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VIDEOS

Pathways to Learning in Rett Syndrome

Jackie Lewis and Debbie Wilson

 

 

Rett’s

Paper Words: Discovering and Living with My Autism Judy Endow, MSW

Foreword by Fred R. Volkmar, MD

$18.95 Catch a rare glimpse of life as seen and experienced by a person on the autism spectrum.  In this intensely personal book, readers are swept up into a fast-paced journey of how Judy noticed her differences early on, how she eventually discovered her autism, and how she embraces life artistically.  Paper Words shows visually on the printed page how Judy, a highly visual thinker, translates her thoughts into words. First-Person Novel

Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum

Pamela J. Wolfberg

$39.95

Picture a childhood void of the joyful images and sensations we associate with play - a childhood lacking in curiosity, diversity and symbolic meaning - a childhood without playmates or friends. Children on the autism spectrum are among those who face serious challenges learning how to play in both social and imaginative ways.

But no longer do these children have to remain lost souls on the fringes of playgrounds and other social gathering places. In Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum: The Art of Guiding Children's Socialization and Imagination Pamela Wolfberg turns her award-winning research into a practical manual for practitioners and caregivers seeking to address the unique and complex challenges children on the autism spectrum experience. in peer relations and play.

This practical guide offers an introduction to the basic principles, tools and techniques that comprise the Integrated Play Groups model, designed to support children of diverse ages and abilities on the autism spectrum (novice players) in mutually enjoyed play experiences with typical peers and siblings (expert players). Small groups of children regularly play together under the guidance of an adult facilitator (play guide) through a carefully tailored system of support. The emphasis is on maximizing children's developmental potential as well as intrinsic desire to play, socialize and form meaningful relationships with peers. At the same time, an equally important focus is on teaching the peer group to be more accepting, responsive and inclusive of children who relate and play in different ways. This innovative book is full of forms, checklists and other tools to facilitate implementation.

 

Early Childhood Education

9921

Perfect Targets: Asperger Syndrome and Bullying(2)

Rebekah Heinrichs

$21.95

Most children and adolescents with high-functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome are victims of bullying at school and in the community. Indeed, some of their unique behaviors and characteristics make many of these children easy targets for chronic, frequent and severe bullying.

This book takes an honest look at the different types of bullying and the actions adults must take to curb bullying, thereby helping to prevent the often lifelong effects of this insidious form of behavior on victims. Practical strategies and solutions at the school, class and individual level are presented.

 

Asperger’s

9918

Picture Exchange Communication System – PECS Training Manual

Lori Frost, Andy Bondy

$69

 

Communication

PECS Data Forms CD

Lori Frost, Andy Bondy

$10

 

Communication - CD

Pirates: An Early-Years Group Program for Developing Social Understanding…

Dr. Margaret Anne Carter and Josie Santomauro

$29.95

Based on a pirate theme, this social understanding program is for preschool-to third-grade children who have social cognitive challenges, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The program is designed to help these children learn constructive social interaction skills in the area of friendship making, social problem solving, and emotional expression.

This eight-adventure pirate voyage includes the following focus areas: social understanding, friendship making, emotional literacy and emotional expression, relaxing, social problem solving, and responding to bullying incidents. Some of the adventures include: "Pirates and Buccaneers" where the pirates are introduced to helpful versus unhelpful ways of being a friend, and "Shiver Me Timbers" where the pirates explore appropriate ways to express their emotions.

The program is divided into four levels: preschool/kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3, and is to be facilitated during school time by a teacher, counselor, therapist, or paraprofessional (the captain) with either the full class or a small group (the pirates). A newsletter titled "Ship-to-Shore" outlining each adventure is provided for home to ensure that children have an opportunity to transfer their learning across home and school contexts.

 

Social Skills

9978a  Pirates: An Early Years Group Program...

