Professional Resources

Early Sensory Skills

This practical textbook outlines major principles and objectives in six, easy-to-follow sections, containing activities and games to stimulate and develop the senses. It includes full instructions and suggestions for variations with every activity sheet, as well as simple checklists to record progress. All pages can be photocopied, and make great handouts for parents.
• Contents: Vision, Touch, Taste and smell, Everyday activities, Games, Topics, Appendices (Basic resources for sensory activities, Songs, Rhymes and hand-games, Useful addresses and resources).
• Written by Jackie Cooke. Spiralbound, 180 Pages, 1996.

W927		$62.95

Early Visual Skills

This book is intended for use by professionals working with children who have underdeveloped visual-perceptual skills associated with language delay or other communication difficulties. It is a practical manual offering photocopiable activities designed to stimulate and develop visual attention and discrimination skills.
• The majority of activities are non-verbal and are therefore suitable for children with limited spoken language, including those with autism or learning difficulties.
• Primarily aimed at the pre-school age group, but adaptable to suit the needs of a range of children.
• Offers visual perceptual tasks designed to help develop specific concepts such as color, size and shape, which can also form part of an attention training program.
• Contents: Look and learn, Let's look together, Looking around, Visual sorting, Complex visual discrimination, Holiday projects, Look at me, Looking and following, Visual matching, Visual sequencing, Visual memory and concentration, Visual skills in the school curriculum.
• Written by Diana Williams. Spiralbound, 228 Pages, 1998.

W971		$65.95

Early Communication Skills

More than 100 communication-based activities for young children and their families, with an emphasis on maximizing language opportunities in the home.
• Primarily aimed at the pre-school age group, but adaptable to suit the needs of a range of children.
• Contains photocopiable activity sheets for distribution to parents, and record sheets that recap the general aim of each section.
• Contents: Pre-verbal skills, Language and play, Early listening: awareness of sound, Early listening: awareness of voice, Vocalizations, Auditory discrimination, Speech discrimination, Auditory/visual memory, Early words, Resources and materials.
• Written by Charlotte Lynch and Julia Kidd. Spiralbound, 152 Pages, 2000.

W206		$62.95

2's Experience Sensory Play

A wealth of ideas for sensory activities! This book includes hundreds of multi-sensory activities that stimulate children's senses, and are designed specifically for toddlers. Each activity is clearly written, and lists needed materials, preparation and instructions.
• Activities use sand and water, stuffed animals, boxes, bubbles, foods, music, paints, textures and much more.
• Written by Liz and Dick Wilmes.
Paperback, 160 Pages, 1995.

W938		$14.95

Breakthroughs How to Reach Students with Autism

A hands-on, how-to program featuring Karen Sewell, Autism Society of America's "teacher of the year". The Breakthroughs book provides numerous, very specific lesson plan reproducibles in the following areas: fine motor, cognitive/readiness and reading, cognitive/academic math skills, communication/language development, social/adaptive skills, self-help skills, and home-living/vocational skills. Lessons are appropriate for children in preschool and up. Many of the activities can be adapted for younger children.
• Each activity describes a specific objective, such as "holds a pencil or crayon and makes a mark on paper", "points to named objects and pictures", "imitates gestures," etc. Then, a procedure is described in detail on how to achieve the objective, with suggestions on how to extend the task and possible variations.
• Additional chapters include: On the job training, Where to begin, Getting the classroom ready, Materials and equipment, Moving from the evaluation to the IEP, Designing a functional lesson plan, and Tips for teaching students with autism. The book also includes an exhaustive listing of essential resources.
• Written by Karen Sewell. Book: Spiralbound, 243 Pages, 1998.

W305	Manual	$39.95

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