Professional Resources

The Anti-Bullying & Teasing Book for Preschool Classrooms

An indispensable tool to encourage tolerance and kindness in the preschool classroom. Teasing and bullying can affect a child's learning, physical health, and emotional well-being. This book uses activities, the classroom environment, and family involvement to develop empathy in children and create a climate of mutual respect in the classroom. With over 40 activities that focus on controlling teasing and bullying by cultivating friendship, community, and positive feelings, teachers of young children can create an environment in which all children feel safe, comfortable and welcome.
• Contents: The Classroom Environment, Family Involvement, Community Theme, Feelings Theme, Friendship Theme, Teasing and Bullying Theme.
• Written by Barbara Sprung and Merle Froschl with Dr. Blythe Hinitz. Paperback, 128 Pages, 2005.

W928		$14.95

No Fishing Allowed: "Reel" in Bullying by Carol Gray & Judy Williams

Finally, one program teaches students and adults what they can do to prevent bullying! No Fishing Allowed is a violence prevention program that addresses various elements of bullying behaviors. Carol Gray is a pioneer in social skills education. Judy Williams' extensive counseling experience complements Gray's work. Together they created this all-inclusive program. Through the use of the Teacher Manual, Student Workbook, and accompanying DVD, this program:
• Emphasizes empowerment strategies for all students who are affected by bully/target relationships
• Provides teachers with information, ideas, and activities to address bullying attempts and other unfriendly social interactions.
• Addresses topics such as peer conflict versus bullying attempts, tattling versus reporting, word bullying, friendship bullying, gender-specific bullying, anti-bullying strategies for witnesses, and many more.
• Supplies an in-depth annotated bibliography consisting of numerous additional resources.
• Allows teachers to organize efforts toward establishing peaceful, friendly, and accepting learning environments for all students.
This program is best suited for elementary school students. The DVD is a workshop by Carol Gray and Judy Williams for a group of students. The Student Workbook can help children with special needs follow the program and understand it better.

W926	Teacher Manual	$14.95
W640	Student Workbook	$6.95
W592	DVD	$49.95
W149	Kit (one of each of the above)	$59.95

Teaching Motor Skills to Children with Cerebral Palsy & Similar Movement Disorders - A Guide for Parents and Professionals

A practical guide that shows parents and professionals how to practice physical therapy exercises at home to improve their child's motor skills. Step-by-step instructions and photo illustrations are easy to follow and appropriate from infancy through early adolescence. The author also gives parents important advice about how to coordinate their efforts with their child's physical therapist.
• Written by an experienced physical therapist who is also the mother of a child with cerebral palsy, this comprehensive guide examines the physical characteristics of cerebral palsy and similar conditions - muscle tightness and weakness, increased or decreased flexibility, abnormal reflexes, impaired sensory perception - that affect a child's ability to sit, crawl, stand, and walk. It provides practical information about how children can learn motor skills despite these issues and what adaptations are required.
• Contents: Developmental Delay and Cerebral Palsy, Gross Motor Development, Obstacles to Motor Development, Helping your Child Learn Motor Skills, Flexible Muscles and Joints, Head-up, Happy Baby in Back-lying, Tummy Time, Guarding Against Falls, Sitting Pretty, Getting Up and Crawling, Leg Exercises and Standing with Arm Support, Balance, Standing Without Arm Support and Walking, Walking and More, Extra Strengthening and Having Fun, Additional Interventions for Children with Cerebral Palsy, Appendix: Equipment Recommendations, Appendix: Organizations Providing Recreational Opportunities, References.
• Written by Sieglinde Martin, M.S., P.T. Paperback, 256 Pages, 2006.

W950		$19.95

TalkAbility: People Skills for Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum - A Guide for Parents

This highly anticipated Hanen guidebook provides a much-needed resource for parents of verbal children on the autism spectrum, as well as for the professionals who support them. TalkAbility contains a wealth of practical strategies that can be built into everyday conversations and activities, to help these children develop the people skills they need to connect well with others.
• Contents: How your child learns, Help your child understand what you say without words, Get ready for conversation, Use your "I-Cues" for better conversations, Help your child tune in to others, Learn about the world together, Stay tuned in with books, Help your child become a story teller, Make the most of make-believe, Know your child's friendship skills, Be your child's play coach, Step out... and step in again, Use visual helpers to show your child how to be a friend.
• A Hanen Center book. Written by Fern Sussman, Speech-Language Pathologist. Paperback, 208 pages, 2006.

