A Step Ahead: Movement Activities to Help Develop Children’s Ability to Learn

By David L. Biles M.A., Ed.D.

Many children find it difficult to behave and function adequately in a classroom setting. In A Step Ahead, author Dr. David L. Biles discusses the practical activities that can help to eliminate the symptoms that come with this problem. This booklet, designed for parents and teachers to use with children, presents activities intended to improve eye tracking for better reading, balance, memory, and concentration for overall academic improvement. A Step Ahead includes information to help you identify potential academic inefficiencies in children; it also provides activities to help with the remediation. Backed by years of research, each section of A Step Ahead lays out its premise, analysis, treatment, and expected results. Guide your children to achieve the academic success they deserve and take the opportunity to create play time with them. You can prepare your children for their future and have fun while doing it with A Step Ahead.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: May 23, 2014
• ISBN: 9781483411606

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A Step Ahead

Movement Activities To Help Develop

Children’s Ability To Learn

David L. Biles M.A., Ed.D.

www.brainsandmovement.net

Illustrations by

Matthew Pickard

Copyright © 2014 David L. Biles.

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ISBN: 978-1-4834-1159-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4834-1160-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014907540

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Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 5/9/2014

CONTENTS

Introduction

Premise 1

Premise 2

How This Book Works

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

Day 11

Day 12

Day 13

Day 14

Day 15

Day 16

Day 17

Day 18

Day 19

Day 20

Day 21

Day 22

Day 23

Day 24

Day 25

Day 26

Day 27

Day 28

Day 29

Day 30

More Fun Midline Activities

References

Parent Quotes

Teacher Quotes

About The Author

To my wife of thirty-six years, Lorraine. You truly are an

inspiration to me and the world. You are my foundation.

I’d also like to dedicate this to my children, Lenee,

John, and Mark, and my grandchildren.

Thank you all.

INTRODUCTION

This book is designed to reassure parents and teachers