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11/14/13 Complete List Family & Community Resource Center Special School District of St. Louis County 12110 Clayton Road St. Louis, MO 63131 314-989-8438/989-8108/989-8194 A+ Guide to Transitions from High School to College for Special Education. (2001/video/50 minutes) (2000/DVD) A "college prep" video for parents and students. Teachers, parents and school administrators describe the transition process and offer their best advice for having a positive experience. A is for All Aboard! Paula Kluth & Victoria Kluth (2010) Grades K and up. Fun facts, vibrant art, and in-the-know slang about trains. (32 pages) A is for Autism, F is for Friend. Joanna L. Keating-Velasco (2007) Grades 3 and up. A kid's book on making friends with a child who has autism. (54 pages) The ABA Program Companion: Organizing Quality Programs for Children with Autism and PDD. J Tyler Fovel, MA. (2002) Helps the reader integrate important theories and concepts from ABA into powerful, practical and comprehensive educational programming, from assessment through program methodology and evaluation of results. Manual & CD. The ABCs of Autism. M. Davi Kathiresan (2000) Grades K and up. This book was written to educate families, children and professionals and make them aware of the skills, strengths and capacities of persons with autism. ABCs of Emotional Behavioral Disorder. (video) (2004) (35 minutes) Outlines a best practice approach to successfully integrate elementary and middle school students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders into the educational mainstream. ABC’s of Inclusive Child Care. (video) (1993) (14 minutes) Resource to encourage child care providers to accept children with developmental disabilities and to increase public awareness of the capabilities of individuals with disabilities. The Able Individual Video Learning Series. (video) (2005) (25 minutes) Cover a variety of essential topics with the ultimate goal of providing children with special needs the foundation of skills to function more independently in everyday life. (DVD) Vol 1 – Hygiene Vol 2 – Dressing Vol 3 – Chores Vol 4 – “ What” & “Where” Questions Vol 5 – “Who” & “Which” Questions Vol 6 – “Whose” & “ How Many” Questions About Me and You: Watch Me Learn. (video) (2008) (57 minutes) Ages 2-8. Video modeling of how to take turns, brush teeth, answer yes & no, tell about me & my body, learn about senses and rooms in my house. (DVD/Workbook) Academic Instruction for Students with Moderate and Severe Intellectual Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms. June E Downing (2010) Offers approaches, information, and ideas for teachers of students with moderate to severe disabilities in general education classrooms. 1 11/14/13 Accept and Value Each Person. Cheri J. Meiners (2006) Ages 4-8. The world is becoming more diverse, and so are the daily lives of our children. Accepting and valuing people and groups who are different from oneself and one's immediate family is a critical social skill. This book introduces diversity and related concepts: respecting differences, being inclusive, and appreciating people just the way they are. (40 ACCESS Recreation Guide, binder and video. Provides direction to educators as they identify and clarify their roles in the inclusion process. This guide outlines the establishment of information sharing and planning relationships between schools, recreation providers and families. Access to Academics for ALL Students: Critical Approaches to Inclusive Curriculum, Instruction and Policy. Paula Kluth, Diana M. Straut & Douglas P. Biklen (2003) Examines the perceptions teachers hold about students with disabilities; Highlights how students can be supported to participate in academic instruction; Provides ideas for recognizing and challenging inequities. Accessible IEPs for All: Gathering the Experts Around the Table. (video) (2007) (45 minutes) Clear and candid DVD – ideal for staff professional development and for sharing with parents – will help IEP teams maximize every participant’s expertise and develop measurable and meaningful goals that improve child outcomes. An Accidental Advocate: A Mother's Journey with Her Exceptional Son. Kathryn Burke (2011) Kathryn writes with candor about the steep learning curve and emotions that accompany being a parent of a child with exceptional needs, and her family’s experiences in dealing with the education and health systems. Accommodations in Higher Education Under the Americans with Disabilities Act; A No Nonsense Guide for Clinicians, Educators, Lawyers and Administrators. (1998) This book is the perfect primer for lawyers who want to understand how the ADA applies to higher education and professional testing. It provides a crystal clear window into the identification of psychiatric, learning, and physical disorders, and should