Asperger Syndrome in the Inclusive Classroom: Advice and Strategies for Teachers. Stacey Betts, Dion Betts & Lisa Gerber-Eckard, $19.95

Based on the successful experiences of classroom teachers, and written from a teacher's perspective, this book provides creative and easy-to-apply strategies that support and encourage AS students in the mainstream classroom, from organization and time management techniques to framing classroom instructions to make lessons more accessible for children with AS … This book is essential reading for teachers and school staff who want to fully include AS students in the classroom.

Asperger’s and Girls. Featuring Tony Atwood, Temple Grandin, Catherine Faherty, Mary Wrobel, Teresa Bolick, et al. $21.50

Covering topics such as diagnoses, education, puberty, relationships and careers, experts in the field share practical advice for women and girls diagnosed with Asperger’s, and their caregivers. Providing current information, personal experience, and practical advice, Asperger’s and Girls recognizes the unique difficulties of girls on the spectrum.

The Autism Checklist: a Practical Reference for Parents and Teachers. Paula Kluth & John Shouse, $18.95

This useful, accessible guide offers teachers and parents a better understanding of children on the autism spectrum and provides them with the kinds of support and intervention they need. Written in an easy-to-read checklist format, the book is filled with up-to-date research, practical advice, and helpful resources on a wide range of topics. The book covers five areas: basic information on autism, checklists for parents and for teachers, effective support strategies and helpful resources.

Autism: Classroom Strategies from A-Z. Wendy Ashcroft, Sue Argiro & Joyce Keohane, $12.95 (Laminated Reference Guide)

This comprehensive guide contains a wide range of practical and research-based strategies to help general and special education teachers who are working with students with autism and its associated characteristics. Although these powerful strategies are effective for classroom use, they are also useful for schools to use with parents who are involved in helping their children with the many challenges that are presented by autism. It is a powerful reference guide and using it is as easy as A to Z!

Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Mainstream Classroom, Grades K-6. Barbara Boroson, $27.99

This engaging and informative book gives you the strategies you need to help students with ASDs to succeed in school. In a classroom where all students feel; valued and respected, every student can learn and grow.  This book will help you be responsive to the needs of all your students and to the many challenges children with ASDs face in the classroom.

Autism Strategies for Middle Schools, A-Z. Wendy Ashcroft, Sue Argiro & Joyce Keohane, $13.95 (laminated reference guide)

This reference guide provides instructional strategies proven to be effective in teaching middle school students with ASDs. Each strategy can be adapted for use with students who differ in their cognitive abilities and chronological ages. A great resource for teachers, parents and education assistants.

The Autism Transition Guide: Planning the Journey from School to Adult Life. Carolyn Thorwath Bruey & Mary Beth Urban, $22.95

This practical and informative transition planning resource provides ideas and strategies to prepare students with autism for life beyond high school.

Autism in Your Classroom: a General Educator's Guide to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Deborah Fein & Michelle Dunn, $24.95

Children with autism spectrum disorders are increasingly being educated in inclusive general education classrooms. For optimal results, teachers need to know as much as possible about autism and the teaching methods and modifications that work best for these students. This is a huge undertaking for time-crunched general education teachers, many of whom may never have had a student with autism before. Now teachers can turn to Autism in Your Classroom for the information and guidance they need. Written by two neuro-psychologists with extensive clinical and classroom experience, this book is a concise, easy-to-read guide developed for primary school teachers (grades K- 6).

Autistic Disorder Intervention Manual. Amy Antes & Samm House, $43.50

The Autistic Disorder Intervention Manual is in the same format as the well known Pre-Referral Intervention Manual (PRIM) and is a compilation of goals, objectives and intervention strategies in response to behavior problems exhibited in educational settings.

Basic Skills Checklist: Teacher-Friendly Assessment for Students with Autism or Special Needs. Marlene Breitenbach, $21.50

An easy-to-use, informal assessment tool that brings method to the madness of classroom assessment. It focuses on pre-academic, readiness, and academic skills expected from learners in the early elementary years. Author and teacher Marlene Breitenbach developed these helpful checklists in special-needs and inclusive classrooms while serving children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Simple, customizable charts make it easy to record children’s progress in skill areas such as basic concepts, reading/language, math, fine motor, and independence.

