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Disability Awareness for 5 year olds
Practical ideas for parents who want to help their child's classmates and playmates understand more about their child and his/her special needs.
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Dragonfly: Specials Needs and Universal Access Resource
Universal Access Educational Video Games and Software.
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Green Egg 65 cm or 24"
Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.
Rolls in one direction & rocks gently in the other.
New Egg shaped vinyl physiotherapy ball from Pezzi! Includes ribbing and no-slip texture, rated to 400 Kilos (or more than 800 pounds!) Some children are frightened by the free motion of a round ball, so the more stable Egg is for them. A good choice for parents starting to work with physioballs. You can help kids with high muscle tone relax by lying them tummy down lengthwise on the Egg and rocking them. Latex-free.
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Play Tip!
Try letting your new walker straddle an egg and rock from side to side, shifting their weight from foot to foot. Pick the size that suits you child best, this size suits a child the size of an average 7 - 11 year old.
Typical Access Profile
Auditory Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Hearing Hyper-Acute |
Vision Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Vision |
Gross Motor All Some Few Not Using Gross Motor |
Fine Motor All Some Few Not Using Fine Motor |
Developmental Age Range 0 - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 13 and Over |
Language Typical Some Spoken Receptive Only Sign Assistive/Augmentitive Not Using Language |
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Adapting Signs for pre-verbal communication
Many hearing children use Sign instead of or before verbal communication. But what do you do if traditional Signs are physically difficult to master? Adapt them!
For example, the traditional Sign used to indicate "I need to go to the washroom" involves putting the thumb between the third and fourth fingers in a fist and waving the fist. If the child can't manage the hand position you could try using a plain closed fist waving instead.
Sign-based communication can help improve communication skills, lower frustration, improve manual dexterity, and teach children that hands can be used for meaningful activities.
You will find a good group of Sign resources in Dragonfly's book section.