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Tasks Galore Let's Play

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Tasks Galore Let's Play, the fourth book in the popular resource series for parents, teachers, and therapists, utilizes play as the program for learning. There is more and more evidence that direct teaching of play skills can increase young children’s symbolic understanding and, thus, have an impact on their imitation, language, and social skills.

Beautiful color photographs of children at play depict tasks that the authors have implemented successfully to enhance their students’ toy play, flexibility, and social interactions. Printable visual supports that will generalize to multiple learning situations also are included.

Chapters demonstrate how routines, organizational strategies, and visual cues make play more understandable, so students can:

share enjoyment
use toys appropriately
manage play times
make and end choices
pretend, and
play with peers

About the Authors

Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell, and Kathy Hearsey are former teachers of students with special needs. Much of their work has been serving in different capacities for Division TEACCH. Laurie taught in an exemplary structured teaching classroom, which she developed, and which served as a TEACCH training model. She now uses this expertise in her work as a preschool itinerant teacher/consultant. Pat served as a psychoeducational therapist with the Chapel Hill TEACCH Clinic. Kathy continues her work as a TEACCH therapist and was a former director of the TEACCH’s supported employment program. The three authors have extensively trained parents and professionals in structured teaching methodology and have won many awards for their achievements in the field of special education. Together, Laurie, Pat, and Kathy have over 65 years of experience working with exceptional children and adults.

Beth Reynolds has joined Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell, and Kathy Hearsey in the creation of Tasks Galore Let’s Play. Beth currently coordinates play and social group classes at the TEACCH Demonstration Preschool; she teaches an early intervention curriculum to children with autism ages 17 months to 6 years. Beth is also a TEACCH trainer who conducts trainings nationally and internationally throughout the year. Pat, Laurie, and Kathy are thrilled that Beth is adding her expertise to this fourth Tasks Galore publication.