What is play? - Carson Street School

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ‘GETTING STARTED!!! Using Visual Systems to Promote Play’ was produced with funding received by School for Parents from the Non Government Centre Support for Non School Organisations of Western Australia. It is the second booklet in the ‘GETTING STARTED’ series. This booklet and DVD were developed by Dolly Bhargava, Disability Specialist Speech Pathologist. She works with children and adults with intellectual and/or multiple disabilities in a variety of settings. Dolly has also completed a Masters in Special Education (Sensory Disability) and is currently doing her Masters in Philosophy (Speech Pathology). She provides consultancy and training services on a range of communication, behaviour management, literacy and vocational related issues nationally and internationally. She developed this booklet and DVD in collaboration with the teaching staff at School for Parents, parents of children attending the Early Intervention Program at Carson Street School, Carolyn McMurtrie from Aussie Notes (graphic artist) and Peter Wright from All Round Vision (DVD production). The images used in this resource reflect the ethnic diversity and disabilities in Western Australia. The images are from, and copyright of the picture software program Softpics with Fantasticpics (www.innovativeprogramming.net.au) School for Parents Carson Street School East Victoria Park WA 6101 Telephone: (08) 9361 7500 Email: carsonst@iinet.net.au www.carsonst.wa.edu.au
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction Page 4 2. What is play? Page 5 3. What are the benefits of play? Page 6 • Physical domain Page 6 • Communication domain Page 7 • Emotional domain Page 7 • Intellectual domain Page 8 • Affective domain Page 8 • Social domain Page 9 • Educational domain Page 9 4. Why is play so difficult for children with disabilities? Page 11 • Physical Disability Page 11 • Communication Disability Page 14 • Intellectual Disability Page 17 • Sensory Integration Disability Page 21 • Sensory Disability Page 23 • Emotional, Behavioural and Social Difficulty Page 25 5. What is the ‘Play Space Model’? Page 29 • Play partner Page 30 a. First Phase Page 31 b. Middle Phase Page 32 c. End Phase Page36 • Play environment Page 38 • Play strategies for the child Page 44 a. My emerging play types and stages Page 45 b. Opportunity for participation during play Page 66 c. Visual systems used during play Page 68 d. Materials used during play Page 85 6. Conclusion Page 87
Page 4 and 5: Topic 1 - Introduction Welcome to t
Page 6 and 7: Topic 3 - What are the benefits of
Page 8 and 9: 4. In the intellectual domain, play
Page 10 and 11: Examples of learning that occurs in
Page 12 and 13: Difficulty holding small or large p
Page 14 and 15: 2. Communication Disability: A comm
Page 16 and 17: Clarity of speech Create opportunit
Page 18 and 19: Memory and Learning: Rusty needs th
Page 20 and 21: Development of Play Skills: Childre
Page 22 and 23: Under sensitivity to visual Over se
Page 24 and 25: EXAMPLES Keisha is a three year ol
Page 26 and 27: Not motivated Vygot is a four year
Page 28 and 29: Inability to give and read non verb
Page 30 and 31: 1. PLAY SPACE MODEL PLAY PARTNER C
Page 32 and 33: • Watch, listen and respond Watch
Page 34 and 35: • Do something in a silly or obvi
Page 36 and 37: c)End phase Watch the child carefu
Page 38 and 39: 2… PLAY SPACE MODEL PLAY ENVIRONM
Page 40 and 41: The play environment needs to provi
Page 42 and 43: Positioning of the child Children
Page 44 and 45: 3… PLAY SPACE MODEL PLAY STRATEGI
Page 46 and 47: Unoccupied Play Child appears to b
Page 48 and 49: TIPS FOR ENCOURAGING OTHER TYPES OF
Page 50 and 51: You need to think carefully about w
Page 52 and 53:
My emerging play stage Stage 2 Expl
Page 54 and 55:
Look for toys that require a simple
Page 56 and 57:
My emerging play stage Stage 3 Comb
Page 58 and 59:
Shape toys and puzzles based on geo
Page 60 and 61:
My emerging play stage Stage 4 Imit
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• Toys used to imitate adult acti
Page 64 and 65:
OTHER AREAS OF PLAY There are thre
Page 66 and 67:
PLAY SPACE MODEL PLAY STRATEGIES FO
Page 68 and 69:
PLAY SPACE MODEL PLAY STRATEGIES FO
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2…VISUAL SYSTEM - Mini Schedule A
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4…VISUAL SYSTEM - Choice Making A
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6…VISUAL SYSTEM - Labelling the E
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8…VISUAL SYSTEM - Activity Checkl
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10…VISUAL SYSTEM - ‘Let’s Cha
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QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE USED TO CREAT
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Who? • Before a game or play act
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A SPECIAL NOTE Remember the focus i
Page 86 and 87:
SAFETY MATTERS It is absolutely ess
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NOTES
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