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TOPICS:BehaviorChildren's BooksCommunication SkillsCommunity IntegrationDown Syndrome/Family> Education/SchoolsEstate PlanningLegislationMedical ConcernsMotor DevelopmentOther DisabilitiesParentingSexuality/AdolescenceSiblingsVHS/DVD/CDPARENT RESOURCES: EDUCATION/SCHOOLS
The following items are available at our lending library...
Beyond the Ordinary
Edited by Robert Perske, Judy Smith
Addresses the education of children who are severely and profoundly handicapped.
Building Integration with the I.E.P.
Barbara Buswell, Judy Veneris
Provides information to help parents take an active role in insuring that integration is a part of their child's Individualized Education Plan.
Choosing Options and Accommodations for Children
Giangreco, Cloninger, Iverson
Guide to putting the philosophy of inclusion to work with practical assessment and planning.
Classroom Language Skills for Children with Down Syndrome
Libby Kumin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Covers every aspect of a child's language needs from K through Middle School.
Complete guide to Special Education Transition Services
R. Pierangelo, R. Crane
Developed to help individuals through the very difficult and confusing process of transitioning students from school to adulthood.
Connecting Students: A Guide to Thoughtful Friendship Facilitation for Educators and Families
Peak Parent Center, Inc.
Offers readers examples of how friendship facilitation can be implemented ways in schools, neighborhoods, and communities.
Cooperative Learning and Strategies for Inclusion
JoAnne W. Putnam
Guide for educators, classroom aids, and administrators in implementing cooperative instruction in a heterogeneous learning environment.
Curriculum Considerations in Inclusive Classrooms
Susan and William Stainback
Focuses on how to promote inclusive education by designing, adapting and delivering curriculum in general education classrooms.
Delicate Threads
Debbie Staub, PhD
Offers a rare look at friendships between children w/ & w/o special needs. 7 pairs if children were observed for 3 years. Their stories are told.
Developing a Behavior Support Plan: A Manual for Teachers and Behavioral Specialists
Lewis Jackson, Marjorie Leon
An 8-step framework for assessing and developing comprehensive behavioral support plans.
Discover the Possibilities
PEAK Parent Center
This book explains integration and its importance as well as giving parents suggestions to help make integration happen.
Educating All Students in the Mainstream of Regular Education
S. & W. Stainback, Marsha Forest
Provides an effective approach for modifying, expanding, and adjusting regular education to meet the needs of all students as an expected practice.
From Emotions to Advocacy - the Special Education Survival Guide
Pam and Pete Wright
Teaches how to plan, prepare, organize and get quality special education services.
Gould & Stern Decoding Activities - Kit B
Toni Gould, Margaret Stern
Teaches the ability to read printed words accurately and to write words accurately.
Gould & Stern Sound/Symbol Activities - Kit A
Toni Gould, Margaret Stern
Designed to develop he ability to learn the sound/symbol relationship for each letter of the alphabet.
Handbook of Learning Activities for Young Children
Jane A. Caballero
Guide for developing interested and innovative educational materials.
How to Reach & Teach All Students in the Inclusive Classroom
Sanda Rief, Julie Heimburge
Ready-to-use strategies, lessons and activities for teaching students with diverse learning needs.
Inclusive Elementary Schools: Recipes for Success
Peak Parent Center, Inc.
Provides families and professionals practical strategies for meeting the diverse needs of our student population.
Individual Education Plan: Involved Effective Parents
Peak Parent Center, Inc.
A tool which thoroughly explains what during all steps of an IEP and provides a process for transferring info. from year to year.
Individualized Learner Outcomes: Infusing Student Needs into the Regular Education Curriculum
Filbin, Rogers-Connolly, Brewer
A process for helping educators infuse specific needs of students with disabilities within the regular education curriculum.
Modifying Classroom Behavior
Nancy Buckley, Hill Walker
A teacher's guide to help them understand and control student behavior.
Opening Doors: Strategies for Including All Students in Regular Education
C.B. Schaffner, B.E. Buswell
A how-to book for making inclusion in the classroom a reality.
Parents' Complete Special Education Guide
Gives all the important info necessary to survive, interpret the rules and regulations surrounding the ed, soc, vocational & environmental needs
Schooling Children with Down Syndrome
Christopher Kliewer
The author follows the lives and school experiences of 10 children w/Down syndrome.
Steps to Independence - 2nd edition
Bruce Baker, Alan Brightman
Provides parents and teachers with the information needed to teach skill development to children with disabilities.
Support Networks for Inclusive Schooling
William and Susan Stainback
Outlines a broad range of strategies for how to implement inclusive education.
Teaching by Design
Kimberly S. Voss
Using your computer to create materials for students with learning differences.
