Post by Ms. Kathy on May 24, 2004 23:37:15 GMT -6
For a little boy who had a hard time holding on to his hoop cane yet he did not like to attempt walking without an adult, I discovered he loved giant play ground balls. He would push that ball all over the place and while he did he was not concerned with an adult nearby. While pushing the ball in front of himself instead of a hoop cane he could detect drop offs, columns and other obstacles. Soon he was running with the ball ahead of him--even pushing it further out of his reach and running to find it. This way he taught himself every inch of the court yard area in which he played with the ball.
To get him started, sometimes I'd walk ahead clapping my hands or talking to him. After a while I would only clap so that he could concentrate on listening to the echoes for walls of the building that surrounded the courtyard. After a while, he was laughing and running alone...Well, actually I had to run behind him!
To get him started, sometimes I'd walk ahead clapping my hands or talking to him. After a while I would only clap so that he could concentrate on listening to the echoes for walls of the building that surrounded the courtyard. After a while, he was laughing and running alone...Well, actually I had to run behind him!