W402		$49.95

DVD: Passport to Friendship - Facilitating Peer Play for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Learning social skills can be a complex process, especially for a child with an ASD. Passport to Friendship is an engaging DVD that presents a step-by-step approach to helping young children with ASD learn to play with other kids. It is a follow-up to the previous release, Embracing Play (see below).
• Using clear examples, insights from parents, and expert commentary by Hilary Baldi of the Behavioral Intervention Association, this illuminating film for parents and educators demonstrates how to build structure and predictability into peer play to help a child with ASD improve his interaction skills. Passport to Friendship features several play dates, each with a pair of preschool children (one with ASD), supervised by an adult. These vignettes illustrate the tips and techniques to set up and facilitate positive peer play, such as limiting the choice of toys and activities, and creating physical boundaries for the play area.
• The additional resources (text files accessible by computer) list tried-and-true peer play activities with simple instructions, from rough-and-tumble games to creative ideas for construction play, giving parents ample material for creating fun and instructive play opportunities for their child with autism.
• 37 minutes, 2006.

W121		$34.95

How Do I Teach This Kid? - Visual Work Tasks for Beginning Learners on the Autism Spectrum

This resource provides special education teachers, therapists, and parents with practical, easy-to-implement ideas for creating over 80 different work tasks to be used to teach students to work independently and for an established length of time. Examples for work tasks include "Matching pictures to their initial letters", and "Sorting chips by color". Contains classroom and home-tested ideas of addressing skills in six areas: sorting, matching, reading, writing, mathematics, and motor tasks. The ideas are designed for early learners, ages 2-10.
• The writer is a special educator with over twenty years experience working with students with autism, and mentoring teachers of children with autism from preschool through the secondary grades.
• Contents: Acknowledgements, About this Resource, What are task boxes?, Creating an independent work system, Stuff to save for task boxes, What do you do with the stuff once you get it?, Tricks and tips for task box construction, Task boxes to make: Motor tasks, Matching tasks, Sorting tasks, Reading tasks, Writing tasks, Math tasks, Appendix I: Sample IEP goals, Appendix II: Data sheets for tracking independence.
• Written by Kimberly A. Henry. Paperback, 144 Pages, 2005.

W204		$19.95

Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

A straightforward, easy-to-understand guide for preschool teachers on working with children who have autism. It explains the major characteristics associated with autism and helps teachers understand the ways children with autism relate to the world. Each chapter offers specific strategies for teaching. Dr. Willies has over 20 years experience working as a speech-language pathologist, early interventionist, and special educator.
• Contents: Putting All the Pieces Together: Understanding This Puzzle Called Autism, From Hand Flapping to Obsession With Routines: The Way Children With Autism Relate to Their World, Planning for Success: Setting Up a Proactive Preschool Environment, Learning Life Skills: What Are Life Skills?, Misbehavior or Missed Communication: Managing the Behaviors of Children with Autism, Signs, Symbols and Language: Helping a Child Communicate, Inside Their Own Worlds: Encouraging Children With Autism to Play, Building Social Skills: Getting Along With Others, Lights! Camera! Action! Sensory Integration and Autism, We're All in This Together: Teaming Up With Families, Glossary of Terms.
• Written by Clarissa Willis. Paperback, 224 Pages, 2006.

W304		$24.95

Developing Early Literacy Skills

A valuable resource for professionals working with preschool children, or with older children lacking basic literacy skills. This book provides practical, fun, photocopiable activities to develop the early skills required for reading and writing success. Each section is structured so that children can build on existing knowledge and skills. Developed within the classroom, these ideas and activities can be used with a range of children in class, group and individual situations both at home and in preschool settings. Over 100 activities and 50 photocopiable resource sheets to help children with rhyming, learning the alphabet, phonological awareness, reading, spelling, writing and handwriting.
• Written by Katharine Bodle. Spiralbound, 157 Pages, 2006.

W180		$54.95

Early Intervention and Autism: Real-life Questions, Real-life Answers

This is a wonderful, new resource for parents of children who have just been diagnosed with autism. It is a "must-have" book for every organization that serves young children with autism, and every resource center for parents. A very useful book for professionals as well.
• In an easy-to-read, question-answer format, Dr. Jim provides sound advice based on over twenty years of experience working with children with autism and their families. He answers the following questions: When a child is diagnosed with autism, what do parents need to know first? What do they need to do first? How do they choose the most effective treatment options for their child? How do they get the most out of early intervention services?
• Helpful features include: 10 Common Myths about Children with ASD, 7 Effective Teaching Strategies, 10 Behavior Rules to Live By, and Must-Have Early Intervention Goals and Objectives for Children with ASD.
• Contents: A Real-Life Look at the Autism Spectrum, Family Issues, What is Early Intervention, Building Your Dream Team, Assessment: A Picture of Your Child's Strengths and Challenges, Blueprint for a Perfect Program, Choosing the Right Intervention Model for the ASD Child, Understanding Your Child's Behavior Challenges, Sleeping, Eating, Toilet Training & Independence, Transitioning from Early Intervention to Public School Programs.
• Written by James Ball, Ed.D., BCBA. Paperback, 424 pages, 2008.

W352		$24.95

DVD: Magic with Music - Building Children's Communication Through Songs & Rhymes

Produced by the Hanen Center, this delightful DVD is a fun and practical resource for parents, caregivers and family support professionals. It clearly demonstrates how to enrich a child's social, language and early literacy development using songs and rhymes. In the first part of the DVD, parents and caregivers are shown singing and sharing rhymes with children, while implementing the principals of allowing the child to lead the way, adapting to share the moment, and adding information to build words and understanding. The second part features 18 interactive songs and rhymes, each shown by an adult with a child. Suitable for use with babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
• Running time: 46 minutes. 2006.

W334	DVD & Songbook	$39.95

Self-Help Skills for People with Autism - A Systematic Teaching Approach

Learning self-help skills - eating, dressing, toileting, and personal hygiene - can be challenging for people with autism, but is essential for independence. This parent-friendly book thoroughly describes a systematic approach that parents and educators can use to teach basic self-care to children, ages 24 months to early teens. The authors - behavior analysts and psychologists - provide detailed step-by-step instructions, drawing on proven methods, for gradually teaching a child how to reach specific and realistic goals in the different areas. How to create a structured environment, motivate and track progress, and make adjustments along the way.
• A chapter is devoted to each of the four skill areas (eating, dressing, toileting, personal hygiene) offering detailed insight, specific instruction strategies and many case studies. Appendices contain forms to complete for task analyses, instructional plans, and data collection.
• Written by Stephen R. Anderson, Amy L. Jablonski, Marcus L. Thomeer, and Vicki Madaus Knapp. Paperback, 183 pages, 2007.

W519		$21.95

What to do When: Practical Guidance Strategies for Challenging Behaviors in the Preschool

Presenting more than 40 behavior problems, this indispensable resource provides thorough examples and explanations, allowing the reader to pinpoint an approach for each specific problem. It addresses why children misbehave, teaches how to observe a child, and how to create a positive environment to encourage appropriate behavior.
• Deals with specific concerns in areas such as aggressive and antisocial behavior, disruptive behavior, destructive behavior, emotional and dependent behavior, participation in social and school activities, and eating behavior.
• Some specific topics addressed are biting, clinging, finicky eating, infrequent large-muscle activity, short attention span, throwing tantrums, destroying the work of others, thumb sucking, difficulty sharing, and much more.
• Includes a special focus on working with children with disabilities and special needs.
• Primarily aimed at the preschool age group, but many suggestions can be adapted and implemented with toddlers. Written by Eva Essa. Paperback, 429 pages, 2007.

W990		$39.95

Simple Signing with Young Children - A Guide for Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Teachers

Written for teachers of hearing children from birth to age six, Simple Signing is the perfect introduction to learning through American Sign Language. Organized by age, there are chapters for infants, toddlers, and preschool children, with age-appropriate signs. The chapter written for teachers of infants focuses on using beginning signs as a bridge to language, while the chapter for teachers of toddlers focuses on signs that promote expression, enrich vocabulary, and teach social skills. The chapter for teachers of preschoolers emphasizes using signs to enhance emergent literacy skills. Each sign is illustrated with a caption and one or more photos of a young child or adult demonstrating the sign, so the signs are easy to understand and execute. Instructions for putting signs together into simple sentences are also included. The pictorial index of signs helps you find exactly what you need quickly and easily. Simple Signing shows teachers just how easy and valuable it can be to incorporate sign language into daily activities.
• Written by Carol Garboden Murray, MS. Paperback, 204 Pages, 2007

W972		$24.95

Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew

Written by a parent of a child with autism, this book should be on the reading list for all parents and family members of children with autism, educators, and anyone who knows, lives with, or works on behalf of children with autism. This book, framed with both humor and compassion, helps readers "walk in the shoes" of children with autism.
• Contents: I am first and foremost a child, My sensory perceptions are disordered, Distinguish between won't and can't, I am a concrete thinker, I interpret language literally, Be patient with my limited vocabulary, Because language is so difficult for me I am very visually oriented, Focus and build on what I can do rather than what I can't do, Help me with social interactions, Identify what triggers my meltdowns, Love me unconditionally.
• Written by Ellen Notbohm. Paperback, 110 Pages, 2005.

W843		$14.95