Teaching Math to Children with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-on Learners, Book 1
DeAnna Horstmeier, PhD
Teach learners with Down syndrome the math skills that will lead to independent living. Helps preschoolers to adults master basic skills such as calculator use, time, counting, etc.
Teaching Reading to Children With Down Syndrome
Patricia Logan Oelwein
Children with Down syndrome can be taught to read using an approach that provides for their unique learning styles and needs.
Teaching the Infant with Down Syndrome
Marci J. Hanson
book - An instructional handbook for parents for helping their child acheive developmental milestones.
Time to Begin
Valentine Dmitriev
Practical manual for guiding development of children with Down syndrome from infancy through 2 years.
You, Your Child, and "Special" Education
Barbara Coyne Cutler
This resource will show parents how to make a difference in their child's education.
Young Person's Occupational Outlook Handbook
Based on US Dept. of Labor's Occupational Handbook
Covers the same 250 jobs as the adult edition, but suitable for children in grades 5 through 9.
multimedia
Achieving Inclusive Education: Successes & Challenges
K & H Voss, K & L Ewing, D & J Taylor
tape - audio
Achieving Inclusive Education: Successes and Challenges
Kim & Harold Voss
tape - audio
Adapting Curricula for Primary-Aged Children
Patricia Oelwein
tape - audio
Computers and Other Assistive Technology Ages 14-Adult
Donna Dutton
tape - audio
Computers and Other Assistive Technology Ages 2-13
Donna Dutton
tape - audio
Curriculum for Secondary Inclusion
Roberta Schnorr
tape - audio
Curriculum Planning
tape - audio
Early Development Mainstreaming
tape - audio
Educating Peter
Gwadzdavskas, Colley, Stallings, Van Dyke
tape - audio
Educationally Where Have We Come From & Where Are We Now?
Martin H. Gerry
tape - audio
Family Planning Strategies to Get Kids Included in Elementary Schools
Charlene Comstock-Galagan
tape - audio
Full Inclusion for Preschool Children
Esposito, Bryden, Kayne, Dennis, Patterson
tape - audio
Fun and Functional Reading for Children with Down Syndrome
Patricia L. Oelwein
tape - audio
High School Inclusion
Peggy L. Kougl
tape - audio
High School Inclusion: Beyond the Easy Stuff - Two Real Life Stories of Success
tape - audio
How to Create a New School System
George Flynn
tape - audio
IEP Strategies 101
Barbara Buswell
tape - audio
IEP Strategies 201
tape - audio
In One Ear and Out The Other: Short Term Memory Skills
tape - audio
Including Children With Disabilities in Integrated Childcare Settings
Jamie Wyatt and Glenda Williams
tape - audio
Inclusive Education: Rationale, Research, and Benefits
Marquita Grenot-Scheyer
tape - audio
Inclusive High School: What to Wand and How to Get It
Barbara Wilcox
tape - audio
Journey of a Lifetime...Beginning with the End in Mind
Karen Gaffney et al
tape - video - For parents who will soon have, or have just had, a child with DS. Provides parents with timely information about the importance of early intervention. 1 hour.
Least Restrictive Environment
Barbara Wilcox
tape - audio
A Look at Total Inclusion & Our Lives
tape - audio
Montessori for Children with Down Syndrome
tape - audio
New Students; New Questions: What Inclusive Classroom Teachers are Saying About Support
Norman Kunc
tape - audio
Practical Suggestions for Computer Use for People with Down Syndrome
Dutton, Wagner, Oimesher, Robert Clayton
tape - audio
Preparing People with Intellectual Disabilities for an Integrated Environment
Lou Brown
tape - audio
Real Life Teaching in the Classroom: Ideas You Can Bank On
Mary P. Oliver
tape - audio
Road to Elementary Level Inclusion: The Lumps, Bumps & Triumphs
Gina Vance
tape - audio
Social Skills to Avoid Isolation
tape - audio
Special Technology as a Tool for Full Inclusion in the Classroom
Richard Oshmesher, Kathryn Huggins
tape - audio
Strategies for Including Students with Disabilities in Regular Education
Carol Tashie & Marie Schuh
tape - audio
Strategies on Mainstreaming
Markus J. Starford
tape - audio
Strategies to Include Students with Severe Behavior Problems in General Regular Education Settings
Michael Delaney
tape - audio
Supporting Inclusion: Developing Peer Programs
Cathy Pratt, Alicia Lasky
tape - audio
Total Communication Reading Program
Gloria Marino, Carol Kaufman
tape - audio
Transition from School to Adult Life
Ian Pumpian
tape - audio
Transition Planning: How to Make Schools Make Sense
tape - audio
Youth Facilitators as Therapy Extenders
Clayton
tape - audio
Down Syndrome Association of Northwest Indiana
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