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Merrell, Kenneth W.; Gimpel, Gretchen A. – 1998
Recent work in the field of child and adolescent social skills is synthesized in this volume with new and unpublished information. The first three chapters provide a foundation for conceptualizing and assessing child and adolescent social skills. Chapter 1, "The Nature and Value of Social Skills," provides a definition, examples, historical…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Development, Children
Adams, Hetty – 1994
The most effective alternative to punishment for violent or disruptive student behavior is to provide children with tools they will need for living peacefully with one another. This guide for elementary school classes examines ways in which a peaceful environment can be achieved and maintained in the classroom. Divided into six units which are…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills
Welch, Jennifer S. – 1980
Designed to meet the needs of older nonreaders, this booklet provides teaching suggestions and classroom activities for functional or survival reading skills. The topics covered include using the telephone; figuring the cost of a purchase; following directions; survival vocabulary for public signs; vocabulary for the medicine chest; reading the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills
Charlie, Teddy; Kari, James, Ed. – 1992
Six stories told by Teddy Charlie, an Alaska native, in the Lower Tanana Athabaskan language of Minto, Alaska are presented here and illustrated with maps and photographs. A foreword offers background information on the storyteller and the recording of the stories. The six stories include: "When Minto Village First Began"; "How We…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Athapascan Languages, Daily Living Skills, Folk Culture
Alkalesi, Yasin M. – 2001
This book is an introductory textbook for those with no previous knowledge of Arabic or for those who know Arabic but want to learn the Iraqi dialect. The book is divided into 16 lessons: "Arabic Alphabet and Vowels"; "Greetings and Courtesy Expressions"; "Asking for Directions"; "Arrival at Baghdad Airport, Part…
Descriptors: Arabic, Daily Living Skills, Dialects, Foreign Countries
Knott, Natalie Isaak – 2002
This book is a guide to teaching orientation and mobility (O&M) skills to students with visual impairments in the public schools. The first chapter offers an overview of the nature and responsibilities of the orientation and mobility specialist and explains the fields legal underpinnings. Next comes a look at O&M in relation to the school year…
Descriptors: Blindness, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Disabilities
Groeber, Joan F. – 1999
This book provides 108 activities to stimulate students to think about their own involvement in their education. Students must be able to think about and apply the information they acquire in the classroom to their lives outside of school. It presents practical information on metacognitive theory and reading and studying skills. The ready-to-use…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Daily Living Skills, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Reid, Dennis H.; Parsons, Marsha B. – American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2007
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities' (AAIDD's) Positive Behavior Support Training Curriculum," Second Edition" ("PBSTC"), is a curriculum for training direct support personnel and their supervisors in the values and practices of Positive Behavior Support. The curriculum is designed for direct support persons and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Supervisory Training, On the Job Training, Developmental Disabilities
Childers, Thomas; Post, Joyce A. – 1975
A search of various literature was conducted to learn what is known about the information universe of disadvantaged adults. More than 700 documents were discovered bearing on information needs, use, and information-seeking behavior of the aged, blacks, native Americans, Chicanos, migrants, the poor, and other disadvantaged. An overview of the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Daily Living Skills, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
Levinson, Edward M. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2004
This book is designed to assist professionals in developing and implementing transition services for students with disabilities. Specifically, this book focuses on the importance of assessment in transition planning and targets the various domains that should be included in any school-to-work transition assessment. The book advocates a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Student Evaluation, Cognitive Ability
Thomsen, Kate – 2002
Identifying the attributes of the resilient student is a teacher's primary step in building resiliency in all students. This resource book provides teachers with practical, concrete applications and activities for reframing the actions of even the most at-risk students; and changing the focus from problems to solutions, from deficits to strengths.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Coping, Daily Living Skills, Educational Trends
Herbert, Belle; McGary, Jane, Ed. – 1992
A collection of 26 stories, told by Belle Herbert, an Alaskan elder, in the Gwich'in Athabaskan language, is presented with side-by-side translation in English. Introductory sections give background information about the author's life and the stories told here. Stories include: a moose hunt; life in the old days (skin tents and clothing); hunting;…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Athapascan Languages
Shapiro-Barnard, Susan; Tashie, Carol; Martin, Jill; Malloy, Joanne; Schuh, Mary; Piet, Jim; Lichtenstein, Stephen; Nisbet, Jan – 1996
This book is a collection of photographs and accompanying text that focuses on the inclusion of high school students with disabilities in general education classrooms in New Hampshire. For each topic, a black-and-white picture is presented of a student with a disability in a general education setting. The opposing page has a paragraph on what…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Curriculum Development
Buckley, Sue; Sacks, Ben – 1987
The book presents the results of a survey of the daily life and attitudes of 90 English families with an adolescent with Down Syndrome (DS). The first chapter reviews the typical development of DS children. Chapter 2 provides demographic data including schooling (94% attended schools for children with severe learning difficulties), residence (83%…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Child Rearing
Callahan, Kathleen – 2001
The Peace Corps Information Collection and Exchange makes available its information resources to other organizations. This document, made available in English, French, and Swahili, is one such resource. The focus of this document is a comprehensive behavior change approach that concentrates on the development of skills needed for life, such as…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification