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Life skills activities for special children

Mannix, Darlene.


"Includes 145 ready-to-use lessons and reproducible line master worksheets that help children acquire the basic skills necessary to achieve independence and success in everyday living" -- P. [4] of cover.
Date Published:1991

The MindUp curriculum grades 3-5 : brain-focused strategies for learning-and living.


Cover title. "Focused classrooms -- mindful learning -- resilient students." "The optimistic classroom" -- Back cover. Includes reproducible worksheets. Posters entitled: Getting to know and love your brain (3 copies). [v. 1.] Grades Pre-K-2 -- [v. 2.] Grades 3-5 -- [v. 3.] Grades 6-8. "This research-based curriculum features 15 lessons that use the latest information about the brain to dramatically improve behavior and learning for all students. Each lesson offers easy strategies for helping students focus their attention, improve their self-regulation, build resilience to stress, and to develop a positive mind-set in both school and life." -- Back cover.
Date Published:2011

Cover title. "Focused classrooms -- mindful learning -- resilient students." "The optimistic classroom" -- Back cover. Includes reproducible worksheets. Posters entitled: Getting to know and love your brain (3 copies). [v. 1.] Grades Pre-K-2 -- [v. 2.] Grades 3-5 -- [v. 3.] Grades 6-8. "This research-based curriculum features 15 lessons that use the latest information about the brain to dramatically improve behavior and learning for all students. Each lesson offers easy strategies for helping students focus their attention, improve their self-regulation, build resilience to stress, and to develop a positive mind-set in both school and life." -- Back cover.

Date Published:2011

My day is ruined : a story for teaching flexible thinking /

Smith, Bryan (Bryan Kyle), 1978-


"When the championship baseball game gets rained out, ballplayer Braden curls up on the couch and cries. Just another one of his overreactions. Braden always lets small disappointments ruin his day, so his mom and teacher give him a lesson on "flexible thinking." Will this help Braden feel better when disappointment comes his way?" -- Publisher.
Date Published:2016

Ian's walk : a story about autism /

Lears, Laurie.


A young girl realizes how much she cares for her autistic brother Ian when he gets lost at the park.
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The FRIEND program for creating supportive peer networks for students with social challenges, including autism

Ober-Reynolds, Sharman,


"FRIEND is a social, communication and play-based program to help school-aged children with social challenges. All students deserve a positive school experience where they can reach their social and academic potential. However, this can prove difficult for students with difficulties such as attention deficit, anxiety, emotional or autism spectrum disorders, who may struggle daily with social situations. This manual provides everything educators need to support these students with their social skills in everyday situations, throughout their school years. This program is designed to help any student with social challenges, no matter how subtle. For students without social challenges, it teaches tolerance, acceptance and understanding. The characteristics of successful social skills programs are described, with an emphasis on how FRIEND implements them through three key components: the Peer Sensitivity Curriculum, the FRIEND Lunch Program and the FRIEND Playground Program. These can be implemented individually or in any combination as a comprehensive program. Parents and family are offered information on working together with schools and implementing FRIEND strategies at home and in the community. Emphasizing peer sensitivity, education and a supportive environment, FRIEND is for any educator wanting to create an inclusive and safe atmosphere for students to learn social skill-building strategies"--
Date Published:2020

"FRIEND is a social, communication and play-based program to help school-aged children with social challenges. All students deserve a positive school experience where they can reach their social and academic potential. However, this can prove difficult for students with difficulties such as attention deficit, anxiety, emotional or autism spectrum disorders, who may struggle daily with social situations. This manual provides everything educators need to support these students with their social skills in everyday situations, throughout their school years. This program is designed to help any student with social challenges, no matter how subtle. For students without social challenges, it teaches tolerance, acceptance and understanding. The characteristics of successful social skills programs are described, with an emphasis on how FRIEND implements them through three key components: the Peer Sensitivity Curriculum, the FRIEND Lunch Program and the FRIEND Playground Program. These can be implemented individually or in any combination as a comprehensive program. Parents and family are offered information on working together with schools and implementing FRIEND strategies at home and in the community. Emphasizing peer sensitivity, education and a supportive environment, FRIEND is for any educator wanting to create an inclusive and safe atmosphere for students to learn social skill-building strategies"--

Date Published:2020

A Politically Incorrect Look at Evidence-based Practices and Teaching Social Skills : a literature review and discussion /

Winner, Michelle Garcia.


