and develop.
For intelligence not only grows but can be grown."
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This clip lists the category headings used for stages of development throughout the 'original' series, and shows progress being tracked in one particular aspect.
The actual videos go on to explain the appropriate stimulation movement activities and re-monitor progress.
The video Age 4-5 The Importance of Being Four correlates movement skill challenges to the increased risk of learning challenges in the classroom.
About the 'original' series
5 Videos covering the first 5 years of life. For the first time, teachers, support staff and parents can see these vital stages of early childhood development and understand their significance for achievement at school.
Starring a delightful cast of children, from babies to nearly five year olds, these videos follow a group of children and their parents. They identify the key stages in the development of each child’s brain and nervous system. Advice and guidance are given as the children mature and learn the skills necessary to help them to do well in school - physically, socially and academically.
Developmental stage examples in the 5 videos:-
- Crawling to walking.
- Balance, hopping, jumping & skipping.
- Rhythm, sequence & timing.
- Scooter boarding to bike riding.
- Crossing the Midline.
- Developing a preferred hand.
- Throwing & catching balls.
- Progressing to a mature pencil grip.
- Hand / eye co-ordination for writing.
- Control of eye movement for reading.
- Social skills & behaviour.
- Speech & language acquisition.
- Imaginative play.
- The correlation of all these skills to the risks of later learning success - or challenges.
Educators discussing the videos notice that the children are at a more advanced developmental stage than those they see starting school in the UK. Showing that the correct stimulation through play at the appropriate stage and time means they have an advantage. They are very ready for learning at school.
These videos are a must for anyone working with children of all ages. They illustrate clearly and without jargon how to stimulate development appropriately. This information is helpful with children and adults of all ages including those with learning difficulties and developmental delay.
For Nursery, Pre-school, Early Years, Additional Support Needs, SEN they:-
- Give a very complete picture – a thorough grounding in the developing skills necessary for academic and social learning.
- Are ideal for In-Service, Staff Training sessions and Parents’ nights.
For Teachers (Advisors, QIOs, HTs, Teachers, Lecturers, Tutors) they:-
- Explain why some pupils, regardless of age, struggle or behave as they do.
- Videos Ages 3 and 4 are particularly useful for Primary Teachers, Support for Learning Teachers, Additional Support Needs, SENCOs & all Support Staff.
For Doctors, Psychologists, Health Visitors, OTs they:-
- Clearly show the connection between development and later academic performance, enabling earlier diagnosis and referral for specialist help.
For Parents they:-
- Provide a guide to how to help your child develop through stages from the first days of life to school entry.
- Allow for and encourage appropriate active participation in your child’s development, without the need for expensive equipment and toys.
About the addition to the series
The Importance Being an Infant
(Reflex Edition)
Margaret Sasse set out to help Teachers, Support Staff, other professionals and parents have a better understanding of the Primitive and Postural Reflexes - the mastery, or integration of which are so important in progressing through all the developmental stages. This required finding a new group of infants with their parents and painstakingly filming them to catch these "critical moments". This could be the first time that this information has ever been made available in this format.
(See also book: Tomorrow's Children by Margaret Sasse.)
The Ladder of Learning 'original' series:
Written
and Directed by Margaret Sassé & the late Dr. Mary Lou Sheil,
Australian experts in Child Development. Margaret Sassé is CEO and
Founder of KindyROO
International and its parent and original Australia operation Toddler
Kindy GymbaROO Pty Ltd, Australia, worldwide providers of neuro-physiological
development programmes for children aged 0-5.
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