The Classroom and Communication Skills Program. Megan Ahlers & Colleen Hannigan Zillich, $25.50

Practical strategies for educating young children with Autism Spectrum and other developmental disabilities in the public school setting.

Classroom Pivotal Response Teaching for Children with Autism. Aubyn Stahmer, Jessica Suhrheinrich, et al, $59.50

This practical manual and accompanying DVD-ROM present a research-supported behavioral intervention for children with autism that teachers can easily integrate into their existing classroom curriculum. Classroom Pivotal Response Teaching (CPRT) enhances children's motivation and participation in learning; increases the number of learning opportunities they experience each day; and promotes mastery of targeted communication, play, social, and academic skills. In a convenient large-size format with lay-flat binding, the book features more than two dozen reproducible worksheets and forms to aid in planning and implementing the procedures. The DVD-ROM includes narrated PowerPoint presentations with invaluable video examples of CPRT in action, along with copies of the reproducibles.

Climbing Art Obstacles in Autism: Teaching Visual-Motor Skills through Visually Structured Art Activities. Karen Loden Talmage & Vickie Dobrofsky, $43.95

Climbing Art Obstacles in Autism is an exceptional book that offers young children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental delays an imaginative, yet structured way to explore art. Climbing Art Obstacles in Autism shares the visual format familiar to users of the Tasks Galore series. Young children are able to practice visual motor skills through typical childhood art projects that are described in detail and bring satisfying results.

The Comprehensive Autism Planning System (CAPS) for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Autism, and Related Disabilities: Integrating Best Practices throughout the Student’s Day. Shawn Henry & Brenda Smith Myles, $31.50

This comprehensive, yet easy-to-use system allows educators to understand how and when to implement an instructional program for students with autism spectrum disorders. The CAPS process was designed to be used by the child’s educational team, consisting of parents, general educators, special educators, paraprofessionals, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, administrators, psychologists, consultants, siblings, and others who are stakeholders in the student’s education. The structure of this innovative tool ensures consistent use of supports to make certain student success as well as data collection to measure that success.

Drawing a Blank: Improving Comprehension for Readers on the Autism Spectrum. Emily Iland, $36.95

Although they may be fluent readers — indeed, many have very precocious reading skills — individuals with autism spectrum disorders often need support for comprehension. Comprehension difficulties in readers with ASD can be subtle and difficult to tease out. As a result, their substantial level of risk for reading comprehension problems is often overlooked or unaddressed, and many students struggle in silence. This is where Drawing a Blank comes in. This practical and well-researched resource provides educational professionals and parents with the tools to improve comprehension for good decoders who have reading comprehension difficulties, as well as readers who struggle with both decoding and comprehension. In keeping with current standards, the book emphasizes the importance of using evidence-based and promising practices based on thorough assessment of students’ needs.

Educating Students with Autism: a Quick Start Manual. Jo Webber & Brenda Scheuermann, $53.95

Succinct and organized, this “quick start” manual provides immediate, practical assistance about how to plan, organize, implement, coordinate, and monitor an educational program. It is written for teachers, administrators, related service personnel, parents, and persons who are responsible for teaching children and youth with autism and cognitive delays. Many of its recommended strategies may also be adapted for those with Asperger’s Syndrome or High Functioning autism. The book comes with examples, forms, and sample materials.

Educational Strategies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Julie Ivey, $15.95

Focusing on educational and instructional strategies that are successful with students with autism spectrum disorders, the book profiles the most current, research-based interventions that can be implemented by teachers in a classroom setting. Strategies include applied behavior analysis, the Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-Based (DIR) model, discrete trial training, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), Sensory Integration Therapy, and Social Stories, among others.

Effective Literacy Instruction for Students with Moderate or Severe Disabilities. Susan Copeland & Elizabeth Keefe, $28.95

For students with moderate or severe disabilities, developing literacy skills is a critical component of successful communication, employment, and community participation. Finally, educators have a practical, concise guidebook for helping these students meet academic standards for literacy. Appropriate for use in all settings, including inclusive classrooms, this book is the lifeline every K-12 teacher needs.

