Steps to Independence

Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs

By: Bruce L. Baker, Alan J. Brightman

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Paperback | 30 January 2004 | Edition Number 4

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376 Pages

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29.9 x 19.2 x 4.5

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Parents are their children's first and most influential teachers. That's an important job-and this popular, highly respected guidebook makes it much easier. A trusted resource for thousands of families, this lively book gives parents of children from age 3 through young adulthood proven strategies for teaching children the life skills they'll need to live as independently as possible. Parents will start with a reader-friendly overview of the basics of teaching and then go deeper with a step-by-step guide to teaching seven different types of skills: get-ready, self-help, toilet training, play, self-care, home-care, and information gathering skills. In this fourth edition, they'll also find helpful updates and additions, such as

an expanded section on managing behavior problems, including guidance on identifying the problems, examining behavior, initiating a behavior management program, and encouraging alternative behaviors
a chapter on technology that reflects recent advances and shows how to benefit from using email, instant messaging, Internet communities, search engines, and software
a chapter on strengthening partnerships with other teachers in the child's life during IEP meetings, through classroom volunteer work, and in everyday communication with them

Based on years of work with parents and laced with humor, helpful illustrations, and vignettes, this is a must-have resource for families and all professionals who work with them.

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A wonderful book that breaks down skills . . . into manageable steps. Really helps us develop the building blocks towards independent living. --Susan Fitzgerald

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About the Authors	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Basics of Teaching (Steps to ...)
Setting Out	p. 3
Targeting a Skill	p. 9
Establishing Steps	p. 13
Picking Rewards	p. 17
Setting the Stage	p. 27
Teaching	p. 31
Observing Progress and Troubleshooting	p. 39
Skill Teaching
Get-Ready Skills	p. 51
Self-Help Skills	p. 59
Toilet Training	p. 75
Play Skills	p. 103
Independent Living: Self-Care Skills	p. 121
Independent Living: Home-Care Skills	p. 141
Independent Living: Functional Academic Skills	p. 163
Behavior Problem Management
Identifying Behavior Problems	p. 175
Examining Behavior	p. 183
Beginning a Behavior Management Program--Part One: Consequences	p. 195
Beginning a Behavior Management Program--Part Two: Antecedents and Alternative Behaviors	p. 207
Supporting Independence
Computing--Now It's Personal	p. 219
Partnership with Your Child's Other Teachers	p. 241
Appendices
Get-Ready Skills	p. 253
Self-Help Skills Inventory	p. 267
Self-Help Skills Programs	p. 279
Play Skills Programs	p. 319
Functional Academic Skills Programs	p. 331
Index	p. 355
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Steps to Independence

Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs

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