Pivotal Response Treatments for Autism

Robert L. Koegel & Lynn Kern Koegel

$42.95

Recognized as one of the top state-of-the-art treatments for autism in the United States,* the innovative Pivotal Response Treatment uses natural learning opportunities to target and modify key behaviors in children with autism, leading to widespread positive effects on communication, behavior, and social skills. The product of 20 years of research from Robert and Lynn Koegel - co-founders of the renowned Autism Research Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara - this proven approach is now clearly presented in one accessible book. Keeping parents involved in every aspect of behavioral intervention, therapists and educators of children from preschool to elementary school will use the research-supported PRT strategies to

 

Communication

P116

Play & Imagination in Children with Autism

Pamela J. Wolfberg

 

 

Early Childhood Education

Playing It Right!  Social Skills Activities…

2 Copies

Rachael Bareket

 21.95

 
This collection of practical, hands-on social skills activities are easy for both parents and teachers to carry out with the child. The activities result in a finished product that can serve as a reminder to reinforce skills in addition to practicing reading, writing, fine-motor, etc.

Early Childhood Social/Education

9957

 

 

 

 

 

Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum

Julia Moor

 

 

Parents

Positive Behavior Curriculum for the Inclusive Classroom

2 Copies

IEP Resources

 

 

Behavior

Positive Behavioral Support: Including people with difficult behavior in the community

Lynn Kern Koegel, Robert L. Koegel, Glen Dunlap

$39.95

This person- and family-centered book features compelling case studies, research-based strategies, and thoughtful discussion pieces written by leaders in behavioral intervention.  Behavior analysts, speech-language pathologist, educators, and child development professionals will find this source to be essential.

Behavior

P105

Power Cards

(3 copies)

Elisa Gagnon

 

 Step-by-step books shows parents and educators how to help change an unwanted or inappropriate behavior thru special interests. 

Education

Powerful Struggles: Managing Resistance, Building Rapport

John W. Maag

 

 

Behavior

Practical Ideas That Really Work for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Kathleen McConnell, Gail Ryser

 

 

Education

Practical Solutions for Educating Young Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome

2 Copies

Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D.

$21.95

Practical Solutions for Educating Young Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome is designed to help parents and professionals navigate the challenges for early learners with high-functioning autism (HFA) and Asperger Syndrome (AS). Because their deficits are more subtle, these children may be less understood by educational professionals. This book is a much-needed resource to help teachers understand their younger child with HFA or AS.

Throughout Practical Solutions for Educating Young Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome, examples are given to highlight useful strategies. In the first chapter, the author builds a foundation by explaining HFA/AS and some typical characteristics, such as sensory issues, attention deficit disorders, and difficulties of socialization. Later in the book, she dedicates an entire chapter to the educational setting and transition planning, including the process of moving into kindergarten or first grade, shadowing, and planning for inclusion.

Finally, two in-depth case studies at the end of the book put it all together. Each case study typifies the kinds of challenges common to children
with HFA/AS, and synthesizes how the strategies described in the book can be used in combination to maximize success.

 

Early Childhood Education

Practical Solutions for Educating Young Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome byMary Jane Weiss,Ph.D.

Precious Treasure: The Story of Patrick

Elizabeth Matthews

 

 

Novels

Preschool Education Programs for Children with Autism

Jan S. Handleman & Sandra L. Harris

 

 

Early Childhood Education

Preschoolers with Seminars in Speech and Language - Autism: Communication and Language Interventions

Amy M. Wetherby, Ph.D.

 

 

Communication

Prescription for Success: Supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the medical environment

Jill Hudson

$24.95

Resource for supporting children with ASD in otherwise over-stimulating and overwhelming medical environments.  Accompanying CD allows readers to adapt and individualize forms, activities and games.

General Information

Medical

With CD-ROM

9966

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretending to be Normal – Living with Asperger’s Syndrome

Liane Holliday Willey

$18.95

The author of this autobiography did not recognize that she had Asperger Syndrome until her daughter was diagnosed. The book describes the author's daily struggles and challenges. The book also includes appendices on coping strategies.

 

Novels/Asperger’s

P106

Promoting Social Communication

Howard Goldstein, Louise A. Kaczmarek, Kristina M. English

 

 

Social Skills

Promoting Social Success

Gary N. Siperstein, Emily Paige Rickards

 

 

Social Skills

Punished by Rewards

Alfie Kohn

 

 

Behavior

Quick-Guides to Inclusion

Michael F. Giangreco

 

 

Education

Quick-Guides to Inclusion 2

Michael F. Giangreco

 

 

Education

Quick-Guides to Inclusion 3

Michael F. Giangreco

 

 

Education

QuickTips Series One: Behavioral Teaching Strategies (2)

Behavior Analysts, Inc.

