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by: Bruce L. Baker, Alan J. Brightman, Jan B. Blacher, Louis J. Heifetz, Stephen P. Hinshaw, Diane M. Murphy, Jan Blacher  Price: $31.69 Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.152 EAN: 9781557662682 Edition: 3rd ISBN: 1557662681 Label: Brookes Publishing Company Manufacturer: Brookes Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 383 Publication Date: 1997-01 Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company Studio: Brookes Publishing Company Accessories:
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 Rating: - Every care giver should have oneThis book makes a teacher out of every one who reads it. Whether you are a parent, guardian, relative, teacher of a child with special needs, this book will give you the tools to teach essential skills and enable you to use them effectively. This book was recommended to me and I recommend it to every else. Rating: - Book BriefThe book is formatted very well. It has helped me approach my child in a new manner with excellent results. Some of the tasks we take for granted are broken into smaller steps that can be overlooked. This book helps you identify missing steps and provides multiple methods of application. It isn't a "one size fits all" approach. It gives good ideas for praise and correction if consistently followed. The page layouts are easy to read and the cartoons are cute. Everything addressed in ... Read More Rating: - Acquiring Skills for LifeI've been looking for a book like this for quite some time. Here's what it covers: Chapter 1: Setting Out Chapter 2: Targeting a Skill Chapter 3: Establishing Steps Chapter 4: Picking Rewards Chapter 5: Setting the Stage Chapter 6: Teaching Chapter 7: Observing Progress and Troubleshooting Chapter 8: Get Ready Skills Chapter 9: Self-Help Skills Chapter 10: Toilet Training Chapter 11: Play Skills Chapter 12: Independent Living: ... Read More Rating: - Excellent resource!No parent OR special education teacher should be without this book! Easy to read, and the content is excellent! Step-by-step approaches to teaching everyday skills to children with special needs, but would be just as valuable to ANY parent! After reading this book, I have found it easier to establish goals for my students and everyone is using the same approach to teaching everyday living skills (play, toileting, self-help, PLUS behavior management)! It is working fabulous! The students are learning ... Read More Rating: - A Must Have For Parents struggling With TrainingThis book is a must have for parents struggling with training there children independence skills. It ofter so many easy to do exercise to get your little or big one independence. My 3 year old is finally bushing his teeth, because this book showed easy to do steps to get him going. I highly recommend this book to any parent struggling with training there children independence. It offers easy steps by step solutions in teaching your child what you have been trying to teach them for months . Try it, its a great ... Read More 
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