Yoga for Speech-Language Development - Longtin, Susan E; Fitzpatrick, Jessica A
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Yoga is an engaging way to facilitate speech-language development. This pioneering method applies yogic principles and practices to enhance speech-language development in children from birth up to age 12. This book offers yoga-based exercises for improving prelinguistic communication, breath support for speech, motor planning for speech, vocabulary development, symbolic play and emergent literacy. Illustrations of children demonstrating yoga poses enrich the text. No prior experience of yoga is necessary to carry out the activities, which are suitable for a range of ages and abilities.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Yoga is an engaging way to facilitate speech-language development. This pioneering method applies yogic principles and practices to enhance speech-language development in children from birth up to age 12. This book offers yoga-based exercises for improving prelinguistic communication, breath support for speech, motor planning for speech, vocabulary development, symbolic play and emergent literacy. Illustrations of children demonstrating yoga poses enrich the text. No prior experience of yoga is necessary to carry out the activities, which are suitable for a range of ages and abilities. Information on working with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorders is infused throughout.
Autorenporträt
Susan E. Longtin received a PhD in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from the Graduate School of the City University of New York with a focus on language development in children. She has been a practicing clinician for forty years and teaches courses in Language Development, Language Disorders in Children, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. She has also been practicing yoga for over 30 years, and has completed a 200-Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training course, and participated in workshops on applications of yoga with children. She lives in New York. Jessica A. Fitzpatrick received a MS degree in Speech-Language Pathology from New York Medical College. She currently evaluates and treats children diagnosed with various developmental disabilities at a special education preschool, as well as in private practice. She completed a 200-Hour Hatha Raja Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training course and regularly participates in preschool yoga classes. She lives in New York.