be in the library of every attorney involved with disability law Acquired Brain Injury: Teens Talking to Teens. (video) (2000) (25 minutes) Shows how life changed for three adolescents and young adults after their brain injuries. Acting Out Child: Coping with Classroom Disruption. Hill M Walker (1995) This text provides practical guidelines and techniques for effectively managing acting out behavior in elementary students. Action for Inclusion: How to Improve Schools by Welcoming Children with Special Needs Into Regular Classrooms. John O’Brien & Marsha Forest (1989) A manual that provides strategies for building inclusive school communities; provides advice for solving problems and overcoming barriers to inclusion. Activities for A Diverse Classroom: Connecting Students. (2003) Offers teachers a variety of classroom activities designed to build acceptance, belonging and friendship among all students. An Activity Based Approach to Early Intervention. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, Ph.D., & Diane Bricker, Ph.D. (2004) How can early childhood professionals seamlessly link assessment, goal development, intervention, and evaluation for children from birth to age 5 — while developing individualized IEP/IFSP goals, creating multiple and varied learning opportunities, and working as a team?. Activity Schedules for Children with Autism — Teaching Independent Behavior. Lynn E. McClannahan & Patricia Krantz (1999) Activity schedules are tools that allow children with autism to accomplish activities with greatly reduced adult supervision. An activity schedule is a set of pictures or words that cue a child to engage in a sequence of activities. Detailed instructions and examples. 2 11/14/13 3 11/14/13 ADA – Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Self-Evaluation Guide for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools from U.S. Department of Education. This Guide is intended to serve as a resource to assist school districts in conducting their self-evaluations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA Handbook. (1991) A basic resource document on the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA Private Transportation Handbook. Project Action (1995) A comprehensive training and technical assistance program for private transportation providers on the ADA regulations. Adapting Curricular Material (3-book set: Toward Successful Inclusion of Students with Disabilities, Adapting Reading and Math Materials, Adapting Language Arts, Social Studies and Science) (1999) This series provides practical guidance in adapting teaching and learning materials to meet the needs of individual students and is geared for experienced as well as new general and special education teachers. Adapting Curriculum & Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms. (video) (45 minutes) This video and manual complement the Teacher's Desk Reference and provide examples of actual teacher practices from elementary to high school. Adapting Curriculum & Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms: A Staff Development Kit. S. Cole, B. Horvath, C. Chapman, C. Deschenes, D. G. Ebeling, & J. Sprague (2000) The Staff Development Kit is designed to assist those responsible for planning and implementing staff development programs and is a companion to the Teacher's Desk Reference. Adapting Curriculum & Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms: A Teacher's Desk Reference . S. Cole, B. Horvath, C. Chapman, C. Deschenes, D. G. Ebeling, & J. Sprague (2000) The Teacher's Desk Reference is designed to meet the needs of general and special education teachers and to assist them as they face the challenges of teaching increasingly diverse groups of learners. Adapting Curriculum & Instruction in Inclusive Early Childhood Classrooms. A.F. Cross & S.D. Dixon (2003) This manual provides a clear framework for planning and implementing adaptations for young children in any early childhood setting. Adaptive Education Strategies: Building on Diversity. Margaret C Wang. (1992) Provides innocative plans for the effective education of all students, regardless of their background or level of ability. ADD/ADHD Behavior-Change Resource Kit. Ready-to-Use Strategies & Activities for Helping Children with Attention Deficit Disorder. Grad L. Flik, PhD (1998) Comprehensive new resource is filled with up-to-date information and practical strategies to help kids with attention deficits learn to control and change their own behaviors and build the academic, social, and personal skills necessary for success in school and in life. The ADD/ADHD Checklist: An Easy Reference for Parents & Teachers. Sandra Rief (1997) Resource is packed with up-to-date facts, findings and proven strategies and techniques for understanding and helping children and adolescents with attention deficit problems and hyperactivity.