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Dyslexic learner and teacher Alais Winton shows the positives of being dyslexic, and makes learning (and even spelling!) fun, with games and activities to make school learning simple.An inventive and practical book for children aged 7 to 13 who have been identified as having dyslexic tendencies, this book contains practical and creative activities for kids and teens to use, such as Spelling Sculptures and Hear it, Sing it, Beat it! The games and activities...

The popularity of entertainment gaming over the last decades has led to the use of games for non-entertainment purposes in areas such as training and business support. The emergence of the serious games movement has capitalized on this interest in leisure gaming, with an increase in leisure game approaches in schools, colleges, universities and in professional training and continuing professional development. The movement raises many significant issues...

Games and activities are a great way for children with special needs to learn important skills. This book provides inspiration and guidance for special education teachers, teaching assistants, parents and carers on how to use lively and engaging play ideas to foster learning and development. Targeting key skills including listening, self-awareness, movement, creative thinking and relaxation, each game has been developed with the capabilities of children...

Learn American Sign Language fingerspelling by playing Scrabble! This kit is intended to introduce the alphabet in American Sign Language and improve letter recognition through play. According to the Center for Disease Control, "Fingerspelling is a building block in which you or your child uses hands and fingers to spell out words. Hand shapes represent letters in the alphabet. Fingerspelling is used with many other building blocks; it is almost never...

This kit comes with five sets of reading comprehension practice cards from Edupress. Each set contains 54 cards and is created for reading levels between 3.5-5.0. Included activities help children learn the following concepts: main idea, context clues, inference, reading for detail, and informational text.

Imagine if new knowledge and insights came not just from research centers, think tanks, and universities but also from games, of all things. Video games have been viewed as causing social problems, but what if they actually helped solve them? This question drives Karen Schrier's Knowledge Games, which seeks to uncover the potentials and pitfalls of using games to make discoveries, solve real-world problems, and better understand our world. For example,...

"Parents and caregivers often seek ways to stimulate their little learners, but don't know where to start. While many conveniences have come our way in the digital age, none has made the process of guiding children through their years of growth and development any quicker, easier or less complex. Fun Baby Learning Games brings a new approach to having fun and learning. Incorporate theory and research-backed activities in a fun and engaging way. Help...

Designed for teachers of children in the early years. Activities are planned to meet the objectives for each stage of development, particularly between 36 and 60+ months. This Little Book is packed with games for wet days, hall times, and just being together! It contains a collection of both familiar and brand new games for small and larger groups of children, all of which can be played using low cost and easily accessible resources.

"The Magnetic Story Board combines the fun of magnets with reading, writing and creative sentence building. The essential elements of simple word recognition and basic grammar are easy to learn and enjoyable to practice with the colorful word magnets. The story board encourages hands-on interaction and creative word & sentence play - and makes learning fun!" -- instruction sheet.