 

 

Behavior

Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping your Child Who Doesn’t Fit In – When to Worry and When Not to Worry

Perri Klass, Eileen Costello

$15

Drs. Klass and Costello help parents face their quirky kids as they grow up. They explain how to get help and how to get a diagnosis. They also provide practical advice about day-to-day living and about how to keep your child feeling safe. They also offer information on available medications, how they work, and whether medication is the best choice for your child.

 

General Information

Q104

Raising a Sensory Smart Child

2 Copies

Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske

$15.00

For children with sensory integration issues; those who have difficulty processing everyday sensations and exhibit unusual behaviors such as avoiding or seeking out touch, movement, sounds and sights; this groundbreaking book is an invaluable resource. Long thought to affect only children with autism, or mistake for ADHD, SI dysfunction is finally being recognized as a separate condition. Co-authored by a pediatric occupational therapist and a parent of a child with SI dysfunction, this is as warm and accessible as it is authoritative and detailed and is an indispensable guide for parents, therapists and teacher who will turn to it again and again.

R207Sensory

 

Reality Check

Lynn Johnston

 

 

Parents/Family

Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome

3 Copies

Ann Palmer

$20

 

Adult/Transition

Recipe Handbook of Easy to use Activities for Teaching Autistic Children…

2 Copies

Barbara Bazeghi

$29.95

Throughout her eight years of working with children with autism, Bazeghi created a number of methods for teaching easy to use activities. These activities were developed through trial and error, and she has compiled the most successful ones into Recipe Handbook. The purpose of this handbook is to offer a new approach, giving the reader something that is not currently available. It offers experimental activities that can be applied quickly and with very little preparation. Instead of adding to the excellent number of books, magazines, and journals, it complements them with hands-on activities. The book consists of four sections:

·       Activities: includes language, math, colors and shapes, inclusion/circle of friends, and applied activities

·       Methods: includes charts, schedules, and “How to…” techniques

·       Problem Solving: includes practical suggestions to deal with difficult situations such as temper tantrums, toilet training, and fixations

·       Commercial Resource Index: includes an reference to websites, catalogs, suppliers, materials, and information that is pertinent to the education of special needs children.

The handbook also includes many activities, sample letters and notes to parents and faculty, reproducible pages, and a problem solving section.

 

Education

9959

Red and Green Choices: A Positive Behavioral Development Strategy

2 Copies

Green Irene

 

 

Behavior

Red and Green Choices: Cindy T’s Circle Time

2 Copies

Green Irene

 

 

Red and Green Choices:

Red and Green Choices: Niki’s Next Grade

2 Copies

Green Irene

 

 

Behavior

Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults

2 Copies

Steven E. Gutstein & Rachelle K. Sheely

$29.95

Remove our emotional bonds with family, colleagues and friends and few of us would want to go on living. Yet establishing and maintaining such bonds is particularly difficult for people on the autism spectrum. This volume contains over 150 enjoyable and stimulating activities and exercises ranging over the entire gamut of social and emotional development, and is applicable to anyone, regardless of diagnosis, but will be particularly valuable for those on the autism spectrum. Activities can be undertaken independently, or with a teacher or therapist, and a full schema for the evaluation or progress and objective is included. A companion website provides a wealth of further information and support.

 

Social Skills

R105

Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children

2 Copies

Steven E. Gutstein & Rachelle K. Sheely

$24.95

Friendship, even for the most able, requires hard work, and the odds are heavily stacked against those with autism spectrum conditions. Design for younger children, typically between the ages of two and eight, this comprehensive set of enjoyable activities emphasizes foundation shills such as social referencing, regulating behavior, conversational reciprocity and synchronized actions. The authors include many objectives to plan and evaluate a child's progress, each one related to a specific exercise. Suitable for parental use, the manual is also designed for easy implementation in schools and in therapeutic settings. A comprehensive website, free to purchasers, acts as companion to the book.

 

Social Skills

R106

Resources for the Transition Educator

Vocational Rehabilitation

 

 

Adult/Transition

Right Address…Wrong Planet: Children with Asperger Syndrome becoming adults

Gena P. Barnhill

$21.95

In this exciting new book on Asperger Syndrome, a mother who also holds a doctoral degree in autism spectrum disorders, relates the difficulties of her son with AS. A mother's account is rounded out by the perspectives of Brent, her adult son with AS, her husband and family members of others who have Asperger Syndrome.

Asperger’s

9912

Running on Dreams

2 Copies

Herb Heiman

$18.95

This book tells the story of Justin, a 15-year-old boy with autism who is starting his first semester in a mainstream school, and Brad, the school track star, all-around "cool guy," and Justin's assigned "buddy." In Running on Dreams, these two middle-school boys are tossed together in a story of teenage angst, confusion, and friendship. For adolescents with autism and their neurotypical peers alike, the book is written from both Justin's and Brad's perspectives as they struggle to understand each other and themselves.

Join Brad and Justin as they embark upon several teen benchmarks: the first date, rejection by peers, family pressure to succeed, fitting in with the "right" crowd, experiencing teenage sexuality, and dealing with the "outsider kid" who is perceived as "not cool." This book captures many bittersweet and humorous events that bring new insight to a familiar world - the world of heartbreak for two boys whose relationship starts out quite turbulent but evolves into a friendship of loyalty and trust.

9972  Running On DreamsNovels

 

S.O.S.: Social Skills in Our Schools

Michelle A. Dunn

$39.95

This comprehensive social skills curriculum has the dual purpose of developing appropriate social skills in children with pervasive developmental disorders while at the same time fostering understanding and tolerance among typical peers and school staff.

 

9950Social Skills

 

Safe & Secure Learners from the Start

Gay McTate, Barbara Jackson and Linda Esterling

 

 

Early Childhood Education

SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive Educational Approach for Children with ASD  Vol 1 - Assessment

Barry M. Prizant, Amy M. Wetherby, Emily Rubin, Amy C. Laurent, and Patrick J. Rydell

 

 

Assessment

SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive Educational Approach for Children with ASD  Vol II – Program Planning & Intervention

Barry M. Prizant, Amy M. Wetherby, Emily Rubin, Amy C. Laurent, and Patrick J. Rydell

 

 

Assessment/Intervention

Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms (2)

Marvin Terban

 

 

Communication

Scripting: Social Communication for Adolescents

Patti Waldo

 

 

Social Skills

Self-Advocacy Activities for Secondary Students

Compiled and formatted by Jan Barber

 

 

Adult/Transition

Sensory Processing Disorder Kit: Simulations and Solutions for Parents, Teachers and Therapists (2)

Jenny Clark Brack

$54.95

Nothing Like First Hand Experience to Help You Understand!

This practical DVD presents basic information about sensory systems along with simple solutions for how to deal with sensory challenges both home and at school.

Viewers will experience what it feels like to have a sensory processing disorder by engaging in simulated exercises for a variety of sensory-processing difficulties. Kit includes enough materials for a group of as many as 25-50 participants.

 

Sensory

9724

Sexuality

Karin Melberg Schwier & Dave Hingsburer

 

 

 

Sharing Information About Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Beverly Vicker, M.S.

$24.95

Leaving a child with a paid respite care worker, friend, neighbor, or even an extended family member, represents a potentially stressful situation for parents of children who have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or any other developmental challenge. Sharing Information About Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Do Respite or Alternative Caregivers Need to Know eases some of the apprehensions associated with parents communicating their child’s behavior, daily living patterns and food rituals to a person who is not familiar with the child. A caregiver might forget important verbal suggestions from the parents, but if the information is written down, the caregiver has a backup resource to aid his or her memory recall while the parents are away.

Sharing Information about Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder is broken down into five sections. The first section describes how parents can document their child’s medical issues, preferences, skill levels, and other information. The second section consists of short handouts that can help respite workers understand general topics such as the importance of routines or relaxation strategies. In the third section, case studies illustrate, for example, how information about behavior and positive behavior supports might be shared, in a written format, between a parent and respite worker. Section 4 contains blank forms for parents to use for paper-and-pencil preparation of information material. In addition, an accompanying CD allows parents to use their computer to prepare the information sheets and to print the supplementary handouts. Updating information is especially easy when the computer option is used. Section 5 provides references and suggested reading or viewing material.

No other book leads parents through this process of information sharing like Sharing Information about Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It is very challenging to prepare someone for the task of childcare; this book helps parents to remember to share the important “stuff” about their particular child.

