Books: INPP, general & professional readership
This page features books written by Sally Goddard Blythe
Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning
Newly released
2nd Edition
The INPP Developmental Screening Test and School Intervention Programme
Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning is a comprehensive guide to screening and supporting children's neuromotor development, based on the well-established INPP model.
This revised and expanded edition builds on a proven training manual, previously available only to INPP trainees, and offers practical tools for identifying and addressing neuromotor immaturity.
It includes a set of tests for both younger and older children, a structured developmental movement programme, and access to INPP video training materials.
Emphasising the critical link between physical development and learning success, this book provides a valuable resource for professionals seeking to support children's foundational motor skills and overall academic progress.
Reflexes, Movement, Learning & Behaviour
Analysing & unblocking neuro-Motor immaturity
This book provides a deep dive into the impact of neuro-motor immaturity on physical, behavioural, emotional, and learning challenges in both children and adults.
Drawing on pioneering research, it explores how primitive and postural reflexes affect school readiness, learning success, and emotional wellbeing. The book helps parents and practitioners recognise the signs of neuromotor immaturity and offers practical solutions, including case studies, screening methods, neuromotor training, sensory programmes, and movement-based interventions.
This essential resource bridges the gap between research and practice, offering clear guidance on how to support development through targeted movement activities.
Movement: Your Child’s First Language
How movement and music assists brain development in children aged 3-7 years
Movement, Your Child’s First Language challenges conventional ideas about early development, focusing on what children truly need rather than adult expectations.
Sally Goddard Blythe presents a compelling case for the role of movement and music in brain development, drawing on whole-body learning approaches developed with Michael Lazarev. Covering child growth from ages three to seven, the book explains the importance of neonatal reflexes, physical development, and the risks of rushing childhood.
It includes practical, tested activities to support school readiness, along with two CDs featuring movement-based songs, exercises, and action-stories designed to enhance coordination and language skills. I
deal for parents, educators, and professionals working with young children, this book offers an engaging, research-backed approach to supporting early learning through movement.
Raising Happy Healthy Children
Why mothering matters
Raising Happy, Healthy Children explores the vital role of parents, particularly mothers, in shaping a child’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development during the early years.
This fully updated second edition of What Children and Babies Really Need draws on the latest scientific research to highlight how a baby’s early experiences determine lifelong wellbeing. Sally Goddard Blythe examines the impact of modern social changes—such as delayed motherhood, work-life balance struggles, reduced breastfeeding rates, and increased reliance on screens and baby equipment—on key developmental milestones.
She argues for a society that prioritises parental involvement, especially in the first two years of life, to ensure children receive the best possible start. With insights into pre-conceptual, baby, and child development, this book provides parents with the knowledge they need to support their child’s early years in a way that fosters long-term happiness and health.
The Genius of Natural Childhood
Secrets of thriving children
The Genius of Natural Childhood reveals how traditional stories, nursery rhymes, and movement-based play are essential for healthy child development.
Drawing on neuroscience, Sally Goddard Blythe highlights the concerning rise in childhood developmental delays, obesity, and special educational needs, linking these issues to the decline of traditional play and early literacy experiences.
She explains how simple games and activities—such as action songs, rhymes, and fairy tales—help children develop essential skills at different stages.
With practical guidance and a ‘starter kit’ of activities, this book offers parents and educators a research-backed approach to fostering creativity, movement, and learning in young children.
The Well Balanced Child
Movement and early learning
The Well Balanced Child advocates for a whole-body approach to learning, integrating movement, play, and sensory experiences to support brain development.
In this fully revised edition, Sally Goddard Blythe explores the critical role of movement, music, and nutrition in early learning, offering practical insights for parents and educators.
She explains how physical activity shapes cognitive growth, why music is vital for brain development, and how nutrition influences behaviour and learning.
This edition also includes Early Morning by the Pond, a new story and movement exercise designed to help children reach their full potential.
A valuable resource for anyone supporting children’s development, The Well Balanced Child provides practical strategies for enhancing learning and addressing behavioural challenges.
Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning
Newly released
2nd Edition
The INPP Developmental Screening Test and School Intervention Programme
Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning is an essential guide for professionals using the INPP method to assess and support children’s physical development for learning success.
This newly revised and expanded second edition builds on a well-established training manual, offering a comprehensive screening test and intervention programme for neuromotor immaturity.
Based on rigorous research and practical application, the book provides tests for younger and older children, a developmental movement programme, and access to INPP video training materials. It emphasises how neuro-motor skills form the foundation for academic achievement and revises a key resource previously available only to INPP trainees.
This manual is an invaluable tool for educators, therapists, and practitioners working to improve children’s readiness for learning through targeted movement interventions.
Neuromotor Immaturity in Children and Adults
The INPP Screening Test for Clinicians and Health Practitioners
Neuromotor Immaturity in Children and Adults is now available to healthcare professionals, offering a reliable set of screening tests to assess neuromotor immaturity and its impact on movement, learning, and emotional well-being.
This book provides practitioners with tools to identify movement disorders that may affect educational performance in children and adolescents, as well as those that contribute to emotional and behavioural challenges in adults, such as panic disorder.
It presents a novel approach for recognising aberrant reflexes when more serious pathology is absent.
With reproducible scoring and observation sheets, this resource serves as an essential guide for healthcare professionals and a perfect complement to Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning.
Attention, Balance and Coordination
The A.B.C. of Learning Success
Attention, Balance and Coordination: The A.B.C. of Learning Success is an essential handbook for professionals in education and child development, offering a comprehensive exploration of the link between physical development, learning outcomes, and behaviour.
This updated edition explains the role of early reflexes in development, their impact on learning and behaviour when retained, and their broader influence on emotional and cognitive growth.
The book makes specialist knowledge on neuromotor maturity accessible to those supporting children with learning difficulties and emotional challenges.
New content includes insights into the vestibular system’s role in anxiety and agoraphobia, an additional chapter of case studies, and an Epilogue placing the INPP Method within a wider scientific framework.
