Dancing Dialogue Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children

Name: Dancing Dialogue Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children
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ISBN: 9781557668349

ISBN-10: 1557668345

ISBN-13: 9781557668349

Edition: 2006

Authors: Suzi Tortora

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Children's nonverbal cues can uncover critical information about their emotional, social, physical, communicative, and cognitive development. The first approach to focus exclusively on the importance of observing nonverbal expression, The Dancing Dialogue shows early childhood professionals how to assess the behavior and movement of children with a wide range of issues?and use what they learn to develop appropriate interventions. This book is designed for use with children from birth to seven years of age, and is equally effective for those with and without disabilities. This eagerly anticipated volume brings to book format the popular program Dr. Tortora has presented to thousands of…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
Publication date: 10/26/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.12" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English




Introduction



Communication without words : early childhood development and interaction



Ways of seeing : movement development, expression, and body awareness



The language of movement : from dysfunction to creative expression



Elements of movement observation



Nonverbal observation in context



Witnessing, kinesthetic seeing, and kinesthetic empathy



The Ways of seeing technique



Movement and dance-based tools



Working with parents



Focusing on the child : from nonverbal assessment to intervention to educational programming



Adding nonverbal and movement awareness to the classroom