Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom by Rebecca A. Moyes and Susan J. Moreno. (XSS Moyes 2001) This well organized and informative book defines Aspergers Syndrome and also includes practical advice about how to create social skill programming for children with Asperger’s Syndrome and High Functioning Autism. The author details signs of the condition and […]
Category: Education
The education system can be difficult for children with ASD to navigate and challenging for parents to advocate within. We have many books focused on education.
Tasks Galore: Creative Ideas for Teachers, Therapists and Parents Working with Children with Autism
Tasks Galore: Creative Ideas for Teachers, Therapists and Parents Working with Children with Autism by Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell & Kathy Hearsey. (XED Ecken 2003) This book designed for teachers, therapists, and parents, assists in creating a fun and meaningful task collection. Emphasis is on helping any student/child feel successful. Pp. 66. If available, item can be […]
Tasks Galore for the Real World: Visually Structured Tasks for Teaching Domestic, Vocational and Other Independent Living Skills to Individuals with Autism
Tasks Galore for the Real World: Visually Structured Tasks for Teaching Domestic, Vocational and Other Independent Living Skills to Individuals with Autism by Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell & Kathy Hearsey. (XED Ecken 2004) This book is also designed for teachers, therapists, and parents, and features over 240 full-color photos of highly organized, multi-modal tasks that emphasize functional skills […]
Tasks Galore: Making Groups Meaningful- Using Structured Teaching Strategies to Design Successful Group Activities
Tasks Galore: Making Groups Meaningful-Using Structured Teaching Strategies to Design Successful Group Activities by Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell & Kathy Hearsey. (XED Ecken 2005) This book is designed for teachers. It features over 240 full-color photos of organized, multi-modal tasks that emphasize functional skills needed for successful group activities. Pp. 69. If available, item can be […]
Tasks Galore, Let’s Play
Tasks Galore, Let’s Play by Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell, Kathy Heatsey, and Beth Reynolds. (XED Ecken 2009) This book utilizes play as the program for learning. Tasks Galore Let’s Play contains fun, multimodal tasks in full color that illustrate how routines, organizational strategies, and visual cues make play more understandable and enhance students’ toy play, […]
Teaching Children with Autism
Teaching Children with Autism by Robert L. Koegel and Lynn Kern Koegel. (XED Koege 1995) Strategies for initiating positive interactions and improving learning opportunities are included in this book which provides information on how children with autism learn. It discusses behavioral characteristics of autism, available intervention methods, and key topics such as spontaneous language, over-selectivity, […]
Do-Watch-Listen-Say: Social and Communication Interventions for Children with Autism
Do-Watch-Listen-Say: Social and Communication Interventions for Children with Autism by Kathleen Ann Quill. (XSS Quill 2000) Quill documents the steps in the education process and possible outcomes. The purposes and method behind each lesson are explained. Pp. 398. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.
How to be a Para Pro
How to be a Para Pro by Diane Twachtman-Cullen. (XED Twach 2000) A comprehensive Training Manual for Paraprofessionals. The book includes examples, anecdotes and practical strategies. It also has four categories of educational support, reproducible data and record keeping forms, bottom line statements, and more. Pp. 200. If available, item can be checked out from […]
Sibshops-Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs
Sibshops-Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs by Donald J. Meyer and Patricia F. Vadasy. (XFM Meyer 1994) Sibshops is an award-winning program that brings 8-13 year olds together to express their positive and negative feelings about having brothers and sisters with disabilities. This is a book that describes Sibshops and gives directions on […]
Unfolding the Tent: Advocating for Your One-of-a-Kind Child
Unfolding the Tent: Advocating for Your One-of-a-Kind Child by Anne Addison. (XED Addis 2005) This is a useful book for the parents of children with neurological and related disorders. Unfolding the Tent introduces the concept of life mapping as a systematic approach to developing goals and strategies that guide and individual towards reaching their highest […]