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
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 Authors | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | ||
Sect. I | Basics of Teaching (Steps To ...) | |
Ch. 1 | Setting Out | 3 |
Ch. 2 | Targeting a Skill | 9 |
Ch. 3 | Establishing Steps | 13 |
Ch. 4 | Picking Rewards | 17 |
Ch. 5 | Setting the Stage | 27 |
Ch. 6 | Teaching | 31 |
Ch. 7 | Observing Progress and Troubleshooting | 39 |
Sect. II | Skill Teaching | |
Ch. 8 | Get-Ready Skills | 51 |
Ch. 9 | Self-Help Skills | 59 |
Ch. 10 | Toilet Training | 75 |
Ch. 11 | Play Skills | 103 |
Ch. 12 | Independent Living Self-Care Skills | 121 |
Ch. 13 | Independent Living: Home-Care Skills | 141 |
Ch. 14 | Independent Living: Functional Academic Skills | 163 |
Sect. III | Behavior Problem Management | |
Ch. 15 | Identifying Behavior Problems | 175 |
Ch. 16 | Examining Behavior | 183 |
Ch. 17 | Beginning a Behavior Management Program - Part One: Consequences | 195 |
Ch. 18 | Beginning a Behavior Management Program - Part Two: Antecedents and Alternative Behaviors | 207 |
Sect. IV | Supporting Independence | |
Ch. 19 | Computing - Now It's Personal | 219 |
Ch. 20 | Partnership with Your Child's Other Teachers | 241 |
App. A | Get-Ready Skills | 253 |
App. B | Self-Help Skills Inventory | 267 |
App. C | Self-Help Skills Programs | 279 |
App. D | Play Skills Programs | 319 |
App. E | Functional Academic Skills Programs | 331 |
Index | 355 |