Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Special Education - Behavioral, Emotional & Social Disabilities

Welcome to the Green Box Education comic-book based social skills curriculum These books are designed to be fun and interactive, while guiding students and teachers alike through focused activities concerning an identified social topic. Each book contains comics following characters known as the Green Box Kids as they navigate their way through tough social situations. Guiding questions are included within the lesson to help instructors focus students. This book contains lessons on "Compromise." Each lesson includes one comic displaying a social interaction, with activities that allow...

An Easier and Better Way to Learn Anatomy.
The human body is wondrously complex, with 700 muscles, 206 bones, and countless cells and tissues ... but studying and remembering all of them can be overwhelming
Instead of rote memorization, the Anatomy Coloring book helps you take an interactive approach to learning anatomy through coloring. Not only can this take less time than memorizing from textbooks and flashcards, but the process thoroughly fixes anatomical concepts in your mind for easier visual recall later.

I, Monster is a resource for all professionals in health and education who work with challenging young people. The book aims to explain the issues behind challenging behaviour, to enable empathy, and to facilitate a more productive therapeutic relationship between the health/education professional and the child.

It is divided into three parts:

• Part one suggests that our greatest foes lurk deep within ourselves, and that knowing our own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people (Jung, 1973).
• Part two focuses on the inner...

Almost every teacher has experienced at least one of "those kids." The kids who won t sit still, who won t do their work, who don t attend, who won t conform to the classroom expectations, who are straight out defiant and disrespectful. These kids, these so-called bad kids, and their stories actually have a great deal to teach us. This book centers around these stories and the lessons learned from them. Whether in education or in your everyday relationships with others, the lessons these kids teach will touch your hearts and make a difference in your lives. Picking up before the award-winning...

Almost every teacher has experienced at least one of "those kids." The kids who won t sit still, who won t do their work, who don t attend, who won t conform to the classroom expectations, who are straight out defiant and disrespectful. These kids, these so-called bad kids, and their stories actually have a great deal to teach us. This book centers around these stories and the lessons learned from them. Whether in education or in your everyday relationships with others, the lessons these kids teach will touch your hearts and make a difference in your lives. Picking up before the award-winning...

About eight to nine percent of students with emotional disturbance (ED) make up the population of students with disabilities. Most students with ED are in regular classrooms receiving the same level of education as students without disabilities, which results in teachers developing an understanding of their academic performance. Although their academic performance is important, there are factors that affect their ability to learn to cope with being in a classroom with others. For example, students with ED exhibit behavior and academic problems that impact their academic success in school and...

Accessing up-to-date information about general and specific learning difficulties is made easy, with this indispensable reference book. Covering difficulties that relate to children, adolescents and adults, it includes:

• crucial legislation to keep practitioners 'in the know'
• useful addresses, telephone numbers and websites

It also includes explanations of leaning difficulties including those less than well-known syndromes such as semantic pragmatic difficulties.

This book provides commonsense information and insights into the condition, and considers the: - key features of AD/HD and which warning signs to watch out for - educational implications for children diagnosed - pros and cons of using medication - case studies which demonstrate the successful and effective inclusion of children with AD/HD into mainstream classrooms - ways in which parents, teachers and schools can co-operate with other agencies to ensure best provision for the child The authors also provide guidance on writing Individual Education Plans, clear explanations of the statementing...

Talkabout for Teenagers is a comprehensive, tried and tested program of professional resources to help you deliver group sessions on social and relationship skills for teenagers with social, emotional or behavioral difficulties. The program follows the long established Talkabout hierarchy, building self-awareness and self-esteem first, then moving on to non-verbal communication, talking, friendship and assertiveness.

• A social skills assessment framework enables you to evaluate a young person's social skills and identify where to start work.
• The huge range of activities, group...

Now designed specifically for adolescents or adults with special needs, this practical resource is packed with activities and games for developing social skills. Social competence is an essential aspect of our quality of life and this resource will help you to develop these skills with this client group. The book includes:

• Over 60 activities to develop social skills in body language, the way we talk, conversations and assertiveness.
• Over a years' worth of work on developing social skills.
• A short introduction to working with adolescents and adults with social skills...

Raising awareness and understanding of autism has school-wide benefits, such as helping to improve the attitudes of pupils and staff and allowing children with autism to thrive socially, emotionally and educationally alongside their peers. This comprehensive resource provides a whole school programme for raising autism awareness and promoting inclusion. It includes training for staff in the knowledge and skills they need to support pupils, a sample school assembly, and lesson plans for teaching groups of pupils to be 'autism champions'. This programme also offers photocopiable worksheets and...

Karen is a grade 6 student who has Asperger's Syndrome. She is bright, vivacious and highly verbal. Too verbal. She finds certain topics fascinating, and is all too willing to share her knowledge with others. She goes on and on and on, not realizing that she is alienating the other kids with her endless monologues. Karen remains on the fringe, looking at other adolescents having fun together and wondering if she could ever be a part of the group. Her protective mom tries to shield her from the world, limiting her contact with peers in case she might be bullied. Is this all there is for Karen?...

Idioms are difficult to understand when encountered only in a written context. Studies have shown that in teaching children on the autism spectrum about idioms, the key is application. Students need to see how they can use idioms in everyday conversations.

Instead of simply writing another textbook about the meanings of these challenging phrases, Carla Butorac, MAT, SLP, has created an interactive workbook full of scripted conversations, quizzes, and other features to help students practice.

Butorac, who has spent her career as a speech-language pathologist and consultant...