Böcker av Joanna Grace

Sensory Stories are short stories of a few lines which are brought to life through a selection of meaningful sensory experiences. They are particularly beneficial for people with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and Autistic children or adults. Sensory stories are perfect for introducing new sensory environments in a safe, interactive way to help reduce associated anxieties and open up new avenues for communication and play.This updated edition is packed with original ready-to-use sensory stories, including 5 additional guest sensory stories by authors from around the world and your very own story template to create a sensory experience personalised for each person. With exclusive 'how to' video content and digital lesson plans, this book is the essential tool for introducing the transformative multi-sensory storytelling method into your home, classroom or group setting.Using everyday items and step-by-step instructions to make incorporating sensory stories accessible and simple, it has never been easier to create inclusive and fun sensory experiences to enhance the lives of those with additional needs.

If you support people with PMLD you will recognise that they are usually either being strongly encouraged to join in with an activity, or doing nothing at all. This guide helps you to bridge that gap by planning and delivering sensory stimulation that leads people into a calm, focused state.

Sensory Stories are highly effective in caring for people with dementia, helping them to engage with the wider world, and improves cognitive function. This accessibly written book provides everything needed to implement Sensory Stories as an everyday part of care for people with dementia.

How exactly do you introduce your date…to your husband? Holly Combs must figure that out fast when she and her date show up at the same restaurant as her husband of four years, Justin. She has made a life outside of Riverview, keeping her friends and family at arm’s length due to a horrifying event that happened several years ago for which she blames herself.Unable to hide from the past any longer, Holly must reveal the secrets that sent her running away from the love of her life years ago.Justin Meyers has given his wife space and time—possibly too much—but he has never stopped loving her. Seeing her on a date with another man, even after years of separation, makes him realize it’s time to reclaim his bride or end the marriage once and for all.Holly is given a choice: divorce papers or wedding rings? But once Justin finds out why she ran away from Riverview in the first place, he might make that decision for her. Praise for book one of The Riverview Series:"JoAnna Grace has managed to make me a fan of contemporary romances and I look forward to seeing what she has next in store for us. WHY THE RIVER RUNS has everything you could want in a great book, strong characters, realistic story lines and a hard fought, well deserved ending.” – Fresh Fiction

Multisensory rooms are widely used across the country in schools, care settings, hospitals and homes. This crucial book explores the use of multisensory rooms in order to ease the anxiety that surrounds them; taking the mystery out of multisensory rooms, and supporting the reader to reflect and make the most out of their space.

Ernest and I is a comforting story filled with childhood memories of the adventures and challenges of a life at sea.

Nila is a small girl who is plucked her from ordinary life and sent into space on a mission to hunt for rare Polgrin feathers.

Sensory Stories are an effective tool for teaching and communicating with children with PMLD, autism, and other special educational needs. This useful book explains how sensory stimulation can aid development and provides a wealth of resources for using Sensory Stories at home, in the classroom, and advice on adapting and creating new stories.