Teaching Social Skills to Students with Visual Impairments

Teaching Social Skills to Students with Visual Impairments
Author: Sharon Sacks
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2006
Genre: Blind children
ISBN: 9780891288824

"This book expands upon the knowledge base and provides a compendium of intervention strategies to support and enhance the acquisition of social skills and children and youths with visual impairments ... Part 1 ... addresses social skills from a first-person perspective. The second part ... examines how theory seeks to explain social development and influences assessment and practice ... Part 3, ties personal perspectives and theory to actual practice. Finally, Part 4 ... offers numerous examples and models for teaching social skills to students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabling conditions."--Introduction.

Pathways to Play

Pathways to Play
Author: Sandra Heidemann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1992
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Social & Emotional Development

Social & Emotional Development
Author: Dave Riley
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2007-10-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1605543411

Find out what the research says about common early childhood program practices, such as playing "Simon Says" or holding children while feeding them—time-tested activities you intuitively know help young children. Social and Emotional Development explores the effectiveness of these early learning tools and helps answer the question, "Why do we do what we do?" Children in child care centers often spend large chunks of time on activities without an obvious academic component, such as learning to dance to different tempos. Research shows, however, that these activities promote children’s social and emotional development. This practical and accessible book explains the research behind many common, wise early childhood practices, as well as the shortcomings of others. Key topics include: How to help children form a strong attachment with an adult and foster a feeling of security. The importance of peer relationships and how to help children learn to take turns, develop empathy, and not act selfishly. Three forms of self-regulation: controlling impulsive behavior, developing problem-solving ability, and learning to regulate emotions.

Talkabout

Talkabout
Author: Alex Kelly
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2019-08-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0429763425

Alex Kelly’s internationally renowned Talkabout books are a series of practical workbooks designed to develop the self-awareness, self-esteem and social skills of people with special needs. This core manual in the Talkabout series provides fully adaptable session plans, activities and games to focus on four key areas of social skills: Body Language, The Way We Talk, Conversations and Assertiveness. Now in its second edition, this revised version of the Talkabout manual has been edited for US professionals, with a foreword by Nancy Tarshis and Debbie Meringolo (Altogether Social LLC, New York). Contents includes: A social skills assessment and intervention planning tool to help identify the individual needs of each client or group Over 60 structured activities, with a focus on body language, paralinguistic features, conversation and assertiveness 25 group cohesion activities to help facilitate productive group sessions Suitable for Speech and Language Pathologists, Teachers, Social Workers, Child Psychologists and School Counsellors, the photocopiable resources within this volume are suitable for use with children, adolescents and adults in small groups or individually.

The Verbal Behavior Approach

The Verbal Behavior Approach
Author: Mary Lynch Barbera
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2007-05-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1846426537

The Verbal Behavior (VB) approach is a form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), that is based on B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior and works particularly well with children with minimal or no speech abilities. In this book Dr. Mary Lynch Barbera draws on her own experiences as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and also as a parent of a child with autism to explain VB and how to use it. This step-by-step guide provides an abundance of information about how to help children develop better language and speaking skills, and also explains how to teach non-vocal children to use sign language. An entire chapter focuses on ways to reduce problem behavior, and there is also useful information on teaching toileting and other important self-help skills, that would benefit any child. This book will enable parents and professionals unfamiliar with the principles of ABA and VB to get started immediately using the Verbal Behavior approach to teach children with autism and related disorders.

Social Skills Matter!, Grades PK - 2

Social Skills Matter!, Grades PK - 2
Author: Christine Schwab
Publisher: Key Education Publishing
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2014-01-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483809293

Help your students learn how to communicate effectively, make good choices, and practice appropriate behavior with Social Skills Matter! This book includes reproducible mini-books for children to assemble, color, read, and make their own. Each mini-book focuses on a different facet of important social skills including cooperative play, learning about feelings, communication, school-day behavior, manners, and behavior management. Mastery of these essential social skills can be a factor in determining a child’s future success, social acceptance, and happiness. Key Education products are intended to engage and educate young and special learners, as well as assist teachers in building a strong and developmentally appropriate curriculum for these children.

The Tough Kid Social Skills Book

The Tough Kid Social Skills Book
Author: Susan M. Sheridan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781570350511

Focuses on teaching social skills to the student who displays excesses in noncompliance and aggression and deficits in self-management.

Teaching Social Skills to People with Autism

Teaching Social Skills to People with Autism
Author: Andy Bondy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781606130117

Difficulties with social skills are among the biggest challenges for children with autism. This landmark, research-based essay collection is an overview of the best practices for teaching social skills to people with autism. Thirteen contributors include well known professionals who describe what works best for learners with autism: - parent training to increase their toddler's engagement & play - combining approaches in small group settings with typically developing peers - targeting core deficits of autism with Pivotal Response Treatment - using conversational scripts, video modeling, and peer-mediated interventions - employing naturalistic teaching strategies Behavior analysts, teachers, early interventionists, SLPs, graduate students, and anyone who instructs other professionals how to teach children with autism can consult this book to find tried-and-true approaches to teaching social skills. Parents, too, may wish to consult this book if they are seeking a more effective approach to helping their child master social skills.

Teaching Social Skills to Children and Youth

Teaching Social Skills to Children and Youth
Author: Gwendolyn Cartledge
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 426
Release: 1995
Genre: Education
ISBN:

In this guide are the tools needed to develop appropriate social skills interventions for young children through adolescents and crossing a broad spectrum of backgrounds and abilities. This work is unique in its emphasis on building ne w adaptive, prosocial behaviors. The editors have combined an overview of the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of social skills instruction with a broad range of practical applications, examples, strategies, and suggestions for intervention. Includes extensive, up to date coverage of early childhood, aggressive, severely disabled, adolescent, and culturally diverse populations. Explains how social skills instruction can be used to prevent problems as well as help children overcome existing ones. Shows how to assess the characteristics of learners and their environment in order to tailor instruction to their needs. Provides a wide range of strategies, examples, and practical suggestions -- including behavioral, cogni tive, and affective approaches. School Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, and Clinical Psychologists. A Longwood Professional Book Also available in casebound: ISBN: 0-205-16073-5 Title Code: H60734. The previous edition ISBN is: 0-205-14299-0.