How Do I Teach This Kid to Read? Teaching Literacy Skills to Young Children with Autism, from Phonics to Fluency, Grades K-3. Kimberly Henry, $21.50

This book presents simple instructional strategies that can be used to help develop early literacy skills in young children with autism. Award-winning author Kimberly Henry provides dozens of fine-tuned, easily adaptable activities that teachers and parents can implement separately or in infinite combinations. Included are units on phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. Kim also lists numerous other resources you can use to supplement the lessons. This book comes with a FREE CD of printable, visual tools.

The IEP from A to Z: How to Create Meaningful and Measurable Goals and Objectives. Diane Twachtman-Cullen & Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett, $35.95

This step-by-step guide shows teachers and parents how to get the right education plan in place for students with ADHD, Autism/Asperger's, Emotional/Behavioral Disturbance, and related conditions.

• Provides easy-to-understand explanations of the special education process along with a wealth of sample effective IEPs
• Explains what is most important for educators and parents to keep in mind during IEP development
• Provides content area-specific sample goal and objective templates, general teaching tips for maintaining the IEP, and useful resources

From nationally recognized experts in the special education field, this book guides readers through the process of writing thoughtful, intelligent Individualized Education Plans that deliver high-quality, need-based educational programming to exceptional students.

Inclusive Programming for High School Students with Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome. Sheila Wagner, $27.50

This comprehensive guide will help you give your child or student the best possible high school experience. You will learn how to help students navigate the social minefields of friendships and dating, while fostering the executive functioning skills they will need as adults.

An Introduction to Children with Autism. Tammy Barry, $15.50

An Introduction to Children with Autism offers a brief introduction to ASDs for teachers and educational assistants. It focuses on the symptoms and traits of autism and related disorders, including language, cognitive, behavioral, movement, affect/mood, temperament, sleeping and eating, and sensory characteristics. In addition, two case histories and evaluations are shared: one of a low-functioning child with autism and one of a high-functioning child with autism.

Just Give Him the Whale! 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism. Paula Kluth & Patrick Schwarz, $20.50

When learners with autism have deep, consuming fascinations—trains, triangles, basketballs, whales—teachers often wonder what to do. This concise, highly practical guidebook gives educators across grade levels a powerful new way to think about students' obsessions: as positive teaching tools that calm, motivate, and improve learning.

This guide is brimming with easy tips and strategies for folding students' special interests, strengths, and areas of expertise into classroom lessons and routines. An enjoyable read with an eye-opening message, this short book will have a long-lasting impact on teachers' understanding of autism—and on their students' social and academic success.

A Land We Can Share: Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism. Paula Kluth, & Kelly Chandler-Olcott, $27.50

Teachers are going to love this book! Passionate and practical, it moves beyond "sight words" and other functional literacy skills and provides the know-how for bringing quality, meaningful literacy instruction to students with autism. The book focuses specifically on ways in which educators can improve literacy outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorders in Grades K–12 classrooms.

Lesson Plan a la Carte: Integrated Planning for Students with Special Needs. Valerie Paradiz, Todd Germain, Sarah Olivieri & Michelle DeFilice Haverly, $23.50

LESSON PLAN A LA CARTE guides teachers, clinicians and administrators through a simple, step-by-step process for creating an integrated lesson plan that addresses the social, environmental and communication challenges that often block students' access to academics and other learning. As the slim, 90-page volume indicates, the authors don't want to add more work to educators' already busy day. The book makes an educator's existing workload easier to manage by helping them create well-designed and integrated lesson plans that bring together learning objectives, therapeutic supports and modifications students need in the classroom. These plans can then be carried out solo or by a team. Guided instructions are printed on all template forms which are provided in the book as well as on the accompanying CD.

Listen and Collaborate: Creating a Parent/Professional Partnership, Volume 1 Preschool & Elementary Students. Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell & Kathy Hearsey, $22.50

Listen and Collaborate: Creating a Parent/Professional Partnership, Volume 2 Middle School, High School & Adult Learners. Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell & Kathy Hearsey, $25.50

Listen and Collaborate is a package of questionnaires to be been completed by a parent. The teacher then uses information gathered from the questionnaire to create long and short term goals for the student. Throughout the year, the team may revisit the information gathered to demonstrate the student's growth and progress toward the IEP goals. Topics in the questionnaire include:

• Contact information
• Expressive/Receptive Communication
• Safety
• Play/Leisure
• Social Development
• Routines
• Physical Development
• Medical Information
• Long Term Goals

