Pronouns! from teach2talk

Volume 1 of teach2talk’s™ Pronouns! series of videos helps teach children to understand and use a variety of basic pronouns, focusing on the first pronouns which children typically acquire, such I, you, he, she, it, etc. It covers all of the common personal pronouns (including their objective, subjective and possessive forms). Pronouns are extremely important in children’s language development. This DVD is appropriate for any child who has not yet mastered the understanding and use of personal pronouns or who confuses them, as well as children who are just starting to learn and use pronouns. Children typically begin to develop their use of personal pronouns between two and three years of age.

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

TalkAbout for Teenagers

A week ago we looked at Talkabout for Children. Today we'll take a peek at Talkabout for Teenagers. This program is designed specifically for teenagers with all the tools you'll need to run social and relationship skills group sessions. The book:

• Is divided into five, hierarchical modules – self awareness and self esteem; body language; conversational skills; friendship skills; assertiveness skills– each module includes a teaching plan with worksheets and photocopiable resources.
• Includes a short assessment to highlight the module that is most appropriate to teach and the skills within that module that are relevant
• Provides a short guide to running successful social skills groups, for example, the numbers for each group, group rules, developing group cohesion, how to set up a role play.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu.

Meet Thotso, Your Thought Maker

Looking for a book to help children build their positive thinking skills? Meet Thotso, Your Thought Maker is a 30 page board book with interaction on almost every page. The book introduces Thotso the Brain and Thotso's thinking patterns: Smiling Thots, feel good thoughts; BooBoo Thots, hurtful thoughts; and Bandage Thots, kind words that can process BooBoo Thots into Smiling Thots!

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

What's New?

Did you flip over your monthly calendar's page today? I did! And that tells me that it's time for a new What's New page at CeDIR. Looks like we got a lot of new items on literacy and teaching, plus a few others on learning disabilities, AD/HD, and assessing students in the classroom. One special mention is a book of poetry written by people with physical disabilities, from cerebral palsy to deafness and multiple sclerosis to aphasia. An interesting read!

For a complete list of the new items acquired in the library last month, visit: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=2317

Brilliant Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Looking for information on the theory of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? Brilliant Cognitive Behavioural Therapy  will help give readers the insight, tools and confidence they need to understand and use CBT in their own lives. With practical tips and strategies, it offers readers the ability to personalize the theory to their own situations.

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

Bloomington's Disability Awareness Month Activities

Looking for events to attend for Disability Awareness Month and/or Accessibility Awareness Month? The City of Bloomington, Indiana, has put together an online calendar of events related to March's Disability Awareness Month and April's Accessibility Awareness Month. To view the entire calendar, please visit: http://bloomington.in.gov/disabilityawarenessmonth

Talkabout for Children: Developing Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem

From the book description:

Self awareness and self esteem are essential prerequisites to developing social skills. Talkabout for Children is a practical resource loaded with activities and games for developing self awareness and self esteem.  

The book includes:

• Over 40 activities to develop self awareness and self esteem
• A CD with colour versions of the activities to print out and use
• A year’s teaching plan to help teachers incorporate groups into the school curriculum
• A short introduction to working with children with low self esteem and social skills difficulties

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu.