Mobile App Monday - StoryBuilder

Story Builder is designed to help children accomplish the following educational goals:
   1) Improve paragraph formation
   2) Improve integration of ideas
   3) Improve higher level abstractions by inference

Extensive use of audio clips promotes improved auditory processing for children with autism spectrum disorders or sensory processing disorders. Story Builder features SmarTots, the premier mobile education application network for families.

Want to learn more about it? Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/app/storybuilder/id402652939?ign-mpt=uo%3D6&mt=8

Lesson Plan a la Carte

From the Book Description:

"Lesson Plan a la Carte guides educators through a simple, step-by-step process of creating an integrated lesson plan that addresses the social, environmental and communication challenges that block kids access to academics and other learning opportunities. This model helps to integrate the best clinical and educational practices into a plan that speaks a common language and aligns and focuses priorities, goals and strategies."

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Whole Body Listening Larry at Home!

From Speech Language Pathologists comes a book to help teach kids who have trouble paying attention to learn how to listen with their whole bodies, Whole Body Listening Larry at Home! The authors conclude that "It is important to break down ALL of the components of listening, to teach your kids to listen with their eyes, hands, feet, brains, hearts - indeed their whole bodies!" This book can be read alone or with others to begin discussions on how to settle down and REALLY listen.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Assistive Technologies and Other Supports for People with Brain Impairment

Looking for information on how assistive and cognitive support technologies are being used to provide assistance for thinking, remembering, and learning? Assistive technologies and other supports for people with brain impairment includes real-life situations in which individuals with cognitive impairments use assistive supports. Tips on selecting the most appropriate technologies from a wide array of accommodations and resources are also included.

Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

The Girls' Guide to Growing Up

The Girls' Guide to Growing Up is a book for girls with intellectual disabilities that answers questions tweens have about their growing bodies. The book is written on a third grade reading level and can be read alone or with an adult as a guide. Its easy text introduces the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty and includes realistic illustrations and photos. It also includes a question and answer section.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday--MyIEP Meeting

myIEPmeeting is an app that helps parents and guardians prepare for and participate in their student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. Simple tools are included to help organize and gather information and monitor a child’s progress.

To learn more about this app, visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myiepmeeting/id479474205?mt=8

Social Fortune or Social Fate

Social Fortune or Social Fate: A Social Thinking Graphic Novel Map for Social Quest Seekers is a graphic novel with anime illustrations that will capture the attention of teens. Ten social scenarios are presented with each one being played out through the lens of Social Fortune or Social Fate by demonstrating visually how a situation can change quickly based on how someone reacts within it.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this book. Or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.