 

Parents – Respite 9983 Sharing Information About Your Child with Autism Spectrum DisorderCaregivers

 

Sibshops: Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs

Donald J. Meyer & Patricia F. Vadasy

 

 

Parent/Family

Simple Strategies That Work!

7 Copies

Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, Dena Gitlitz

$19.95

Children and youth with Asperger Syndrome, high-functioning autism (HFA), and pervasive developmental disorders-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and related exceptionalities have great potential, but all too often their abilities are not realized. Simple Strategies that Work! provides ideas and suggestions that teachers can use to help a student with AS/HFA on the road to success. The book discusses problems that arise in the classroom and how teachers can adjust the classroom to accommodate, while not interfering with normal classroom routines. Not boggled down with jargon, the book includes tables and boxes for quick reference and clear meaning. Also included is information on what can cause anxiety for the AS/HFA student, how this can lead to decreased academic and social performance, decreased attention to task, and potential increases in behavior problems, and what the teacher can do to assist.

9967Education

 

Sleep Better! A Guide…

2 Copies

V. Mark Durand

$24.95

This book offers professionals and parents, in a step-by-step approach, "How to" instructions for addressing a variety of sleep-related problems. These widely tested, largely drug-free techniques have helped hundreds of children with special needs.

 

Parent/Family

S105

So What Can I Do?

Gail Kushnir

 

 

Behavior

So You Want to Be a Special Education Teacher

Jim Yerman

 

 

1st Person

Social Communication

M. Ann Marquis

 

 

Social Skills

Social Series: Some Social Communication Skill Objectives and Teaching Strategies for People with Autism

Nancy Dalrymple 1992

 

 

Social Skills

Social Skills Stories

Anne Marie Johnson and Jackie L. Susnik

 

 

Communication

Social Skills Training

2 Copies

Jed E. Baker

$39.95


Whether it's learning how long one can look at somebody; how to shift topics, despite one's desire to stick with that all-consuming special interest; how to say no to peer pressure; or dealing with sensitive topic - it's all here … and more. In this comprehensive and user-friendly book, the author translates years of experience working with students with Asperger Syndrome and social-communication difficulties. After brief introductory chapters on skills to target, instructional strategies, behavior management, promoting generalization, etc., as well as a special chapter by Brenda Smith Myles on relevant characteristics of autism spectrum disorders, the reader is presented with the essence of this must-have resource: 70 of the skills that most commonly cause difficulty for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and social-communication problems. The presentation of each skill consists of a reproducible skill handout, as well as activity sheets listing ways teachers and parents can demonstrate, practice, and reinforce the skill in the classroom and at home. A concluding chapter on promoting peer acceptance offers sensitivity training programs for both students of various age groups and school staff, making this a complete social skills training package for students of all ages.

Social Skills

9924

Sometimes My Brother

4 Copies

Angie Healy

 

 

Books for Kids

Songs of the Gorilla Nation

Dawn Prince-Hughes, Ph.D.

 

 

Novels

Soon Will Come The Light

Thomas A. McKean

 

 

Novels

Space Travelers: Space Guide Manual

2 Copies

M. A. Carter and J. Santomauro

$29.95

This interactive social skills program, developed for students with ASD and other social cognitive challenges, takes students on a journey into space. Here they learn major social skills, including understanding emotions, feelings and thinking patterns, reflective problem solving, stress release, dealing with bullying, goal setting and self-regulation. The space theme is sure to appeal to students in 4-5 grade. An accompanying student manual gives students a permanent record of their accomplishments and allow teachers and parents to review and assess children’s progress.

 

Social Skills

9931

Space Travelers: Student Manual

2 Copies

M. A. Carter and J. Santomauro

$12.00

This interactive social skills program, developed for students with ASD and other social cognitive challenges, takes students on a journey into space. Here they learn major social skills, including understanding emotions, feelings and thinking patterns, reflective problem solving, stress release, dealing with bullying, goal setting and self-regulation. The space theme is sure to appeal to students in 4-5 grade. An accompanying student manual gives students a permanent record of their accomplishments and allow teachers and parents to review and assess children’s progress.

 

Social Skills

Strategies at Hand

Robin D. Brewer and Tracy G. Mueller

$10

Quick and Handy strategies for students on the Autism Spectrum. 

Strategies at Hand was created to provide special and general education teachers and paraeducators with easily accessible tools for working with students on the autism spectrum.

