Overview of listening, play, movement and play. Why movement matters. Early years brain development. How children learn with their bodies; The primitive or neo-natal reflexes. Why music matters and what music does. Accelerationism-the danger of speeding up childhood. How to use the songs and rhymes. Michael Lazarev's 10 Songs and Exercises plus Early Morning by the Pond Action Story and A Day in the Garden Movement Story. Time to Begin: School Readiness.
This book with 2 CDs is a collection of songs, action nursery rhymes and stories that assist child development through movement. Sally Goddard Blythe explains why movement matters for brain development, attention, co-ordination and balance. She also describes the neonatal reflexes and how healthy early years movement transforms such reflexes.
Michael Lazarev's songs help develop co-ordination and language skills.
Readership: Parents, teachers and early years educators; health visitors; paediatricians; special needs teachers; educational psychologists.