Literacy Skill Development for Students With Special Learning Needs: a Strengths-Based Approach. Leslie Broun & Patricia Oelwein, $33.95

Literacy Skill Development for Students With Special Learning Needs is a practical approach based with strength-based strategies and reinforcement activities designed for the acquisition and development of literacy skills. Authors Oelwein and Broun demonstrate how the initial use of personal, meaningful vocabulary and making the reading process relevant to the students’ experience creates a positive climate for the acquisition of literacy skills. As their skills develop their access to and participation in the school curriculum is facilitated. This valuable resource can be used by both teachers and parents.

Making Inclusion Work for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: an Evidence-Based Guide. Tristram Smith, $43.50

An indispensable resource for K–12 educators and autism specialists, this highly practical book shows how to include students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in general education settings. Tristram Smith and his associates present a research-based, step-by-step process for assessing students at a range of skill levels, planning and implementing successful inclusion programs, and working as a team with other professionals and with parents. The book is packed with specific strategies for helping students with ASD follow the daily routine, learn from the general education curriculum, interact with peers, and overcome problem behavior.

Mastering Mathematics Volume 1. Natural Learning Concepts, $18.95

The workbook comes with laminated cards and helps learners focus on basic math skills that children learn in Kindergarten and Pre-K. There are 20 pages in this workbook, which comes with ten number cards and ten picture cards. Skills included are:

• match picture to number
• addition
• fill in the blanks
• least to most
• match the word to a number
• identify shapes
• learn to count backwards

1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum, 2nd Edition. Veronica Zysk & Ellen Notbohm, $26.50

Parents and professionals can now bypass countless hours spent seeking answers to the mystifying day-to-day challenges of autism. In a snappy, can-do format, this book offers page after page of try-it-now solutions that have worked for thousands of children grappling with sensory, communication, social, behavioral, and self-care issues. Not only does it provide ideas and activities that can be put into action immediately, but it also explains WHY these methods work so that adults can better understand the children they are working with. Revised and expanded, more than 600 fresh ideas join tried and true tactics from the original edition, while many ideas pick up where the first edition left off – offering modifications for older kids.

Practical Solutions for Educating Young Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Mary-Jane Weiss, $24.25

For those working with preschool age children on the autism spectrum — a practical guide to the best practice and effective programming.

Practical Solutions for Stabilizing Students with Classic Autism to Be Ready to Learn:  Getting to Go!  Judy Endow, $22.50

This simple-to-use book focuses on two major areas of stabilization found critical for students on the autism spectrum, sensory regulation and visual supports. With proper use of these strategies, the student with classic autism can get to GO! — that is, feeling regulated and supported. Once on GO! the strategies that are helpful for students with AS/HF can be employed to maintain optimal game play throughout the day.

The PRT Pocket Guide: Pivotal Response Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Robert Koegel & Lynn Kern Koegel, $21.95

What is Pivotal Response Treatment? What's the research behind it, what does it look like in practice, and what are some good examples of how to use it? Now one concise book gives professionals and parents all the basics of the widely used PRT — one of a select group of highly effective, evidence-based treatments for autism.

This reader-friendly pocket guide is the perfect introduction to PRT, the popular approach that uses natural learning opportunities to modify pivotal areas of behavior. Filled with helpful tips and many practical examples based on actual children, the book reveals the key principles behind:

• motivating children with natural reinforcers
• reducing disruptive behavior with PRT
• encouraging communication and social initiations
• developing a challenging curriculum that helps children make progress
• assessing children meaningfully in natural environments
• closely collaborating with parents on goals and interventions
• helping families weave interventions into everyday routines
• ensuring that children generalize skills to other settings
• decreasing parents' stress and offering positive support

An essential first step in PRT training and a must-have for every member of a child's support team, this quick and practical introduction will get everyone on board with PRT and equip them with the fundamentals they need to use it in the real world.

Reaching and Teaching the Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Using Learning Preferences and Strengths. Heather MacKenzie, $24.95

Reaching and Teaching provides a positive approach to understanding and educating children on the autism spectrum … Based on well-researched theory and extensive clinical experience, the author provides a comprehensive model for developing lifelong independent learning skills in children with autism between the ages of 3 and 12 years old. The book describes the underlying principles, learning preferences and strengths typical of children with autism and offers a detailed but flexible program structure based on these concepts. Easy to follow activities and approaches are described in each chapter, along with clear examples and illustrations.

