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Streeeetching The Attention Span!
Setting up a non-distracting play and learning environment.
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Dragonfly: Specials Needs and Universal Access Resource
Universal Access Educational Video Games and Software.
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Spring-a-ling
Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.
Winner of the 1991 Parents' Choice Silver Medal Award!
Take a bead maze with you anywhere! Small hand-held bead maze is portable, pliable, playful and fun. The Springaling builds counting skills, colour identification, fine motor skills, and enhances depth perception. The maze is made of "memory" wire, so it springs back to shape after taking a bang. The bright beads on dark wire make this toy a winner for children with low vision.
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Play Tip!
Encourage children to use two hands together. Try first simply shaking the toy. (it has a lovely shaky feel) Then by turning the toy, the child will cause the beads to move. Finally, have the child hold the Springaling with one hand, and slide the beads with the fingers of the other hand. Take it on long car rides, or for waiting rooms!
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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PLAY Tip
Crystal Drop Ball: Sensory Integration and Balance
Try sitting the child cross-legged on a ball. Hold their hips firmly, and slowly roll the ball from the center out in the forward directions on a gentle angle.
Watch to see how (and if) the child compensates for the new angle of their trunk. We want to see the chin tip back towards level with the floor. This signifies the understanding that "upright" is not always determined by the position of the hips relative to the floor, but rather is cued by the relation of the inner ears to the floor.
Prompt the child to "sit up straight" both with verbal and demonstrative cues. Once the rolling forward is mastered, work on backwards, side-to-side, and in a gentle circular motion. The see-through ball adds extra fun!