The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557668345 ISBN 13: 9781557668349

Publisher: Brookes Publishing Co., 2005

Synopsis

The first approach to focus exclusively on the importance of observing nonverbal expression, ""The Dancing Dialogue"" shows early childhood professionals how to assess the behavior and movement of children with a wide range of issues - and use what they learn to develop appropriate interventions. Designed for use with children from birth to 7 years of age, and equally effective for those with and without special needs, this book reveals how to skillfully observe children's nonverbal cues; expand children's abilities in key developmental areas by engaging them with movement, dance, music, and play; use nonverbal interactions to strengthen social and emotional bonds; and stimulate child development at home and in the classroom. No dance background is needed, and because this one-of-a-kind program is already popular with the thousands of professionals who have heard Dr. Tortora speak, readers can be sure they're getting ideas and techniques that really work. Help children with ADHD, autism, communication and language delays, issues related to adoption, parent-child attachment issues and sensory integration disorder.

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Review

"Has exceptional originality and power . . . clearly demonstrates how to read the nuances of movement and nonverbal expression in order to guide assessment and intervention."--G. Gordon Williamson, Ph.D., OTR"Associate Clinical Professor of Occupational Therapy, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University" (06/08/2006)

"A huge achievement . . . will most certainly become a classic text for dance/movement therapists, educators, clinicians, and parents."--Robyn Flaum Cruz, Ph.D., ADTR"Lesley University; Editor-in-Chief, The Arts in Psychotherapy; Vice President, American Dance Therapy Association" (06/08/2006)

"A treasury of information on observing and assessing non-verbal communication unlike any that I have seen . . . help[s] professionals across disciplines move beyond the limits of our usual assessment tools."--Susan L. Recchia, Ph.D."Teachers College, Columbia University" (06/08/2006)

"Remarkable . . . shows us . . . how to enter, understand and engage in a realm of communication with young children that spoken language can never reach."--Myron A. Hofer, M.D."Sackler Institute Professor of Developmental Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University" (06/08/2006)

"[A] seamless blend of anecdotes, theoretical perspectives and specific strategies . . . I will recommend it to everyone I know!"--Isaura Barrera, Ph.D."University of New Mexico" (06/08/2006)

"Nothing less than a tour de force . . . layers of non-verbal, experiential, and movement 'knowing' literally dance to life through the inspired words Tortora has selected."--Rebecca Shahmoon Shanok, LCSW, Ph.D."Institute for Infants, Children and Families, Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services" (06/08/2006)

"Absolutely the most comprehensive and lucid explanation of what is so often a mysterious process: how to observe and intervene in the dance of learning, the dance of interaction, the dance of expression, the dance of healing, and the dance of being human."--Karen Bradley"University of Maryland, College Park" (06/08/2006)

"This book is the reflection of the heart and mind of a therapist who possesses exceptional kinesthetic insight, interpersonal intuition, and a refined attunement to the psychic harmonies and rhythms of the inner life."--Gilbert M. Foley, Ed.D."Associate Professor of School-Clinical Child Psychology, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University" (06/08/2006)

"Will enhance enormously [readers'] understanding of the 'whole child' . . . Over and over we learn how movement is the point of entry for interaction and communication." --Susan Loman, ADTR, NCC

About the Author

Suzi Tortora has a dance movement psychotherapy private practice and teaches creative dance in New York City and the Hudson Valley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brookes Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1557668345
• ISBN 13: 9781557668349
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Tortora Suzi