This accessible and practical book is an essential resource for parents, teachers, support workers, therapists and others concerned with learning and development in children with autism.

The SCERTS™ Model: a Comprehensive Educational Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Volume 1: Assessment; Volume 2: Program Planning and Intervention. Barry Prizant, et al. Two Volume Manual Set, $126.50

A groundbreaking synthesis of developmental, relationship-based, and skill-based approaches, The SCERTS™ Model provides a framework for improving communication and social-emotional abilities in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their families. Developed by internationally recognized experts, SCERTS™ supports developmental progress in three domains: Social Communication (communicating spontaneously and establishing relationships), Emotional Regulation (regulating emotional arousal to support learning and engagement), and Transactional Support (elements that aid an individual's progress as he or she works toward a goal).

With this two-volume manual set, professionals will have comprehensive and practical guidance on using SCERTS™ in assessment and intervention with preschool and elementary school students with ASD.

Seven Keys to Unlock Autism: Making Miracles in the Classroom. Elaine Hall & Diane Isaacs, $29.95

This groundbreaking book outlines seven integrated keys for educators and parents to make meaningful connections with children on the autism spectrum. The book is based on the unique approach used by Elaine Hall and Diane Isaacs of The Miracle Project, a musical theater program for children with autism and their peers and siblings. The Miracle Project integrates traditional and creative therapies in an interactive, social dynamic. The book shows how to apply these effective strategies at school and at home to nurture kids' self-expression and social skills.

Shapes, Colors and Numbers: Workbook and Laminated Cards. Natural Learning Concepts, $18.50

Great workbook with laminated cards. There are ten shape cards, ten number cards and ten colour cards. There are 20 pages in this workbook. Children love this reinforcing workbook and card set. No writing required; simply place the card in the correct square.

Show Me the Data! RinaMarie Leon-Guerrero, Chris Matsumoto & Jaime Martin, $23.95

This must-have resource consists of a brief discussion on data collection accompanied by a CD containing a comprehensive compilation of data sheets to help make that once-dreaded task easier and simpler. The data sheets are of two types: generic forms appropriate for students of any age and/or ability and forms focusing on specific skills appropriate mostly for young children or children with significant cognitive delays. Forms may be customized for particular programs and individual students. Finally, to help teams figure out what to do with the data once they have been collected, samples of completed data sheets and easy-to-use graphs are included as a model for how teams can display their data visually and evaluate the effectiveness of intervention and efficacy of their program and/or intervention.

Simple Strategies that Work provides ideas and suggestions that teachers can use to help a student with ASDs and other developmental delays on the road to success. Looking at problems that arise in the classroom, the authors discuss how teachers can make adjustments to accommodate, while not interfering with normal classroom routines. The book includes tables and boxes for quick reference and clear meaning. Also included is information on what can cause anxiety for the autistic/Asperger student, how this can lead to decreased academic and social performance, decreased attention to task, and potential increases in behavior problems, and what the teacher can do to assist.

Strategies at Hand: Quick and Handy Strategies for Working with Students on the Autism Spectrum. Robin Brewer & Tracy Mueller, $12.50

Strategies at Hand features convenient, easy-to-implement strategies that can be used in all types of educational settings and situations. This at-your-fingertips tool is broken down into five color-coded sections that are easy to locate and use: Learning Environments (classroom, field trips, etc.), Areas of Student Need (communication, behavior, etc.), Transitions (substitute teachers, school assemblies, etc.), Alphabetical Explanations of Terms (functional behavioral assessment, picture communication systems, etc.), and Resources and References. The bookmark size and unique binding of Strategies at Hand make it easy to carry around and to use.

Strategies for Organization: Preparing for Homework and the Real World. Michelle Garcia Winner, $67.95 (DVD & Handout Booklet)

This 3.5 hour DVD and handout booklet features the highlights of Michelle's popular all day workshop on this same topic … The primary focus of this workshop is on laying out 10 steps of organization students need to engage in to build successful study systems. The workshop also introduces concepts to better understand what type of organizational problems students have (static versus dynamic), while encouraging us to consider whether our own approach is product or process oriented.”

