A Comprehensive Educational Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum D
This two-volume set provides a multidisciplinary approach to enhancing communication and socioemotional abilities of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related disorders. The approach is a practical model that is systematic and semi-structured but is flexible to respond to the individual differences of children and families.
Personal factors are an element of social-ecological models of disability but have not been well defined or described. This book examines personal factors from the field of positive psychology to begin to identify and build strengths-based approaches to promoting the full participation, dignity, and well-being of disabled people.
Making relational behaviour management work in schools
Sets out how schools can establish and sustain a behaviour management approach rooted in values, acceptance and a genuine understanding of children's behaviour.
Educators and other school professionals can be a critical lifeline for grieving children. With the second edition of this bestselling book, school staff will have the practical guidance they need to provide sensitive support to students of all ages and their families. Author David Schonfeld--a renowned expert on childhood bereavement and ......
Supporting Grieving Students, Teachers, and Parents
When a school community loses a child, parent, or teacher, the experience can be devastating to the whole community. Few things in life can prepare anyone for such a tragedy. Teachers and parents often struggle with how to speak with the children and may have important questions, such as: What is the best way to work with grief? What happens ......
Available in packs of 5, these forms are used to assess children's functional needs with the DATA Model, a comprehensive, school-based program for children 3 to 5 with autism. Blending best practices from applied behavior analysis and early childhood special education, the DATA Model is a proven program rooted in evidence-based practice and based ......
This is an instructional program that assesses the functional needs of young children, ages 3 to 5, with autism in inclusive classrooms and provides intervention programming to increase these children's developmental progress.
A Framework and Activities to Build Structural, Sensory and Social Certa
The teenage years are associated with high levels of uncertainty and anxiety, compounded by academic and social demands, and physical and emotional changes. They can be especially tough for teenagers who learn differently.
This workbook contains a host of practical activities for teachers and other adults supporting young people with learning ......
An essential book for every teacher, providing an engaging and unique mix of anecdotes, practical strategies and moral imperatives for successful and child-centred behaviour management.
This practical resource for schools looks at the relationship between mental illness and substance use disorders in young people. While studies show the link between the two, drug use is often mistakenly viewed as 'deviant' behaviour rather than as a coping mechanism for unmet needs. This book offers schools and youth settings a different ......
Developed by highly respected creators of the evidence-based Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children, the TPOT(TM) tool measures how well teachers are implementing the model in classrooms enrolling children
An in-depth, easy-to-use tool, the two-part SEAM(TM) assessment reveals detailed qualitative information on young children's social-emotional competence?and identifies their caregivers? strengths and areas of need.
Drawing on the author's cutting-edge research this practical book helps teachers better understand the causes of bullying, gives them confidence to resolve nuanced cases, and provides them with the tools to develop pupil-led anti-bullying campaigns.
This book delves into the complex nature of bullying at school in ......
Children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently experience co-occurring problems with aggression, mood swings, tics, anxiety, or depression. Organized around detailed case presentations, this highly informative book helps the clinician make sound decisions when assessing and treating the full range of ADHD ......
Straightforward, practical, and user friendly, this unique guide addresses an essential component of decision making in schools. The authors show how systematic screenings of behavior -- used in conjunction with academic data -- can enhance teachers' ability to teach and support all students within a response-to-intervention framework. Chapters ......
Straightforward, practical, and user friendly, this unique guide addresses an essential component of decision making in schools. The authors show how systematic screenings of behavior -- used in conjunction with academic data -- can enhance teachers' ability to teach and support all students within a response-to-intervention framework. Chapters ......
Provides educators with practical, step-by-step strategies to address students' serious problem behaviours in school settings. With a focus on prevention strategies and positive approaches, this proactive framework sets the stage for an assessment-based, functional approach for students with significant emotional and behavioural disorders as well ......
Inclusivity, compassion and fitting in - a guide for schools
Over the last few years, changes in education have made it increasingly hard for those children who don’t ‘fi t’ the system – the square pegs. Budget cuts, the loss of support staff, an overly academic curriculum, problems in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) systems.
