music therapy for someone with autism is to provide the student with an initial assistance using melodious and rhythmic strategies‚ followed by fading of musical cues to assist in simplification and transfer to other learning environments. Music therapy has been proven to decrease symptoms of children with autism‚ and could even facilitate motivation and social interaction. Even autistic children‚ who rarely or never speak‚ can respond to music; sometimes they may even sing along. Music therapy provides
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20th Century Art Final Paper 6 December 2009 Treating Adolescents with Art Therapy Techniques: How it can Help The use of art therapy techniques to assist those young people suffering from depression has gained a great deal of credibility in recent years as evidence has mounted of its efficacy. Simply stated‚ this paper will argue that art therapy can assist adolescents as readily as its assists the very young and its adaptability makes it excellent as a long-term means of treatment
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In “Children Need to Play‚ Not Compete” the author Jessica Statsky showed concerned towards growing trend of parents promoting highly competitive organized games for their children. According to Statsky these games with adult and high standards are not less than a job for children especially when they need to enjoy. Statsky explained this thought with example that how badly such games create problem for children both physically as well as psychology. she further said that in competitions the fear
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Importance of Play and the Cognitive Development of Children Marlene Joy M. Cepeda Western Governors University Abstract The focus on academic success and high assessment scores has led many educators and administrators to perceive play as an unimportant part of a child’s development. But play does lay a good foundation developmentally for children. Through each different types of play‚ a child develops the necessary skills in order to succeed. When children are given opportunities
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“Children Need to Play‚ Not Compete”‚ by Jessica Statsky: A Critique What makes Jessika Statsky’s “Children Need to Play‚ Not Compete” an effective piece in the arguments on whether the competitive sports may harm children both physically and psychologically‚ is her use of clear thesis statement and a full forecast of the reasons she offers to justify her position. Statsky carefully picks her key terms‚ such as by sports‚ for example‚ she means to describe both contact and non-contact sports that
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emphasis on early child development‚ play is without a doubt endangered in today’s society. Academic development as we know is thought of as the key to success for a child‚ and the earlier the child is push to start‚ the more successful he will become. While this idea has completely rendered academia as the ideal way for a child to succeed‚ it completely undermined the importance and benefits of play. Play helps build characters‚ and by participating in play children are allowed the opportunity to develop
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Cache level 1 Award in an Introduction to Early Years Settings. The value of play for babies and young children – Task 1 (1.1 & 1.2) Developmental Area Ways play can support the area of development The value of play in the area of development Physical Walk forwards‚ backwards and sideways. Walk on tip-toes. Running‚ stopping and starting. Jump up and down on the spot. Jump a distance. Crawl through a barrel or tunnel. Throw‚ catch and kick a ball. Carrying and passing‚ Climbing
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Athletics tend to be a major component of American culture. It has become common for parents to push their children to be great in sports. Americans tend to focus on the word “push.” Saying parents should push their children to play sports implies force; therefore‚ parents should encourage their child to play sports or participate in an extra-curricular activity. For many years‚ America has been considered an obese nation. Efforts to lower the obesity level have been made such as increasing pay
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Analysis of “Children Need to Play‚ Not Compete” Sports for children in the United States have increased dramatically over the past three decades. Many believe that parents and coaches are becoming too involved in youth sports practices. In the essay “Children Need to Play‚ Not Compete” by Jessica Statsky‚ Statsky states her opinion that children should be focused on playing the game and having fun‚ instead of focused on winning the game. She also states and supports how parents and coaches are
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Questions and Activities Please read the checklist at the end of this assessment before you begin. 1. Why is play important for children? Play is important for children because playing is the process that essential to children’s developmental progress. Children need to go through each level of process to generate‚ develop and enhance their developmental progress and well being. In playing‚ children will need to use their physical ability‚ able to explore and apply their creativity and naturally started
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