A handout booklet comes with every DVD, providing concrete examples of worksheets which can be used to teach more specific organizational concept. This DVD is appropriate for parents, regular education teachers, special education teachers, SLP's, OT's, paraprofessionals, administrators and anyone else who helps all students to learn to cope in the real world.

Success Strategies for Students with Asperger Syndrome & Autism. Geneva Centre for Autism, $49.95 DVD format

Many students with Asperger syndrome and autism have demonstrated that with effective transition strategies and informal support systems, secondary school can be a rich and productive experience. Success Strategies for Students with Asperger Syndrome & Autism offers a framework for supporting these students with simple common sense solutions.

Strategies such as a reduced course load, a designated place to de-stress and the use of laptops and other technologies can make the difference between opting out of a program and thriving in secondary school and beyond.

The DVD includes an introduction to Asperger syndrome for classroom teachers, an ideal six minute orientation for teachers and other staff with little experience with students with Asperger Syndrome.

DVD Chapters:

1. Introduction
2. Transition Planning
3. Secondary School Success Strategies
             - Intro
             - Assign an Adult As a Safe Supporter
             - Establish a Safe Haven
             - Self Advocacy and Self-Disclosure
             - Detailed Schedules
             - Reduced Course Load and Homework
             - The Hidden Curriculum
             - Academic Accommodations
4. Asperger Syndrome — a Primer for Classroom Teachers
5. Resources

This DVD is exclusively distributed by Parentbooks in Canada and by Autism Asperger Publishing Company (AAPC) in the US.

Also available in French — Stratégies de succès pour les élèves ayant le syndrome d’Asperger et l’autisme.

Success Strategies for Teaching Kids with Autism. Wendy Ashcroft, Sue Argiro & Joyce Keohane, $22.95

The practical strategies in Success Strategies for Teaching Kids with Autism will help teachers to build successful programs and services for kids with autism and other special needs students. Including teacher-friendly overviews of the educational needs of students with autism and ideal teaching methods, this book looks at ways teachers can apply best practices for teaching a diverse population.

Supporting the IEP Process: a Facilitator’s Guide. Nicholas Martin, $33.95

This practical guide is filled with quick-reference tools and examples and offers a road map to success as parents and professionals work together toward their common goal: helping children reach their full potential.

Tasks Galore: Creative Ideas for Teachers, Therapists, and Parents Working with Exceptional Children. Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell & Kathy Hearsey, $46.95

Full-color pictorial series of multi-modal tasks, used in programs for children with autism. Applicable to any early education or leaning environment.

The authors are all current or former employees of TEACCH, and together have over sixty years of experience working with exceptional children and adults.

Tasks Galore for the Real World. Kathy Hearsey, Laurie Eckenrode & Pat Fennell, $46.95

Tasks Galore for the Real World, the second book in the Tasks Galore set, is a valuable tool for preparing older elementary students, adolescents, and adults for independence in the home, school, community, or workplace. Forty-three colorful photo pages present task ideas in these categories:

• Developing and Teaching Functional Goals
• Domestic Skills
• Vocational Skills
• Independent Living Skills
• Job Sites & School Transition Ideas
  

Tasks Galore Let’s Play: Structured Steps to Social Engagement and Symbolic Play. Laurie Eckenrode, Kathy Hearsey, Pat Fennell & Beth Reynolds, $65.95

The fourth book in the popular Tasks Galore resource series for parents, teachers and therapists utilizes play as the program foundation for learning. These strategies are based on evolving evidence that teaching play skills can increase young children’s symbolic understanding and, thus, have an impact on their imitation, language and social skills.

The third book in the series, Tasks Galore: Making Groups Meaningful is designed to aid teachers, parents and therapists in applying structured teaching techniques within classroom groups, school specials, and even parties! Photos depict preschool and elementary groups. Concepts are applicable to all ages.

The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Ann Cartwright & Jill Morgan, $29.95

This practical guide helps educational assistants and support workers understand ASDs and to develop effective strategies for enhancing the school experience of students on the autistic spectrum.

