Title Steps to independence : teaching everyday skills to children with special needs / Bruce L. Baker, Alan J. Brightman ; with Jan B. Blacher ... [and others] ; [illustrations by Michael Cassaro]

Edition Third edition Published Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., [1997] ©1997

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	649.152 Bak/Sti 1997		AVAILABLE

Description vii, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Contents Ch. 1. Setting Out -- Ch. 2. Targeting a Skill -- Ch. 3. Establishing Steps -- Ch. 4. Picking Rewards -- Ch. 5. Setting the Stage -- Ch. 6. Teaching -- Ch. 7. Observing Progress and Troubleshooting -- Ch. 8. Get Ready Skills -- Ch. 9. Self-Help Skills -- Ch. 10. Toilet Training -- Ch. 11. Play Skills -- Ch. 12. Independent Living: Self-Care Skills -- Ch. 13. Independent Living: Home-Care Skills -- Ch. 14. Independent Living: Information Skills -- Ch. 15. Plugging into the Personal Computer Revolution -- Ch. 16. Behavior Problems -- Ch. 17. Initiating a Behavior Management Program -- App. A. Get Ready Skills -- App. B. Self-Help Skills Inventory -- App. C. Self-Help Skills Programs -- App. D. Play Skills Programs -- App. E. Information Skills Programs Summary Now in its third edition, this popular, step-by-step guide has helped thousands of parents teach essential life skills to their children with disabilities. Updated with additional teaching tips and an expanded section on behavior problem management, this friendly, accessible book brings you sample activities, case examples, skills inventories, and cartoon illustrations to make teaching - and learning - easier. You will also find a chapter devoted to computers that offers advice on using technology to enhance children's learning. Highly acclaimed and widely used, Steps to Independence boosts your children's self-esteem and maturity while helping them reach their full potential Notes Includes index Originally published as a series of 9 manuals, which are now rev. and combined into one volume Bibliography Includes index Subject Children with mental disabilities -- Education. Children with mental disabilities -- Life skills guides. Parents of children with disabilities. Parents of people with mental disabilities Special education -- Parent participation. Activities of Daily Living. Child. Infant. Child, Exceptional -- education. Education, Special. Parent-Child Relations. Author Blacher, Jan. Brightman, Alan. LC no. 96026889 ISBN 1557662681 (paperback)

Other Titles Steps to independence : skills training guide for parents and teachers of children with special needs

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