[...]... ten at the beginning of the game right, either He had crawled at the usual time, and since he was obviously a bright child his family did not really worry until a check-up when he was three and a half years old and it became clear that his speech was delayed He was also still in nappies (diapers) at this stage He then had some speech and language therapy, but the speech and language therapist was quite... case The fact that it often occurs in several family members makes it unlikely for brain damage to be the usual cause A very small number of children have dyspraxia as a result of other problems including galactosaemia [an adverse reaction to milk which can give rise to symptoms such as cataracts, visual impairment, gastro-intestinal disorders and jaundice], global developmental delay etc but most are... and language therapist went into school to explain about Paul’s speech delay, she saw that he had other difficulties as well Another speech and language therapist at the same centre assessed him and said that she thought he was dyspraxic Paul started school in January, and during his first term he refused to go As soon as he was being dressed in his uniform, he was taking it off again His mother had... social services department and the school medical officer, and via the school medical officer from health-related specialists such as a paediatrician, physiotherapist, occupational therapist or speech and language therapist Advisory teachers may also be involved – for example, those with expertise in information and communication technology (ICT) or related special educational needs If the school has... being aware of this They may have difficulties in physical education (PE) generally Activities such as climbing up ropes and ladders, balancing on a beam or bench, or walking along a line can cause problems Any kind of locomotion activity in gymnastics and dance can be a challenge when pupils are often asked to vary speed, pattern of movement and levels Working cooperatively with a partner calls for. .. understand, use and reflect on written texts in order to achieve one’s goals, to develop one’s knowledge and potential, and to participate effectively in society’ (p.19) ‘Mathematical literacy’ is defined as ‘the capacity to identify, understand and engage in mathematics as well as to make well-founded judgements about the role that mathematics plays in an individual’s current and future life as a constructive,... visit, and a report was received by the end of Paul’s second term His parents had also requested that he be assessed at Vranch House, and he had this assessment shortly after the end of his second term The statementing procedure took nearly a year, and Paul had extra classroom support during his second summer term when he was in Year 1 He had an hour a day initially but this has now been increased to about... Cornwall W hat C auses D yspraxia ? 2 1 Leap into Life (Devon Curriculum Services, see Appendix 1 for details) is a school-based four-year dynamic movement programme for the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 (pre-school, kindergarten and first grade in the US) which is aimed to improve physical literacy for pupils aged four to seven years old DASH stands for ‘Do Activity Stay Healthy’ and was set up as... dyspraxia used by most medical clinicians DIFFERENT TYPES OR ASPECTS OF DYSPRAXIA A number of types or aspects of dyspraxia have been described Verbal dyspraxia With verbal dyspraxia the child has difficulty in actually carrying out the movements needed to produce clear speech Not all children with dyspraxia have difficulties with speech and language Sometimes the child may have difficulty in actually... (DCSF) and Department of Health (DH) The aim was to promote a whole school and whole child approach to health Schools were encouraged to achieve ‘Healthy School Status’ by fulfilling a number of criteria across four themes: • Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, including sex and relationship education (SRE) and drugs education • Healthy eating • Physical activity • Emotional health and . 347 9 Understanding Dyspraxia A Guide for Parents and Teachers Second edition Maureen Boon Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and Philadelphia First edition. eyes. Ideational dyspraxia and ideomotor dyspraxia Ripley, Daines and Barrett (1997) describe two areas of difculty as ideational and ideomotor dyspraxia.