A Practical Guide for the Clinic and the Classroom
Provides a complete, highly accessible guide to effective, integrated care across clinical, classroom, and home settings to help students with ADHD achieve academic and social success. This essential resource is the key to developing a comprehensive treatment program that combines the expertise of school psychologists, educators, primary care ......
Develop effective alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS). With this practical guidebook, K-12 educators will modify assessments and ensure high-quality instruction that leads to better outcomes.
Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom
Thousands of educators have turned to "You're Going to Love This Kid!" for fresh ways to welcome and teach students with autism-and now the book teachers trust is fully revised and more practical than ever! This second edition is targeted to the specific needs of today's primary- and secondary-school educators.
Bullying is a serious and pervasive issue for people with autism and Asperger Syndrome. This photocopiable workbook encourages adults who have been involved with bullying - as either victims or perpetrators - to explore what bullying is, the effects it can have and how it can be tackled successfully.In this accessible and jargon-free book, with a ......
Intensive Interaction is an extremely effective approach for communicating and developing emotional engagement with difficult-to-reach individuals. This easy-to-use guide steers those who wish to use Intensive Interaction through its practical application, showing how positive results can be achieved by everyone.The three-part structure explains ......
A Guide for Practitioners Working in Educational Settings
Young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD - sometimes called 'SEBD' or 'EBD') need effective and consistent support, yet providing this can be highly stressful and demanding for the practitioners involved. Complete with practical intervention strategies based on research, theory and practice, this comprehensive ......
"Offers invaluable resources for teachers and administrators taking a proactive approach to eliminating the subgroup of long-term English learners." -Yee Wan, Multilingual Programs Coordinator Santa Clara County Office of Education, San Jose, CA "This book encapsulates a serious call to action: challenging leaders and educators to forge bold yet eminently practical pathways toward high-quality, evidence-based systematic instruction." -Virginia R. Champion, Senior Education Specialist Region One Education Service Center, Edinburg, TX 10 keys to keeping English learners from falling through the cracks Students who struggle with academic English are likely to struggle with academic content throughout their school years. This practical guidebook's 10 components for success will help educators at all levels close this achievement gap. Best-selling authors Margarita Espino Calderon and Liliana Minaya-Rowe provide step-by-step instructions for integrating vocabulary and writing across the curriculum to improve students' learning. Key features include: A clearly articulated, evidence-based professional development program for teaching diverse English language learners effectively Coverage of a variety of program types Research-based tools for improving instruction and measuring learning progressions Methods for implementing an EL program while meeting core standards and content objectives Inside are studies from a principal and superintendent and an array of assessment tools, checklists, and resources to guide you through the improvement process and establish a meaningful accountability system for the benefit of teachers, administrators, parents, and students.
Helping young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder set out on a hopeful road towards their adult lives
John Clements is a clinical psychologist of over forty years' standing, specializing in the field of developmental disabilities. He has previously worked for the NHS and university system in the UK and jointly established the UK's first independent psychology practice specializing in issues for people with developmental disabilities. He has also ......
In this intelligent and incisive book, Olga Bogdashina explores old and new theories of sensory perception and communication in autism. Drawing on linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology and quantum mechanics, she looks at how the nature of the senses inform an individual's view of the world, and how language both reflects ......