"Explores the complex development of our social intelligence and asks 10 simple questions that challenge us to think more deeply about how we define social skills and develop programs for students with social learning disabilities." -- P. 4 of cover.
Date Published:2008

Brigance transition skills inventory and activities


Compiled from the Brigance employability skills inventory and the Brigance life skills inventory, both by Albert H. Brigance"--Title page verso. " ... research-based, age-appropriate assessments that support formal transition planning for students with special needs preparing for life after high school."--Page 8. "2010 edition"--Page 535. " ... research-based, age-appropriate assessments that support formal transition planning for students with special needs preparing for life after high school."--p. 8. Activities manual published in 2012. "The Transition Skills Inventory can help your special education program meet IDEA requirements for transition planning and effectively support the success of students with special needs as they prepare to transition out of high school ... The TSI includes a broad range of assessments across four domains of transition planning -- academic skills, post-secondary opportunity awareness, independent living, and community participation. These criterion-referenced assessments are ideal for determining the present level of performance for students with varying skills, knowledge, achievement and reading levels" (page 10). .
Date Published:2010

Compiled from the Brigance employability skills inventory and the Brigance life skills inventory, both by Albert H. Brigance"--Title page verso. " ... research-based, age-appropriate assessments that support formal transition planning for students with special needs preparing for life after high school."--Page 8. "2010 edition"--Page 535. " ... research-based, age-appropriate assessments that support formal transition planning for students with special needs preparing for life after high school."--p. 8. Activities manual published in 2012. "The Transition Skills Inventory can help your special education program meet IDEA requirements for transition planning and effectively support the success of students with special needs as they prepare to transition out of high school ... The TSI includes a broad range of assessments across four domains of transition planning -- academic skills, post-secondary opportunity awareness, independent living, and community participation. These criterion-referenced assessments are ideal for determining the present level of performance for students with varying skills, knowledge, achievement and reading levels" (page 10). .

Date Published:2010

Hand tally counter


Has metal loop for easy carry or to attach to belt... Manual hand counter. These counters are useful in almost any situation where number counts must be tallied.
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The kids' guide to getting your words on paper : simple stuff to help you develop the skills and strength for writing /

Brukner, Lauren,


Part 1: For kids: Let's learn some writing strategies for big body stuff -- Let's learn some writing strategies for helping your eyes out -- Let's learn some writing strategies for when your hands just feel tired -- Let's learn some writing strategies for when it's hard to focus -- Let's learn some writing strategies for when all your body's feelings and senses get too much (or too little) ; Part 2: For grown-ups: The importance of setting up writing routines in school and at home. "Packed with fun and simple ideas to help you feel good about writing, this handwriting book with a difference helps you to build the strength and skills you need to get the most out of your written work, at home and at school! From hand warm-ups and cool eye-scan exercises, to yoga balls in cardboard boxes and mazes to find your way through, this book is filled with fun stuff to help you focus, et stronger, and be in control of your writing. Lauren, and expert occupational therapist, also includes handy visual charts and menus of all the activities and tools, a quiz to identify a child's areas of most difficulty, and checklists for children to track their own progress. Armed with this book, kids will be well on their way to writing with greater ease, and experiencing the positive self-esteem, and sense of attainment, that goes along with that." --Page 4 of cover.
Date Published:2020

Part 1: For kids: Let's learn some writing strategies for big body stuff -- Let's learn some writing strategies for helping your eyes out -- Let's learn some writing strategies for when your hands just feel tired -- Let's learn some writing strategies for when it's hard to focus -- Let's learn some writing strategies for when all your body's feelings and senses get too much (or too little) ; Part 2: For grown-ups: The importance of setting up writing routines in school and at home. "Packed with fun and simple ideas to help you feel good about writing, this handwriting book with a difference helps you to build the strength and skills you need to get the most out of your written work, at home and at school! From hand warm-ups and cool eye-scan exercises, to yoga balls in cardboard boxes and mazes to find your way through, this book is filled with fun stuff to help you focus, et stronger, and be in control of your writing. Lauren, and expert occupational therapist, also includes handy visual charts and menus of all the activities and tools, a quiz to identify a child's areas of most difficulty, and checklists for children to track their own progress. Armed with this book, kids will be well on their way to writing with greater ease, and experiencing the positive self-esteem, and sense of attainment, that goes along with that." --Page 4 of cover.

Date Published:2020

Superflex takes on Rock Brain and the team of unthinkables : a new beginning /

Madrigal, Stephanie.


"Helps to teach elementary school students about how they can use strategies to conquer their own not quite so flexible "Team of thinkables" . Through this humorous and delightful comic book, students are encouraged to think about thinking and what they can do to self-regulate some of their own wayward thoughts and behaviors" -- P. [4] of cover.
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Demystifying transition assessment

Thoma, Colleen A.


