What Did You Say? What Do You Mean?: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Metaphors by Jude Welton, Jane Telford, and Elizabeth Newson. (XBC Welto 2004) This visual workbook looks at a hundred of the most common figures of speech and is designed as a springboard for family and classroom discussions. Each figure of speech is […]
Tag: Communication
Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and Community Strategies for Individuals with Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and Community Strategies for Individuals with Autism and Asperger Syndrome by Jennifer L. Savner and Brenda Smith Myles. (XCM Savne 2000) Visual supports help children and youth with autism, Asperger Syndrome and other special needs understand their world better and therefore help them function more independently. This resource […]
Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC
Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC by Pat Mirenda & Teresa Lacono. (XCM Miren 2009) As a volume in the AAC series, this book addresses the use of AAC for children and adolescents with autism to enhance their language, communication, and literacy development. Pp. 480. IF available, item can be checked out from the resource […]
Augmentative & Alternative Communication: Supporting Children & Adults with Complex Communication Needs
Augmentative & Alternative Communication: Supporting Children & Adults with Complex Communication Needs by David R. Beukelman & Pat Mirenda. (XCM Beuke 2005) This textbook presents a life-span approach to improving the lives of children and adults who have severe communication disorders due to autism, traumatic brain injury, intellectual disabilities, or sensory impairments. Step-by-step intervention approaches […]
COACHING COMPREHENSION CREATING CONVERSATION: Nurturing Narratives Story-based language intervention for children with language impairments… such as autism spectrum disorders
COACHING COMPREHENSION CREATING CONVERSATION: Nurturing Narratives Story-based language intervention for children with language impairments… such as autism spectrum disorders by Lauren Franke Psy. D., CCC-SLP. (XCM Frank 2011) Due to the importance of understanding and telling stories for all children, Nurturing Narratives was developed as a story-based language intervention for children. The model emphasizes comprehension, […]
Augmentative & Alternative Communication: Supporting children & adults with complex communication needs
Augmentative & Alternative Communication: Supporting children & adults with complex communication needs by David R. Beukelman & Pat Mirenda. (XCM Beuke 2005) This textbook presents a life-span approach to improving the lives of children and adults who have severe communication disorders due to autism, traumatic brain injury, intellectual disabilities, or sensory impairments. Step-by-step intervention […]
Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC
Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC by Pat Mirenda & Teresa Lacono (XCM Miren 2009) As a volume in the AAC series, this book addresses the use of AAC for children and adolescents with autism to enhance their language, communication, and literacy development. Pp. 480. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room […]
Visual Thinking Strategies for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Visual Thinking Strategies for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Ellyn Lucas Arwood, Carole Kaulitz, and Mabel Brown. (XCM Arwoo 2009) This book helps the reader understand how to match the developmental levels of pictures and visuals to the developmental level of the person looking at the visual. In this way, appropriate visuals provide the […]
Signing For Life
Signing For Life by Barbara T. Doyle. (XCM Doyle 2008) A DVD for people who want to learn to use sign language with people who have Autism Spectrum Disorders and other special needs. 40 minutes. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.
Solving Behavior Problems in Autism: Improving Communication with Visual Strategies
Solving Behavior Problems in Autism: Improving Communication with Visual Strategies by Linda Hodgdon. (XBM Hodgd 1999) This book provides a practical approach to recognizing the complexity of behavior management for students with autism spectrum disorders and other students with communication and behavior challenges. Continuing the approach of supporting communication with visual strategies, this book is […]