Teaching Children with High-Functioning Autism: Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom. Claire Hughes-Lynch, $27.95

TEACHING CHILDREN WITH HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM is designed to provide practical ideas and support to teachers who have students with high-functioning autism in their classroom. This book provides realistic descriptions of autism in the classroom, ideas for working with a wide range of professionals and integrating the various therapies within a classroom, suggestions for assessing students' learning, and a range of teaching ideas from behavioral interventions to content-area instruction. With ideas for writing a very strong, helpful IEP as well as ways to accommodate and manage the social, language, and anxiety-related issues children with high-functioning autism face in a general education setting, this guidebook is sure to help all teachers serve their students with autism in the inclusive classroom.

Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners: Basic Survival Skills. DeAnna Horstmeier, $28.95

Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners is about mastering math skills and concepts that are essential to surviving in a community. The guide recognizes that for someone with Down Syndrome, or another developmental disability, basic number sense — understanding sequences and place value, written numbers and the like — as well as the ability to do simple computations are keys to independence. Parents, teachers and counselors can use these techniques successfully at home or at school.

Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners — Book 2: Advanced Survival Skills. DeAnna Horstmeier, $28.95

This much-anticipated sequel to DeAnna Horstmeier's popular and successful first book continues with her proven, practical activities to make learning concrete and more tangible to hands-on learners. Just like Book 1, the follow-up book focuses on survival math - computations and concepts that relate to everyday life and being as independent as possible. Book 2 reviews some of the basics but mostly focuses on more challenging skills that are usually taught in upper elementary, middle school and beyond, such as:

• Multiplication & Division: Using manipulatives and a calculator; solving word problems; memorizing multiplication facts.
• Fractions: Practicing fractions through cooking, especially measuring for baking; reading and writing mixed numbers (5 1/4); learning fraction equivalents.
• Measurement: Measuring to the nearest 1/4 inch; understanding how long a mile is and measurements for temperature, weather, food and units of capacity (cup, pint, quart, gallon).
• Money: Adding up mixed coins and bills; banking basics (depositing money, writing and cashing checks); tracking spending; budgeting (understanding the difference between discretionary and necessary purchases).
• Decimals: Writing and reading dollar amounts to the 10ths and 100ths; memorizing percentage and fraction equivalents.

Also available:

Teaching Math Activities and Games CD-ROM. DeAnna Horstmeier, $17.50

This CD-ROM contains the worksheets, games and teaching aids from the extensive appendices of both volumes of Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners. Now you can conveniently print out and reproduce these items from your own computer. Print them in color and make multiple copies for home or school or to take on trips. The CD-ROM provides a wide range of offerings suitable for students of all ages who have Down syndrome, autism, or other cognitive disabilities.

Teaching Students with Autism & Asperger's Syndrome in the Inclusive Classroom. Paula Kluth, $12.95 (Laminated Reference Guide)

Increasingly, special and general education teachers are collaborating in inclusive settings to educate students with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Furthermore, educators are finding that the differentiation of instruction for these students often results in better outcomes for all. This reference guide, written by Paula Kluth, author of YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS KID provides a wide range of ideas for differentiating lessons, addressing behavior, fostering relationships, handling transitions and adapting the general education classroom for those students who present with the characteristics of Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. It includes essential information on the teaching of literacy and math, as well as tips to assist with homework. Valuable website/media/print resources are also provided.

Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: a Step-by-Step Guide for Educators. Roger Pierangelo & George Giuliani, $48.95

Written by experts in special education and psychology, this user-friendly resource summarizes current research and presents a comprehensive overview of how to teach students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The authors discuss intervention strategies for implementing effective educational programs that give youngsters with ASD the opportunity to learn and interact with their peers.

Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew. Ellen Notbohm, $15.95

Ellen Notbohm’s first book, Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew was an instant hit with parents, educators and service providers. Now the unique perspective of the autistic child is back to:

• Help us understand the thinking patterns that guide the child’s learning
• See how we can create an environment conducive to their learning style
• Communicate in meaningful ways

Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew is an affirming and compassionate look at how to take the most of every “teachable moment”.

Visual Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Materials for Visual Learners. Vera Bernard Opitz & Anne Häußler, $35.95

This book offers practical ideas and teaching methods for using visual supports with students with autism spectrum disorders and other visual learners. With hundreds of colorful illustrations and step-by-step directions, this book lays the foundation for how to structure teaching environments, as well as offers countless examples of activities for students, ranging from basic skills, to reading and math, to social behavior.

