Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs
As a parent, you are your child's first and most influential teacher. That's an important job -- and the fourth edition of the popular Steps to Independence makes it much easier! A hands-on resource that's already helped thousands of other parents, this book gives you proven strategies for teaching the life skills children from age 3 through young adulthood need to live as independently as possible. Based on more than 30 years of work with parents like you and laced with humor, illustrations,...
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As a parent, you are your child's first and most influential teacher. That's an important job -- and the fourth edition of the popular Steps to Independence makes it much easier! A hands-on resource that's already helped thousands of other parents, this book gives you proven strategies for teaching the life skills children from age 3 through young adulthood need to live as independently as possible. Based on more than 30 years of work with parents like you and laced with humor, illustrations, and vignettes, Steps to Independence is a trusted guidebook you'll want to keep close at hand as your child grows.
About the AuthorsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionSect. IBasics of Teaching (Steps To ...)Ch. 1Setting Out3Ch. 2Targeting a Skill9Ch. 3Establishing Steps13Ch. 4Picking Rewards17Ch. 5Setting the Stage27Ch. 6Teaching31Ch. 7Observing Progress and Troubleshooting39Sect. IISkill TeachingCh. 8Get-Ready Skills51Ch. 9Self-Help Skills59Ch. 10Toilet Training75Ch. 11Play Skills103Ch. 12Independent Living Self-Care Skills121Ch. 13Independent Living: Home-Care Skills141Ch. 14Independent Living: Functional Academic Skills163Sect. IIIBehavior Problem ManagementCh. 15Identifying Behavior Problems175Ch. 16Examining Behavior183Ch. 17Beginning a Behavior Management Program - Part One: Consequences195Ch. 18Beginning a Behavior Management Program - Part Two: Antecedents and Alternative Behaviors207Sect. IVSupporting IndependenceCh. 19Computing - Now It's Personal219Ch. 20Partnership with Your Child's Other Teachers241App. AGet-Ready Skills253App. BSelf-Help Skills Inventory267App. CSelf-Help Skills Programs279App. DPlay Skills Programs319App. EFunctional Academic Skills Programs331Index355
