- ISBN13: 9781557666970
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Univ. of California, Los Angeles. Consumer text provides step-by-step guidance for parents in managing behavior challenges, strengthening partnerships with teachers, and using technology. Discusses how to help children develop skills in seven different areas of behavior. Previous edition: c1997. Softcover…. More >>
Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children With Special Needs
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#1 by Victoria Lomeli on January 28, 2010 - 5:12 am
This book makes a teacher out of every one who reads it. Whether you are a parent, guardian, relative, teacher of a child with special needs, this book will give you the tools to teach essential skills and enable you to use them effectively.
This book was recommended to me and I recommend it to every else.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by A. Customer on January 28, 2010 - 7:22 am
The book is formatted very well. It has helped me approach my child in a new manner with excellent results. Some of the tasks we take for granted are broken into smaller steps that can be overlooked. This book helps you identify missing steps and provides multiple methods of application. It isn’t a “one size fits all” approach. It gives good ideas for praise and correction if consistently followed.
The page layouts are easy to read and the cartoons are cute. Everything addressed in this book has samples to serve as a guide for you. The appendices has more ideas for aiding with independence. Overall, the application of this book, used in a routine, is great for any age and any skill level.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Carolyn Carter on January 28, 2010 - 8:47 am
This book is a must have for parents struggling with training there children independence skills. It ofter so many easy to do exercise to get your little or big one independence. My 3 year old is finally bushing his teeth, because this book showed easy to do steps to get him going. I highly recommend this book to any parent struggling with training there children independence. It offers easy steps by step solutions in teaching your child what you have been trying to teach them for months . Try it, its a great training tool for independence.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on January 28, 2010 - 11:36 am
I do find this book helpful and it breaks many tasks down into manageable steps. It is comprehensive and easy to read. Be aware that the book uses a behaviorist model of teaching / training and rewards are an integral part of the teaching method. Those who are troubled by this approach may find the book less helpful. The book (as do most in the field) also assumes that the child is in a school or intervention program and does not address the somewhat differing needs of children who are homeschooled or receiving all their therapies at home.
Rating: 3 / 5
#5 by Virginia Allain on January 28, 2010 - 12:10 pm
I’ve been looking for a book like this for quite some time. Here’s what it covers:
Chapter 1: Setting Out
Chapter 2: Targeting a Skill
Chapter 3: Establishing Steps
Chapter 4: Picking Rewards
Chapter 5: Setting the Stage
Chapter 6: Teaching
Chapter 7: Observing Progress and Troubleshooting
Chapter 8: Get Ready Skills
Chapter 9: Self-Help Skills
Chapter 10: Toilet Training
Chapter 11: Play Skills
Chapter 12: Independent Living: Self-Care Skills
Chapter 13: Independent Living: Home-Care Skills
Chapter 14: Independent Living: Information Skills
Chapter 15: Plugging into the Personal Computer Revolution
Chapter 16: Behavior Problems
Chapter 17: Initiating a Behavior Management Program
Appendix A: Get Ready Skills
Appendix B: Self-Help Skills Inventory
Appendix C: Self-Help Skills Programs
Appendix D: Play Skills Programs
Appendix E: Information Skills Programs
Index
Rating: 5 / 5