Zedie and Zoola’s Playful Universe: A Practical Guide to Supporting Children with Different Communication Styles at Playtime

Download or read book Zedie and Zoola’s Playful Universe: A Practical Guide to Supporting Children with Different Communication Styles at Playtime written by Vanessa Lloyd-Esenkaya and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playtime is essential for children’s wellbeing and provides key opportunities to make friends. Yet for some children, unstructured play can present real challenges. This beautifully illustrated guide is designed to be used alongside: Zedie & Zoola’s Playtime Cards – a pack of 25 cards containing ideas for fun playground games that draw from Zedie & Zoola’s Playful Universe and encourage children with different communication styles to play together. Zedie & Zoola Light Up the Night – a colourful storybook, which draws on themes relating to friendships, neurodiversity, participation, and advocacy. The cards and storybook explore the topic of communication differences through engaging characters and games. This accompanying guide offers additional advice for adults to use the cards effectively, with helpful contextual information to assist in making playtimes more accessible for children with communication conditions. This is an essential resource for parents, primary school teachers, and speech and language therapists, as well as anyone looking for new ways to foster an inclusive environment to help children aged 6-9 with different communication styles engage and play with their peers.