Esta obra aborda una fundamentación teórica y conceptual sobre la que argumentar la posterior intervención psicomotriz dentro del ámbito de la Educación Física. Desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar se muestra una descripción global y holística del tratamiento de lo corporal, del movimiento y de la estructura psicomotriz. Partiendo de un planteamiento antropológico, analiza aquellos conceptos necesarios para elaborar cualquier alternativa metodológica posterior.

In the stage of infant education, children find in their own body and movement the main way of getting in touch with their surroundings, thereby acquiring knowledge about the environment where they are growing up and developing. Undoubtedly, the progressive discovery of the body itself as a source of feelings and sensations, exploring the different possibilities of action and body functions will constitute the necessary experiences upon which childrens thoughts are being built. Besides, affective relationships established in situations of psychomotor education, and particularly through gameplay, will be essential for childrens emotional development. In this sense, this book is focused on justifying the necessary presence of physical education in infant education as well as showing a pedagogical proposal based on an attractive and entertaining motor intervention for children at this stage. This book contains concepts and assumptions about the psychomotor development such as the different motor skills and how to work them, the body scheme and the concepts of time and space and an explanation of how to work them in infant education. Concerning the importance of perceptions and sensations in this educational stage and from a practical point of view, it offers a teaching proposal to improve them. Additionally, this book not only details motor skills, but also explains how to work social, emotional and cognitive skills in an integrated way because the physical education in infant education is the best way to achieve this. Moreover, this book highlights the importance of motor games and the different kinds of games which can be used in infant education. With this in mind, the authors can make use of the games as a tool to improve the teaching-learning process and to make the learning visible. Furthermore, it offers different methodological strategies to improve the motricity in infant education taking into account different factors such as the materials or environments which can be used to develop motor education. This book is essential, owing to the fact that it provides examples which show how psychomotor storytelling, learning corners, workshops and projects based on action and adventure spaces can be worked in a classroom. From the authors point of view, professionals working in the field of infant childhood psychomotor skills may know and recognize the value of the proposals shown here so that they can teach other professionals to be more critical regarding their practice, increasing concerns about the development of motor skills physical education in infant education in its systematic form which, without any doubt, will result in childrens higher levels of welfare and health with regards to their own construction of the reality which surrounds them.

La Educación Infantil tiene una gran importancia en el desarrollo cognitivo, físico, psicológico, motor y social de cualquier persona. Dentro de esta etapa educativa, la psicomotricidad se presenta como uno de los pilares esenciales sobre los que se asienta el resto, favoreciendo procesos de expresión, comunicación y relación adecuados. El presente libro ha sido concebido como un manual práctico que pretende servir para acercar la psicomotricidad a los futuros docentes en Educación Infantil y a todas aquellas personas interesadas en dicha temática. El libro aporta una exposición detallada de los aspectos psicomotrices más importantes y la repercusión que estos tienen desde edades tempranas en la vida de todos nosotros. El lector encontrará, de un modo atractivo y didáctico, los principios fundamentales que rigen la psicomotricidad en la etapa de Educación Infantil, así como el origen y las teorías o modelos más importantes. También se presentan diferentes recursos y estrategias metodológicas para su aplicación en el aula. Finalmente, se abordan las principales dificultades psicomotoras, con el propósito de poder identificarlas y establecer acciones que contribuyan a afrontarlas desde estadios iniciales, teniendo muy presente en todo momento la promoción de procesos inclusivos plenos. Por último, conviene resaltar que el libro está elaborado por docentes e investigadores de diversas Universidades con amplia experiencia en los Grados de Educación Infantil y Primaria, así como por expertos con una dilatada trayectoria en otros niveles educativos y especialistas del ámbito biosanitario. Gracias a sus aportaciones y a la metodología del libro, cualquier persona —profesional o no de la docencia— puede comprender, a partir de la lectura de esta obra, el impacto de la psicomotricidad en el alumnado y los principios fundamentales de este ámbito en relación con la Educación Infantil.

The Routledge Spanish Bilingual Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry contains over 100,000 entries making this the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of its kind. The Dictionary provides concise, comprehensive and current coverage of every word or phrase used in the study and practice of psychiatry and psychology. This valuable reference tool covers all disciplines and sub-disciplines, both research-based and clinical. This is a vital resource to those in the healthcare professions, to academicians and to those who work in translation and/or interpretation, healthcare and the law who are in contact with the English and Spanish speaking communities.

Originally developed by Vitor Frade, at the University of Porto, Tactical Periodization is a methodology - popularized by coaches such as Jose Mourinho and Andre Villas Boas - that trains soccer players through a logical process that focuses on four moments of the game. These four moments are: Offensive Organisation, the Transition from Defence to Attack, Defensive Organisation, and the Transition from Attack to Defence. Through Tactical Periodization, the aim is to develop players to rapidly alter their on-field behaviours according to the tactical context of the match, and what actually unfolds in front of them. In turn, every training exercise focuses on at least one of the four moments, and always the coach's tactical game model of how he wants his team to play. In doing so, football players prepare and learn how best to conquer the often unpredictable matches that they encounter competitively. This book is the English language translation of the acclaimed book Periodizacion Tactica by world-renowned coach and sports science specialist Xavier Tamarit. *Important Note: What is Tactical Periodization is the translation of an academic book that examines Tactical Periodization's underlying philosophies, methodologies, and application. It covers areas such as systemic thinking, football as a complex phenomenon, and how the 'sum is greater than its parts'; it does not contain practical how-tos or drills. Candidly, it is not an 'easy' book to read, and requires a certain level of effort and concentration by the reader. However, for those who stick with it, the book provides a rewarding and high value resource for the modern football coach who wishes to understand exactly how Tactical Periodization developed, what it means for the sport, and how it can influence his or her coaching. Summary sections have been added to each original chapter to offer additional insight."

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