In a single bound

In a single bound: Losing my leg, finding myself, and training for life is a frank, compelling account of a young girl's life after having one leg amputated due to a birth defect. At age twelve, Sarah Reinertsen meets a marathon runner, also with an amputation, and learns that dreams can come true despite the many obstacles that might present themselves. Sarah then takes us on her journey as an award-winning runner and a reality-TV star as she hits the hurdles and sails over them. She also shares intimacies about her family life and insecurities about love.

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Behavior solutions for the inclusive classroom

Behavior solutions for the inclusive classroom is a handy reference guide to finding quick, effective solutions for unwanted behaviors in the classroom. Just like the cover says, when you see a behavior that is disruptive or otherwise unwanted, look it up in the table of contents and then flip to that page to see suggestions on how to re-focus a child's attention to the task at hand. This guide is great for teachers, paraprofessionals, and even parents.

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Routines-based early intervention

Looking for tools to help with family-centered intervention in natural environments? Try Routines-based early intervention: Supporting young children and their families. This book is a definitive guide to this highly respected, theoretically sound model. It provides a detailed framework for early intervention that addresses families' individual needs and helps children participate in daily routines. It also gives professionals more than 25 photocopiable checklists and other tools.

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Workshop: When Actions Speak Louder Than Words

A new workshop by the authors of the book When actions speak louder than words: Understanding the challenging behaviors of young children and students with disabilities will be presented on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010, at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community in Bloomington, Indiana.

Join the authors in a day-long workshop where participants will learn to build an understanding of how different behaviors are communicative, to understand what their messages might be and how to begin to interpret those messages, and to provide positive approaches for supporting behavior.

For more information, contact Donna Beasley at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism. Call 812-855-6508.

Getting the Most out of IEPs

Need some quick tips and strategies on IEPs? Want to get the student more involved in the whole IEP process? Getting the Most Out of IEPs: an Educator's Guide to the Student-Directed Approach has these helpful topics and more. With a wide range of case studies to read, this book offers helpful big-picture views of the IEP process across 7 stages, from school-directed to student-directed. The book is designed to help teachers ensure that students receive customized, highly-effective plans, empowering the students themselves to take a leading role in directing their education and their future.

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Life skills activities

Life skills activities for secondary students with special needs, second edition, is a wonderful resource for teachers and parents with a child in middle school or high school. Author Darlene Mannix covers topics for all ages such as academics, character traits, and problem-solving skills as well as sensitive subjects for older students such as alcohol, suicide, and sex. This 513 page volume has a whopping 27 chapters! A little something for everyone!

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Supporting the IEP Process

Want to create a positive climate in IEP meetings? Feel compelled to build bridges when emotions run high? Want to learn how to honor everyone's differences and use them creatively? Then this is the book for you! In Supporting the IEP process: a facilitator's guide, author Nicholas Martin talks about these things and more. Martin suggests that a skilled and unbiased facilitator can make all the difference in IEP meetings, particularly when team opinions clash. Facilitators can help lay the groundwork for better meetings which, in turn, promote better student outcomes. The book offers a step-by-step guide to filling the role of facilitator and supporting the entire IEP process.

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