This revised and expanded 6th edition of The Extra Lesson gives
careful and thorough instructions for the remedial drawing, painting,
and movement exercises developed by Audrey E. McAllen. The difficulties
experienced by students struggling to learn writing, reading, and
arithmetic are addressed by the activities described. Students of
elementary and high school age are able to find a new connection to who
they are and to their tasks, thus overcoming obstacles to their
learning.
Topics covered in this book include:
- The Development of Movement in the First Seven Years
- Children with Writing, Reading, and Arithmetic Problems
- Assessment Exercises: Procedures, Interpretations, Recommendations
- Exercises: Exercises to Develop Body
Geography; Exercises to Develop Spatial Orientation; Exercises for
Supporting Further Integration of Early Movement Patterns, Midlines, and
Will Senses; Exercises to Support Eye Movement Development; Exercises
for Developing Sense of Rhythm with Harmonization of Body Space and
Breathing; Exercises for Establishing Dominance on the Right or Left
Side of the Body; Stretching and Lifting Exercises in Relation to the
Three Dimensions of Space; Drawing Exercises; Painting Exercises
- Development of Reading through a Living Relationship to Writing
- Arithmetic
- Structure and Timing of Lessons
- Reassessment: Monitoring Progress
- Using the Exercises for Classes or Groups
Audrey McAllen is an English Waldorf
teacher who has spent a lifetime developing ways to help children who
have learning difficulties. She based her work on study of Rudolf
Steiner's indications regarding spiritual aspects of human development
and on her observation of and practical work with many children.