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 ......
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 ......
en the Confidence to Navigate Emotions and Friendships
Vanessa Rogers is a qualified teacher and youth worker with over ten years' experience both at practitioner and management levels. Prior to becoming a nationally acclaimed youth work consultant, Vanessa managed a wide range of services for young people including a large youth centre and targeted detached projects in Hertfordshire, UK. Vanessa's ......
For young people with disabilities, crossing the bridge to adulthood will be empowering instead of intimidating - when their support teams know the essentials of effective transition planning. Now all the fundamentals of well-crafted transition plans are collected in one concise quick-guide, straight from one of the top authorities on helping ......
A guide for professionals working with children with special needs in early childhood and ECSE settings who exhibit challenging behavior. It discusses behavior in terms of culturally-based practices and how to use Skilled Dialogue to implement positive intervention and behavior support from both a developmental and cultural viewpoint.
Presents a range of instructional programs and practices for students with behavioral disorders. This title describes strategies for promoting mastery and fluency in early reading, writing, and math, while tailoring instruction to each student's needs. It facilitates data-based assessment, decision making, and progress monitoring.
Helps in-service and pre-service teachers understand how students with mild to significant autism can be perceived as literate and then supported to participate in literacy activities both in and out of school.
Serves as a guide to behavior management for students with behavior problems that cannot be resolved through usual methods or are not affected by school-wide Positive Behavior Support (PBS). This manual helps school teams develop effective individualized solutions for students with persistent behavior problems.
Covers the basic issues surrounding ADHD. This work includes interviews with parents, teachers, and children, to help viewers gain an understanding of: the causes and prevalence of ADHD; effects on children's learning and behavior; other conditions that may accompany ADHD; and, long-term prospects for children with the disorder.