What Did You Say? What Do You Mean? An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Metaphors. Jude Welton & Jane Telford, $22.95

Children with autism or Asperger Syndrome (AS) have difficulty understanding figurative language because they use and comprehend language literally and expect words to mean exactly what they say. This can often lead to misunderstandings at home and in the classroom.

What Did You Say? What Do You Mean? looks at a hundred of the most common figures of speech in this visual workbook designed as a springboard for family and classroom discussions. Each figure of speech is accompanied by an illustration showing its literal meaning, which will help AS children recognize and learn to enjoy metaphors and figurative language. The book can be used by parents one-to-one with their ASD child. Teachers can also use the book as the basis for classroom work on figurative language.

What Did You Say? What Do You Mean? 120 Illustrated Metaphor Cards Plus Booklet with Information, Ideas and Instructions. Jude Welton & Jane Telford, $40.95

What Did You Say? What Do You Mean? metaphor cards present 60 common sayings in a fun, illustrated format, encouraging children to understand and play with metaphorical language. Although designed with children with Asperger Syndrome in mind, the cards are useful for all children. The accompanying booklet contains information and ideas for games and activities.

With Open Arms: Creating School Communities of Support for Kids with Social Challenges Using Circle of Friends, Extracurricular Activities, and Learning Teams. Mary Schlieder, $20.95

With Open Arms: Creating School Communities of Support for Socially Challenged Kids provides practical, easy-to-use techniques for even the busiest school personnel. Using familiar case studies in an easy-to-read format, this manual provides step-by-step instructions for how to implement Circles of Friends, participation in extracurricular activities, and professional Learning Teams to create both accepting peers and staff. Written by a teacher ‘in the trenches,’ the book includes reproducible worksheets, Learning Team and Book Club study guides, Circle meeting forms and activities, charts, and checklists … everything you need to create your own supportive community for the kids you care about.

Working with Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom. Gill Ansell, $22.95

Having an array of effective strategies at your fingertips and understanding exactly why they work makes supporting children with Asperger Syndrome in the classroom a whole lot easier. This accessible, short and snappy guide to the basics will provide busy teachers and teaching assistants with everything they need to know to make their job easier, and to make a real difference to any student with AS in their care.

The book begins by exploring how children with AS operate and the implications this has for mainstream school settings. It goes on to give practical advice for one-on-one working, DIY resources for visual learners, tools for effective assessment, and much more. Information on how personal wellbeing can be maintained in potentially stressful situations is also included, and the concise chapters are ideal for dipping into as and when inspiration is needed. This book will be an essential resource for any teacher or teaching assistant supporting children with Asperger Syndrome.

You're Going to Love this Kid! Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom, Second Edition. Paula Kluth, $37.95

Thousands of educators have turned to You're Going to Love This Kid! for fresh ways to welcome and teach students with autism — and now the book teachers trust is fully revised and more practical than ever! Gathering feedback from teachers across the country during her popular workshops, autism expert Paula Kluth targeted this second edition to the specific needs of today's primary and secondary school educators.

Readers will also get updates on all of the other topics covered in the first edition, including fostering friendships, building communication skills, planning challenging and multidimensional lessons, and adapting the curriculum and the physical environment. And with the new first-person stories from people with autism and their teachers and parents, readers will have a better understanding of students on the spectrum and how to include them successfully.

A book that teachers will keep forever, this is the ultimate practical guide to including students with autism, teaching them effectively and sensitively, and appreciating the gifts they bring to the classroom.

You're Going to Love this Kid! A Professional Development Package, K-12. Paula Kluth, $37.95 (includes DVD & Facilitator's Guide)

What do great inclusive schools really look like? The answers are on this powerful DVD that will help make your school an inclusion success story.

Paula Kluth brings together more than a dozen of her colleagues for this complete professional development package on effective inclusion. Hosted by Paula and expanding on key lessons from her bestselling books and popular presentations, the 55-minute professional development video walks you through the what, why, and how of honoring and supporting all learners. Through clips of real teachers in successful inclusive classrooms and interviews with educators, administrators, a parent, and students, you'll discover practical ways to help your school become a stronger community where all learners use their unique gifts and achieve their full potential.