Product Description

The aquatic programs developed by the Australian organization AUSTSWIM are highly respected worldwide. Now, with Human Kinetics’ release of this international edition of Teaching Infant and Preschool Aquatics, you can learn the AUSTSWIM methods for introducing infants and toddlers to water safely and effectively.

Aquatic education experts describe the six stages of motor, cognitive, and emotional development from newborn to age four and how the stages relate to aquatic activity. These experts also advise you on how to structure lessons and activities based on the stages of development.

You will learn

• effective ways to familiarise children with water,

• important infant health and water safety considerations,

• the role of parents in early aquatic experiences, and

• how to encourage a child’s natural curiosity and playfulness to develop important aquatic skills.

The easy-to-use format and the teaching hints and processes included in Teaching Infant and Preschool Aquatics will answer the many questions you have along the way. It will help you to provide enjoyable aquatic experiences for infants and preschoolers so they can learn at their own pace, gain confidence, and build valuable water skills to use for a lifetime.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #658619 in Books
• Brand: Human Kinetics
• Published on: 2000-10-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780736032506
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review

“AUSTSWIM has provided informative, easy-to-read manuals that will greatly benefit swimming and water safety teachers. AUSTSWIM's special attention to infant and preschool aquatics should be commended.”
Don Talbot
National coach for Australia Swimming

“An excellent publication for those teaching water familiarization and beginner swimming to infants and preschoolers. A valuable understanding to the processes involved is provided along with many useful practical tips. A must for anyone serious about teaching children during these developmental stages.”
Ross Gage
Director of Swim Australia

“The AUSTSWIM books give expert advice to keep all swimming teachers afloat! A thorough guide for multiple aspects of swimming and water safety.”
Bill Sweetenham
Four-time Australian Olympic swim team coach

“The definitive handbooks on teaching swimming in Australia. A must for all swimming professionals.”
Alan Thompson
President of World Swimming Coaches
Treasurer of Australian Swimming Coaches Teacher Association

From the Publisher
"This book provides expert advice to keep all swimming teachers afloat! A thorough guide for multiple aspects of swimming and water safety."

Bill Sweetenham Four-time Australian Olympic swim team coach

"This informative, easy-to-read manual will greatly benefit swimming and water safety teachers. AUSTSWIM’s special attention to infant and preschool aquatics should be commended."

Don Talbot National coach for Australia Swimming

"An excellent book for those teaching water familiarisation and beginner swimming to infants and preschoolers. A must for anyone serious about teaching children during these developmental stages."

Ross Gage Director of Swim Australia

About the Author
AUSTSWIM is the Australian Council for the Teaching of Swimming and Water Safety and is the recognized authority for the training of swimming and water safety teachers throughout Australia. Its mission is to provide leadership in the design, development, marketing, and delivery of comprehensive, high-quality courses, programs, and resources for the teaching of swimming and water safety. Since its formation 20 years ago, more than 80,000 candidates have successfully completed the AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety Certificate. AUSTSWIM has a branch located in each state of Australia.

Customer Reviews

of limited use for parents
I bought this book hoping to find some specific exercises I could practice with my child in our pool. It was not very useful for that purpose. The book seems more of a way for existing swimming teachers to learn about this organization's philosophies on child development as it pertains to aquatics. It was nice to read a detailed accounting of why a 1-year-old resists back-floating but I wanted more of an idea of how to teach my child to blow bubbles and other beginning skills. It really doesn't go into actually showing you how to teach skills. This is a pitfall of buying a book based only on the title. Were I able to flip through it first, I would've realized this was probably not the book I was looking for.

Good for new swimming teachers
This book is a very thorough introduction to teaching swimming to young children and is great for new swimming instructors. It covers the basics how a child's developmental stage intersects with the kinds of swimming skills and water safety children are ready to take on. However, I found it does not provide teachers with concrete ways to actually operationalize these skills through water play and songs. A few pages at the end of the book list out sample lesson plans, but if you aren't familiar with the songs listed you are out of luck (many of them appear to be australian children's songs). To be ready to teach a class you would also need to find a book of water songs and games for kids of different developmental stages.

Teaching Infant and Preschool Aquatics: Water Experiences the Australian Way
Informative and logical. Every Swim Instructor and baby aquatics teacher should have one on hand for quick reference. I recommend strongly for all parents of babies attending aquatics programs.