Education

Special Children Challenged Parents

Robert A. Naseef, Ph.D.

 

 

Parents

Special People, Special Ways

Arlene Maguire

 

 

Books for Kids

Starting Points

2 Copies

Jill Hudson, Brenda Smith Myles

 

 

Asperger’s

Starting Sensory Integration Therapy: Fun activities that won’t destroy your home or classroom!

Bonnie Arnwine

$20

 

Sensory

Staying in the Game

James W. Loomis

$19.95

Staying in the Game picks up where many social skills training programs leave off - with generalization. The book addresses this void by presenting a range of interventions aimed at promoting generalization of social skills by showing how to establish social situations that can be opportunities for generalization.

Chapter 1 presents the principles upon which Staying in the Game is based and describes a model to guide efforts to enable successful generalization. Chapters 2 and 3 look at the process of identifying and assessing social opportunities and ensuring success. Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 each addresses one type of intervention: group-based work (Chapter 4), interventions by staff and parents (Chapter 5), using peer mentors (Chapter 6), and adapting extracurricular activities (Chapter 7). Chapter 8: Concludes with an overview of how to provide social opportunities.

The focus of Staying in the Game goes beyond just placing students in the mainstream, to include taking advantage of inclusion by facilitating the use of typical students to address generalization of social skills - one of the most profound challenges for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities.

 

Staying in the Game: Providing Social Opportunities for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities by James W. Loomis, Ph.D.Social

 

Steps to Independence

Bruce L. Baker, Alan J. Brightman

$32.95

This popular step-by-step guide has helped thousands of parents teach essential life skills to their children with disabilities. This friendly, accessible book brings you sample activities, case examples, skills inventories, and cartoon illustrations, to make teaching and learning easier.

Parent/Family

S318

Sticker Strategies: Practical Strategies to Encourage Social Thinking and Organization

Michelle Garcia Winner

$48.00

Sticker Strategies includes over 80 fundamental teaching concepts/student strategies that have been printed onto color-coded 4x6 inch stickers to apply to a spiral-bound set of index cards for a student to use at his or her desk while at school or home. The text on the stickers is also provided on an additional page for copying for future use with different students. The goal of the sticker strategy tool is for teachers to work with students to determine which strategies or social thinking reminders fit best for each student; a small book of key strategies can then be developed based on the student's needs that the student can transport around campus.

Michelle developed this product to help students, parents and teachers work towards the concept that students have to “own their own strategies. These color-coded Strategy Stickers help students to learn to be better social thinkers and organized across the environments of home and school.

Blank stickers at the end of each chapter allow for the creation of individual, unique stickers. Use this book as a launching pad to create your own customized strategies!

 

Communication

S132 - Sticker Strategies to Encourage Social Thinking and Organization by Michelle Garcia Winner

Story Builders: Dinosaurs

Dowling Magnetics

 

 

Early Childhood Materials

Story Builders: Farm

Dowling Magnetics

 

 

Early Childhood Materials

Story Builders: Pets

Dowling Magnetics

 

 

Early Childhood Materials

Strategies at Hand

3 Copies

Robin D. Brewer, Ed.D., & Tracy G. Mueller, Ph.D

$9.95

Convenience is a luxury that most parents and educators don't experience often. Strategies at Hand reintroduces the much-valued concept of convenience to parents, teachers, paraprofessionals, and related professionals who work with students with autism spectrum disorders. It features easy-to-implement strategies that can be used in all types of educational settings and situations.

This at-your-fingertips tool is broken down into five color-coded sections that are easy to locate and use: Learning Environments (classroom, field trips, etc.), Areas of Student Need (communication, behavior, etc.), Transitions (substitute teachers, school assemblies, etc.), Alphabetical Explanations of Terms (functional behavioral assessment, picture communication systems, etc.), and Resources and References.

The bookmark size and unique binding of Strategies at Hand make for a format that lends itself to be stuck into a smock, apron, or pant pocket. The authors created Strategies at Hand so that tried-and-tested strategies and tips would be handy semester after semester. In support of this goal, the slim pages are coated to withstand the wear and tear of constant use.

Strategies at Hand:  Quick and Handy Strategies for Working with Students on the Autism Spectrum by Robin Brewer and Tracy Mueller

Strategies for Organization

book & DVD

Michelle Garcia Winner

$59.95

Organizational skills are traditionally broadly defined and broadly taught. For students with challenges in the areas of multi-tasking or executive functioning managing homework can be overwhelming to the point of meltdown.

