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Incredible 5-Point Scale ¿ Assisting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Understanding Social ...
Kari Buron Dunn, Mitzi Curtis, ...
Autism Asperger Publishing Co., 2004
What a great idea!!
This book has been very helpful with my Asperger son and my non-Asperger son. As a teachers aide, I have used it the the kids at school and some teachers have borrowed my book and are using it themselves. It has pages to copy so that you can make your own 5-point ...
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Writing Measurable IEP Goals and Objectives
Barbara Bateman
Attainment Co Inc, 2006
great stuff!
I am new to writing IEPs and now writing the transition goals for a young adult program. This book has been so helpful in making sure everything is up to par. In fact, our IEP co-ordinator was impressed with my first efforts and has used some of my work in plan of ...
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Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social-Communications Problems
Jed E. Baker
Autism Asperger Publishing Co., 2003
Great for Social Skills Training
This book is an excellent resource for those who want to assist children and young adults with social skills training. There are clear cut lessons and activities that cover a variety of topics from how to greet others to asking someone on a date. Very valuable for ...
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Teaching Students Who Are Exceptional, Diverse, and at Risk in the General Education Classroom (4th Edition)
Sharon R. Vaughn, Candace S. Bos, ...
Allyn & Bacon, 2006
Supportive Text for Teachers
I bought this book for a class in mainstreaming, required for my full credential in California. The book is well organized and easy to read. The information is valuable and I will refer to this book throughout my career as a teacher.
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Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders of Children and Youth (9th Edition)
James M. Kauffman, Timothy J. Landrum
Prentice Hall, 2008
Emotional and behavioral disorders of children and youth
This is an impressive book in its seventh edition since 1977 and used as an introductory text in special education on the subject of children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders. It is also impressive, because the publisher has developed a companion ...
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Holler If You Hear Me: The Education of a Teacher and His Students (Teaching for Social Justice Series)
Gregory Michie
Teachers College Press, 1999
Holler for Michie
Gregory Michie's series of vignettes weaves an interesting story of his life as a young, inexperienced teacher in a poor and violent public school system. Although the book's time line is scattered, the reader can easily get a feel for the struggles of both Michie ...
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When My Worries Get Too Big! A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live with Anxiety
Kari Dunn Buron
Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2006
What an excellent tool!
This book is an excellent tool for children having diffiulties controlling their emotions. The visual thermometer and the "social story" makes it very helpful to assist these children to learn how to respond to their feelings/emotions more appropriately. My four year ...
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Phonics Pathways: Clear Steps to Easy Reading and Perfect Spelling
Dolores G. Hiskes
Jossey-Bass, 2005
A wonderful way for an adult to improve reading and spelling skills!
To Dolores Hiskes:
I would like to thank you for your wonderful book! I am a 58 year old woman who learned to read without phonetics....the word recognition method. This method has not served me well either as a young student or as an older reader. I have always ...
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Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope
Jonathan Kozol
Harper Perennial, 2001
Touching Portraits of Resilience
In Ordinary Resurrections, Jonathan Kozol deviates from his usual "gloves off" attack of the issues facing minority children. Instead of building the case against the inequitable system with facts and figures, as he has in previous work, he has chosen the subtle but ...
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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
Jonathan Kozol
Harper Perennial, 1992
a very important book
First of all, I realize this book is slightly dated, in that it was published 17 years ago. The unfortunate thing is that I don't believe much has changed since Kozol wrote it... if there have been major changes, he wouldn't have found it necessary to write his second ...
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My Book Full of Feelings: How to Control and React to the Size of Your Emotions
Amy V. Jaffe, Luci Gardner
Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2006
Great idea for helping understand both feelings and reactions.
Great for using at home with kids up to elementary school. I gave it as a gift and it was extremely useful. Gives examples of what might be causing the feelings. Gives a standard language for both parents and children to be clear about which feeling is being ...
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Power Cards: Using Special Interests to Motivate Children and Youth with Asperger Syndrome and Autism
Elisa Gagnon
Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2001
A wonderful resource
This book is wonderful and helps me so much with my Asperger's son. I was even able to share it with my son's special education teacher. She thought it was wonderful. It's a great resource for Asperger's children who have a special interest. It's a way to ...
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The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child
Richard Lavoie
Touchstone, 2007
If you really care,read this.
There is always a child whose behaviour/reactions are the cause for extra concern;not only from the educator's viewpoint but also from parent's and even that child's own. This book helps us to understand why things might be going wrong in a child's life and proposes ...
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How To Reach and Teach Children and Teens with Dyslexia: A Parent and Teacher Guide to Helping Students of ...
Cynthia M., M.Ed. Stowe
Jossey-Bass, 2000
Practical strategies for dyslexia
Ms. Stowe has managed to be both concise and thorough. This book is aimed primarily at teachers of students who have dyslexia, but parents will find it extremely helpful in understanding their child's (their own!) struggles with a confusing and frustrating ...
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Asperger Syndrome and the Elementary School Experience: Practical Solutions for Academic & Social Difficulties
Susan Thompson Moore
Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2002
Outstanding Resource
I am a classroom teacher (third grade) and a graduate student researching Asperger's. I have been looking for a guide for the classrom teacher that fully incorporates all of the needed information to help these kids succeed in the classroom - I FOUND IT!! - This book ...
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