{"product_id":"storytelling-special-needs-and-disabilities-practical-approaches-for-children-and-adults-paperback","title":"Storytelling, Special Needs and Disabilities: Practical Approaches for Children and Adults - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicola Grove\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in a fully revised and updated second edition, this innovative and wide-ranging book shows how storytelling can open new worlds for individuals with special educational needs and disabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding a highly accessible combination of theory and practice, the contributors to this book define their own approaches to inclusive storytelling, describing the principles and theory that underpin their practice, whilst never losing sight of the joy at the heart of their work. Topics include therapeutic storytelling; language and communication; interactive and multi-sensory storytelling; and technology. Each chapter includes top tips, and signposts further training for practitioners who want to start using stories in their own work, making this book a crucial and comprehensive guide to storytelling practice with diverse learners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- has been fully updated to reflect the way in which this field of storytelling has grown and developed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- uses a broad range of chapters, structured in a way that guides the reader through the conceptualisation of a storytelling approach towards its practical application\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- includes an additional chapter, sharing the lived experiences of storytellers who identify as having a disability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of inspiring ideas to be used with people of all ages and with a range of needs, this book will be an invaluable tool for education professionals, as well as therapists, youth workers, counsellors and theatre practitioners working in special education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicola Grove\u003c\/strong\u003e has a background in English teaching, speech and language therapy and university lecturing. She founded the charity Openstorytellers, and the Storysharing(R) approach, and is currently an independent consultant and researcher. She has published widely on augmentative and alternative communication, literature and storytelling for people with intellectual\/learning disabilities, and has worked internationally with storytellers, educators and therapists. In 2020 she set up a website to collect the pandemic stories of people with learning disabilities. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and a member of the Open University Social History of Learning Disabilities Research Group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463048937650,"sku":"9780367746858","price":74.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/27941347336986cf36d8f5b95d043276.webp?v=1778981642","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/storytelling-special-needs-and-disabilities-practical-approaches-for-children-and-adults-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}