Through her warmth and engaging teaching style, Michelle explains different types of organizational tasks, and how to help students focus more on their strengths than their weaknesses when approaching a homework assignment. Michelle presents 10 steps for organizing and producing homework. While this DVD focuses specifically on many of the skills needed to complete a night of homework, the skills learned apply far beyond this one task. We use these same 10 steps throughout our lives to manage our jobs, chores and even planning and going on vacations.

Michelle encourages us to start the process of teaching toward more abstract homework assignments in early elementary school, rather than waiting until all the hard lessons hit at once. Michelle presents user-friendly information through both her workshops and the numerous handouts she refers to throughout her talk.

 

V108

Strengthening Relationships: When Our Children Have Special Needs

Nicholas Martin, M.A.

$25

 

Parents

Succeeding with the Difficult Young Child (preschool – 2nd grade) Audio Seminar (6 cassette tapes & 2 manuals)

Gary Benton - BER

 

 

Behavior

Sundays with Matthew

2 Copies

Matthew Lancelle & Jeanette Lesada

$16.95

Math, sea creatures, respecting others, and more …
A young boy with autism and his teacher use art to communicate emotions, questions, and behavioral issues.

Sundays with Matthew: A Young Boy with Autism and an Artist Share Their Sketchbooks by Matthew Lancelle and Jeanette Lesada is a positive and encouraging example of a special relationship between two artists sharing a passion for art and life. Since many children and youth with autism have well-defined special interests, it is valuable to determine what those interests are and find ways to use them to reinforce appropriate behavior. Sundays with Matthew demonstrates that using a special interest and talent is a proven way to help a child reach his full potential. Jeanette’s sketchbook tips at the end of the book will inspire others to engage in similar ventures.

 

9954Books for Kids

 

Superflex... A Superhero Social Thinking Curriculum

 

 

Stephanie Madrigal & Michelle Garcia Winner   The purpose of this Superhero Social Thinking curriculum (SST) is to provide the social-thinking educator, teacher, or parent with a fun, motivating, and non-threatening way for our students to explore social thinking while increasing their knowledge of social expectations, their awareness of their own behavior and how to modify their behaviors with Superflexible strategies.

www.socialthinking.com

Social, Education
Superflex: Superflex takes on Rock Brain and the Team of Unthinkables...A New Beginning...

Comic Book

 

Stephanie Madrigal   Superflex, the comic book, is designed to be paired with "Superflex...A Superhero Social Thinking Curriculum"  to encourage teachers to set up their own "Superflex Academy".  By teaching students to explore the differences between Superflex and a motley crew of the "Team of Unthinkables" such as, "Rock Brain," "Brain Eater" and "Body Snatcher," they can better develop self-awareness and self-monitoring of their own behavior. Complete with charming illustrations on practical worksheets and many, many useful lessons. 

www.socialthinking.com

Social, Education
Super Silly Sayings that are Over Your Head: A Children's Illustrated Book of Idioms

(2 Copies)

Catherine S. Snodgrass 16.95 This book is an exceptional tool for visual learners that depicts both the literal and actual meanings of commonly used idioms in an ingenious manner that is sure to capture the attention and interest of children and adults alike. With a fold-out page to enhance the teaching process, Super Silly Sayings that are Over Your Head is sure to unleash the imagination of creative teachers and caregivers. Captivating and beautifully illustrated in full color, Super Silly Sayings that are Over Your Head is a classic in the making, as well as a valuable resource for teaching figurative language Children's book

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Super Skills

2 Copies

Judith Couvouvanis

$39.95

The title says it all! Super Skills: A Social Skills Group Program for Children with Asperger Syndrome, High-Functioning Autism and Related Challenges is SUPER at many levels. Based on a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the unique characteristics of individuals with ASD, Judy Coucouvanis presents 30 lessons grouped under four types of skills necessary for social success: fundamental skills, social initiation skills, getting along with others, and social response skills. Each lesson is highly
structured and organized, making it easy for even inexperienced teachers and other group leaders to follow and implement successfully. A series of practical checklists and other instruments provide a solid foundation for assessing students' social skills levels and subsequent planning.

 

Social Skills

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