This practical guide demystifies the what, when, why, and how of collecting transition assessment data-and using the results to help students with disabilities prepare for adulthood. Includes ready-to-use sample forms and a quick-reference guide to more than 90 transition assessments and which areas they assess. You'll also follow cases studies of a teacher and two students navigating the transition assessment process, and you'll get sample forms for assessing student skills and goals, enhancing transition IEPs, helping students plan for college and employment and much more. --Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2013

This practical guide demystifies the what, when, why, and how of collecting transition assessment data-and using the results to help students with disabilities prepare for adulthood. Includes ready-to-use sample forms and a quick-reference guide to more than 90 transition assessments and which areas they assess. You'll also follow cases studies of a teacher and two students navigating the transition assessment process, and you'll get sample forms for assessing student skills and goals, enhancing transition IEPs, helping students plan for college and employment and much more. --Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2013

Helping children to cope with change, stress and anxiety : a photocopiable activities book /

Plummer, Deborah.


Ages 7 +. Being there: interacting mindfully -- Skills for life -- Coping with change -- Coping with stress -- Coping with anxiety -- Moving on. "This unique photocopiable activity book is primarily designed for use with individuals and groups of children aged 7-11, but the ideas can easily be adapted for both older and younger children, and children with learning difficulties. It will be an invaluable resource for teachers, therapists, social workers, carers, parents and anyone looking for ways of helping children to cope with change, stress and anxiety."--BOOK JACKET.
Date Published:2010

Ages 7 +. Being there: interacting mindfully -- Skills for life -- Coping with change -- Coping with stress -- Coping with anxiety -- Moving on. "This unique photocopiable activity book is primarily designed for use with individuals and groups of children aged 7-11, but the ideas can easily be adapted for both older and younger children, and children with learning difficulties. It will be an invaluable resource for teachers, therapists, social workers, carers, parents and anyone looking for ways of helping children to cope with change, stress and anxiety."--BOOK JACKET.

Date Published:2010

The hidden curriculum : Practical solutions for understanding unstable rules in social situations /

Myles, Brenda Smith.


"Explains the concept of the Hidden Curriculum and its importance in teaching hidden curriculum items directly to individuals with autism spectrum disorders." Worldcat.
Date Published:2004

Inside out: What makes a person with social cognitive deficits tick


"The I LAUGH Approach." . Asperger Syndrome -- High-functioning autism -- Non-verbal learning disabilities (NLD) -- Pervasive developmental disorder -- not otherwise specified (PPD-NOS) -- Hyperlexia. "Introduces a framework of how to more specifically understand the deficits of persons with social cognitive disabilities..." P. [4] of cover.
Date Published:2000

Comic strip conversations : illustrated interactions that teach conversation skills to students with autism and related disorders /

Gray, Carol.


"Comic Strip Conversations are based on the belief that visualization and visual supports, found useful in structuring the learning of students with autism, may also improve their understanding and comprehension of conversation....the use of a basic set of symbols [and colours] are used in [this book] to illustrate social skills which are abstract and difficult for students with autism to understand."--p.1.
Date Published:1994

"Comic Strip Conversations are based on the belief that visualization and visual supports, found useful in structuring the learning of students with autism, may also improve their understanding and comprehension of conversation....the use of a basic set of symbols [and colours] are used in [this book] to illustrate social skills which are abstract and difficult for students with autism to understand."--p.1.

Date Published:1994

Superflex bingo

Estes, Tara


10 Bingo Boards 12 Themed Card Decks 24 Answer-Definition Cards 300 bingo chips Instructions booklet. Superflex® Bingo is a flexible, fun, and educational game! It enables students to practice identifying Social Thinking concepts and Superflex characters to strengthen their self-regulation and superflexible thinking powers. This is not a stand-alone teaching tool, do not introduce this game until your students have completed You Are a Social Detective! and the Superflex curriculum. Unlike traditional Bingo games where players match pictures or numbers, Superflex Bingo engages players in “thinking through the Bingo Board.” Students listen to a situation read aloud and figure out a Social Thinking concept or Superflex character that fits the situation, placing a game piece on the square that matches their thinking. The game is designed so that all players “win” by getting bingos during the session, alleviating the behavior dysregulation that can often occur in competitive games. Superflex Bingo is 12 games in one, providing 12 different themed card packs to keep students engaged and learning through the year (examples include Classroom, School Field Trip, Community, Winter Holidays, Summer Vacation, etc.).
Date Published:2018

10 Bingo Boards 12 Themed Card Decks 24 Answer-Definition Cards 300 bingo chips Instructions booklet. Superflex® Bingo is a flexible, fun, and educational game! It enables students to practice identifying Social Thinking concepts and Superflex characters to strengthen their self-regulation and superflexible thinking powers. This is not a stand-alone teaching tool, do not introduce this game until your students have completed You Are a Social Detective! and the Superflex curriculum. Unlike traditional Bingo games where players match pictures or numbers, Superflex Bingo engages players in “thinking through the Bingo Board.” Students listen to a situation read aloud and figure out a Social Thinking concept or Superflex character that fits the situation, placing a game piece on the square that matches their thinking. The game is designed so that all players “win” by getting bingos during the session, alleviating the behavior dysregulation that can often occur in competitive games. Superflex Bingo is 12 games in one, providing 12 different themed card packs to keep students engaged and learning through the year (examples include Classroom, School Field Trip, Community, Winter Holidays, Summer Vacation, etc.).

