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Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs » (4th Edition)

Book cover image of Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs by Bruce L. Baker

Authors: Bruce L. Baker, Jan B. Blacher (With), Alan J. Brightman
ISBN-13: 9781557666970, ISBN-10: 1557666970
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
Date Published: November 2003
Edition: 4th Edition

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Author Biography: Bruce L. Baker

Book Synopsis

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.

Table of Contents

About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Sect. IBasics of Teaching (Steps To ...)
Ch. 1Setting Out3
Ch. 2Targeting a Skill9
Ch. 3Establishing Steps13
Ch. 4Picking Rewards17
Ch. 5Setting the Stage27
Ch. 6Teaching31
Ch. 7Observing Progress and Troubleshooting39
Sect. IISkill Teaching
Ch. 8Get-Ready Skills51
Ch. 9Self-Help Skills59
Ch. 10Toilet Training75
Ch. 11Play Skills103
Ch. 12Independent Living Self-Care Skills121
Ch. 13Independent Living: Home-Care Skills141
Ch. 14Independent Living: Functional Academic Skills163
Sect. IIIBehavior Problem Management
Ch. 15Identifying Behavior Problems175
Ch. 16Examining Behavior183
Ch. 17Beginning a Behavior Management Program - Part One: Consequences195
Ch. 18Beginning a Behavior Management Program - Part Two: Antecedents and Alternative Behaviors207
Sect. IVSupporting Independence
Ch. 19Computing - Now It's Personal219
Ch. 20Partnership with Your Child's Other Teachers241
App. AGet-Ready Skills253
App. BSelf-Help Skills Inventory267
App. CSelf-Help Skills Programs279
App. DPlay Skills Programs319
App. EFunctional Academic Skills Programs331
Index355

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