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Handmade Marks: A New Book by Susan Rich Sheridan!

Back to Marks and Mind Book Series Humans have been producing art for thousands of years. Are there important developmental reasons for children's scribbling and drawing? HandMade Marks introduces a Scribbling/Drawing/Writing program, which establishes the critical importance of mark-making to child development. This program includes developmental benchmarks, evaluation tools, and applied exercises for parents with young children from 10 months to 6 years. These Neuroconstructive, brain-based lesson plans are designed to develop sustained attention, emotional control and connection, expanded speech and literacy. This program may prevent or correct deficits and delays, while adding fun and closeness to language learning. By scribbling and drawing and talking together, parents and children share the adventure of literacy. Autism and technology are discussed. Research questions are included. Dr. Sheridan has published a companion book, Saving Literacy, for professional caregivers, including teachers, therapists and researchers. Dr. Susan Rich Sheridan is a scholar/teacher with degrees in English, Art and Education. There is a companion book for professional caregivers: Saving Literacy. The often devastating impact of learning disabilities can be avoided with the right kind of early intervention… This is where your insights and systematic program can be so valuable. You recognize that children can be encouraged to develop the ability to use scribbles and markings as the initial step toward capturing meaning on paper, and perhaps in so doing providing the crucial early experience that will prevent some children from developing learning problems in later years. I think you book and your larger body of work are firmly grounded in science, wisdom and vast experience. Correspondence between Dr. Royer and the author, 2003. James. M. Royer, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst www.drawingwriting.com “Wow! I never imagined scribbling as a neural organizer of speech!” “When my husband and I decided to get rid of the TV, the time we have spent scribbling and drawing with our children increased dramatically! We also noticed they learned to self-entertain much more easily.” Maureen Christensen, R.N. and homeschooling mother of five, who range in age from 6 months to 7 year-old. Home

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