Coby and Miss Strong Play Tall: A Guide to Good Posture for Teachers and Students

by Nichole Tremblay, Alexander Johnson (Illustrator)

Overview

"Coby and Miss Strong Play Tall" was created in an effort to assist teachers and parents in applying a therapeutic way of handling with their special need students. This children's book is a wonderful reference tool that is easy to implement within the school day. It is both educational for the students, and the staff members who work directly with the physically challenged at school. "Coby and Miss Strong Play Tall" includes a variety of settings, and postures where Good Body Mechanics, Proper Desk Ergonomics and the Gross Motor Developmental Sequence can be applied. Illustrations are simple, bold and promote guided movement at school. “Coby and Miss Strong Play Tall” is written in rhyme to hold the child's attention and aid in memory of the lesson taught. Children benefit from good modeling in order to learn how to read, write, AND how to assume best working posture at school. "Work Tall and Play Tall" with your students!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483590509
Publisher:	Bookbaby
Publication date:	01/31/2017
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Nichole Tremblay lives in Maine with her husband and three children. Nichole graduated from the University of New England with a BS in Physical Therapy in 1994. She has been a Licensed Physical Therapist in the state of Maine for over twenty years and is a AHCB Certified Therapist. Nichole worked for Eastern Maine Medical Center, and currently works for Southern Maine Health Care, and Sanford Schools. Nichole's work environments have included inpatient and outpatient rotations in special care, wound care, cardiopulmonary, orthopedics, and neurology. Other places of work include rehabilitation, home care, school based service and a therapeutic riding center. Diagnoses treated include Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Hemiplegia, Quadriplegia, Paraplegia, Amputee, Burn Care, Total Joint Replacement, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Impingement Syndromes, Overuse Syndromes, Low back Pain, Disc Herniation, Arthritis, Guillain-barré syndrome, Muscle Strain/Sprain/Repair/Tightness, Soft Tissue Restriction, Rotator Cuff Repair, ACL Repair, Vertigo, Ataxia, Apraxia, and Multiple Sclerosis. Pediatric diagnoses treated include Developmental Delay, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Sensory Integration Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Rett Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Chromosome 13 Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Achondroplasia, Cerebral Palsy, Microcephaly, Weaver Syndrome and Dermatomyositis. Nichole has enjoyed this first writing experience. She plans to continue writing children's books that have a therapeutic focus.