Date Published:2018

Why didn't they just say that? : teaching secondary students with high-functioning autism to decode the social world using peerspective : an evidence-based practice: peer-mediated instruction and intervention /

Schmidt, Jennifer M.


"2018 National Parenting Products Award (NAPPA) Winner! Award Winning Finalist in the Education/Academic category of the 2018 International Book Awards! A high school class - with a complete curriculum - that teaches students with ASD and their NT peers social skills! Let's create a class instead of the typical social skills programs! With this statement began the development of this innovative evidence-based curriculum for secondary students with ASD and their neurotypical (NT) peers. PEERspective is a complete curriculum that teaches high school students self-awareness, self-acceptance, relationship building, conflict resolution, stress management and wellness, and many other topics that have lifelong impact on students' lives. The curriculum is popular among students with ASD as well as their NT peers, leading to friendships and relationships far beyond the classroom." -- Amazon.
Date Published:2017

"2018 National Parenting Products Award (NAPPA) Winner! Award Winning Finalist in the Education/Academic category of the 2018 International Book Awards! A high school class - with a complete curriculum - that teaches students with ASD and their NT peers social skills! Let's create a class instead of the typical social skills programs! With this statement began the development of this innovative evidence-based curriculum for secondary students with ASD and their neurotypical (NT) peers. PEERspective is a complete curriculum that teaches high school students self-awareness, self-acceptance, relationship building, conflict resolution, stress management and wellness, and many other topics that have lifelong impact on students' lives. The curriculum is popular among students with ASD as well as their NT peers, leading to friendships and relationships far beyond the classroom." -- Amazon.

Date Published:2017

The Way to A : empowering children with autism spectrum disorders and other neurological disorders to monitor and replace aggression and trantrum behavior /

Manasco, Hunter.


"Children with ASD are often confused by our world of rules and consequences, including how their behavior impacts another person or situation. This book presents a simple, logical, and systematic strategy that clarifies and sequentially teaches the child how to manage his behavior by engaging in forethought and self-analysis before acting out"-- Worldcat.
Date Published:2006

This is Asperger Syndrome

Gagnon, Elisa.


Introduces children to the world of their peers who display the confusing behaviors of Asperger Syndrome.
Date Published:1999

Expanding expression : A multi-sensory tool for defining and describing entities

Smith, Sara


What makes Expanding Expression unique? We use a simple mulitsensory approach that guarantees quick results. This tool can be used for general descriptions, writing from prior knowledge, autobiographies/biographies, summarizing and more. The Expanding Expression Tool (EET) helps to build the following language skills: Oral expression Written expression Vocabulary comprehension Defining and describing Making associations Stating functions of objects Categorization Similarities and differences Students quickly learn each symbol and consistently describe and define objects and items providing 6-7 details in an organized manner. Entire schools have adopted the program to facilitate improved expression and comprehension. It is being used with students in preschool through high school in both general and special education classrooms. It allows students to quickly progress from word to phrase to paragraph to multi-paragraph levels. --manufacturer's website. Expanding Expression Tool - Second Edition Includes: Expanding Expression Tool (beads strung on a rope) Expanding Expression manual Object cards for describing (26) Stickers for writing Classroom poster Dice game (2 picture dice with) Instructional icon cards (7) Writing from prior knowledge, biographies/autobiographies, summarizing, and lesson plan prompt cards (4 prompt cards + 7 teacher icon cards).
Date Published:2007

What makes Expanding Expression unique? We use a simple mulitsensory approach that guarantees quick results. This tool can be used for general descriptions, writing from prior knowledge, autobiographies/biographies, summarizing and more. The Expanding Expression Tool (EET) helps to build the following language skills: Oral expression Written expression Vocabulary comprehension Defining and describing Making associations Stating functions of objects Categorization Similarities and differences Students quickly learn each symbol and consistently describe and define objects and items providing 6-7 details in an organized manner. Entire schools have adopted the program to facilitate improved expression and comprehension. It is being used with students in preschool through high school in both general and special education classrooms. It allows students to quickly progress from word to phrase to paragraph to multi-paragraph levels. --manufacturer's website. Expanding Expression Tool - Second Edition Includes: Expanding Expression Tool (beads strung on a rope) Expanding Expression manual Object cards for describing (26) Stickers for writing Classroom poster Dice game (2 picture dice with) Instructional icon cards (7) Writing from prior knowledge, biographies/autobiographies, summarizing, and lesson plan prompt cards (4 prompt cards + 7 teacher icon cards).

Date Published:2007