Interesting literature
Burkart Fischer: “Looking for Learning: Auditory, Visual and Optomotor Processing of Children with Learning Problems”. In: BlickLabor The scientific look behind learning difficulties, www.lookingforlearning.com, 16.4.2014.
“INPP (Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology) PUBLICATIONS, www.inpp.org.uk, 16.4.2014.
Goddard Blythe, S.: The genius of natural childhood. Secrets of thriving children. Hawthorn Press, 2011.(ISBN-13: 978-1-907359-04-0, ISBN: 1-907359-04-4)
Many children are just not ready for school at age 5. One reason may be that busy parents have abandoned nursery rhymes, bedtime stories, singing lullabies and playing with their children. Here are the secrets of thriving children – why early movement matters and how games develop children’s motor skills. Sally Goddard Blythe offers a handy starter kit of stories, action games, songs and rhymes and explains:
- Why movement is essential for healthy brain development
- Just how music, songs, lullabies and nursery rhymes prepare the brain for language
- The importance of rough and tumble play for emotional and social development
- How fairy tales help children face fears, develop empathy and moral behaviour
- The links between learning problems, sedentary lifestyles and over exposure to the electronic media. What to look for if your child doesn’t seem ready for school
- Favourite baby massage rhymes, action songs, finger plays and rhymes with Jane   Williams of Gymbaroo
Goddard Blythe, S.: Attention, Balance and Coordination. The A.B.C. of Learning Success. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. (ISBN-13: 978-0-470-51623-2, ISBN: 0-470-51623-2)
In Attention, Balance and Coordination, Sally Goddard Blythe explores the physical basis for learning. She explains the importance of early reflexes, their functions in early development, and their effects on learning and behaviour if retained. Goddard Blythe also investigates the possible effects that these early reflexes have on other aspects of development such as posture, balance, motor skills and susceptibility to stress and anxiety in later life.
Goddard Blythe, S.: The Well Balanced Child.Movement and Early Learning. Hawthorn Press Ltd., 2007. (ISBN-13: 978-1-903458-63-1, ISBN: 1-903458-63-3)
The Well-Balanced Child is a passionate manifesto for the importance of movement in early years’ education.
The concern about the increasingly sedentary lifestyle of young children is reaching unprecedented levels. Around a third of British children are overweight, reflecting the decline of traditional outdoor pursuits in favour of electronic games and television. A raft of studies shows that the early years are a crucial window of opportunity, during which the brain is primed for learning through exercising the body and the senses. Yet children of today have less movement opportunities in their daily lives than any previous generation.
Sally Goddard Blythe, a leading expert in neuro-physiological development, argues for a ‘whole body’ approach to learning, which integrates the brain, senses, movement, music and play. Using case studies and the latest research, she demonstrates:
- Why movement matters
- How music helps brain development
- The role of nutrition, the brain and child growth
Practical tips for parents and educators to help children with learning and behavioural problems