Learn to Move, Moving Up!

Jenny Clark Brack is back with a new book! Following the same structure and philosophy as her first book, Learn to Move, Move to Learn: Sensorimotor Early Childhood Activity Themes, her latest, Learn to Move, Moving Up! focuses on elementary-school age students with sensory processing disorders. In a comprehensive introduction that covers current trends in education and occupational therapy, the book overviews many evidence-based practices as well as yoga, music, and Speed Stacks. Throughout, the emphasis is on involving the child’s team for the best possible outcomes. The centerpiece of the book consists of 30 sensorimotor, theme-based lesson plans that include literacy and curriculum suggestions for teachers, and suggests ways that they can be incorporated into busy elementary school schedules and environments. As in Brack’s first book, the carefully developed lesson plans offer activities structured around seven elements designed for both learning and fun: Warm-Up, Vestibular, Proprioception, Balance, Eye-Hand Coordination, Cool-Down and Fine Motor.

Jenny Clark Brack, OTR/L, BCP (AOTA Board Certification in Pediatrics), is a licensed pediatric occupational therapist with over 19 years’ experience working as a school-based occupational therapist, independent contractor, speaker, consultant, author, inventor, and owner of Jenny’s Kids, Inc., a pediatric therapy practice. She has published in OT Practice, Occupational Therapy Forum, and Journal of Occupational Therapy Students. Additionally, Jenny has written Learn to Move, Move to Learn: Sensorimotor Early Childhood Activity Themes (AAPC, 2004) and developed two DVDs, Learn to Move: Dinosaurs (AAPC, 2005), a companion to her first book, and Sensory Processing Disorder Kit: Simulations and Solutions for Parents, Teachers, and Therapist (AAPC, 2006). The latter won the 2007 media in excellence video award from the Autism Society of America. Jenny is also a contributing author to Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007). Finally, she s the inventor of the patent-pending “Weigh” Cool Bracelet (www.abilitations.com).