These books have been recommended by Lafayette parents of children with special needs. The italics are our parents’ comments. Many of these books are available through the Contra Costa County Library. Did you know you can conveniently order books on line with your library card at www.ccclib.org? It’s a great resource!
Also, when you are researching books, we highly recommend trying www.books.google.com, for reviews, summaries and previews. If you are a Burton Valley parent, we have a Burton Valley Elementary Parent Resource Library cart full of books and videos on special education topics in the back room of the school library which can be checked out. Please see Librarian Linda Bochte if you need help finding the cart. Special Needs (general)
The
Child with Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth by Stanley Greenspan and Serena Wieder Building Healthy Minds by Stanley Greenspan Playground Politics: The Emotional Development of your School-Aged Child by Stanley Greenspan, with Jacqui Salmon The Secure Child: Helping Our Children Feel Safe and Confident in a Changing World by Stanley Greenspan A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine (visit www.allkindsofminds.org) Awakening Children’s Minds: how Parents and Teachers can make a difference by Laura E. Berk Very useful, not just for special ed The Mislabeled Child by Brock Eide and Fernette Eide (also check out www.mislabeledchild.com) Gross Motor Fun: Developmentally Appropriate Gross Motor Games and Activities by Michael C. Abraham ICDL (Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders) Clinical Practice Guidelines visit www.icdl.com Autism, Asperger’s, PDD and Social Cognitive RelatedEngaging
Autism: The Floortime Approach to Helping Children Relate, Communicate and
Think by Stanley I. Greenspan More than Words by Fern Sussman (Hanen Program and Guidebook, visit the
Hanen Center at www.hanen.org) A Regular Guy by Laura Schumaker (a Lafayette mom of a grown child with autism) The Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Better Understanding Rules
in Social Situations by Brenda Smith Myles and Malissa Travtman
Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum by Pamela J. Wolfberg, PhD Excellent The Friendship Factor by Kenneth H. Rubin Easy to read, very useful parent skills in each chapter to help your child navigate their social world “You’re Going to Love this Kid!”- Teaching Students with
Autism in the Inclusive Classroom by Paula Kluth General ed teachers with a child with ASD in their
classroom should read this before the beginning of the school year 10 Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read- A Practical Guide by Patricia Howlin and Simon Baron-Cohen Very practical, step by step lessons and materials Teaching Play Skills to Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorder: A Practical Guide by Melinda Smith and Linda Julian Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism by Catherine Maurice Excellent resource for parents with newly diagnosed preschoolers. Good inventory of skills with hands on exercises A Work in Progress: Behavioral Management Strategies and a
Curriculum for Intensive Behavioral Treatment of Autism by John McEachin This should be paired with the
Catherine Maurice book Do-Watch-Listen-Say Social and Communication Intervention
for Children with Autism by Kathleen Ann Quill Useful, hands on, step by step strategies Educating Children with Autism by the National Research
Council (go to www. nap.edu/books to read on line) The Social Skills Picture Book by Dr. Jed Baker The New Social Stories Book by Carol Gray (also visit
www.thegraycenter.org) The SCERTS model volume 1 and 2 by Prizant, Wetherby, Rubin, Laurent and Rydoll (also check out www.scerts.com) RDI (Relationship Development Intervention) and RDI-developmental related booksThe RDI Book: Forging New Pathways for Autism. Asperger’s and PDD with the Relationship Development Intervention Program by Steven Gutstein, PhD. New book Apprenticeship in Thinking: Cognitive Development in Social Context by Barbara Rogoff Joint attention: Communication and Other Minds edited by Naomi Eilan, Christoph Hoerl, Teresa McCormack and Johannes Roessler Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children by Steven Gutstein and Rachelle Sheely A primer on RDI Developing through Relationships: Origins of Communication, Self and Culture by Alan Fogel Emotional Development: The Organization of Emotional Life in Early Years by Alan Sroufe Cradle of Thought by Peter Hobson The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are by Daniel Siegel Also visit www.rdiconnect.com for more information. The RDI video, "Going to the heart of autism" is available for checkout at the Burton Valley Elementary Parent Resource Library. Autism Biomedical TreatmentChildren with Starving Brains by Jaquelyn McCandless Healing and Preventing Autism by Jenny McCarthy & Jerry Kartsinel, MD
Sensory IntegrationThe Out of Synch Child and the Out of Synch Child has fun by Carol Stock Kranowitz#1 Sensory book recommended by Lafayette parents Unlocking the Mysteries of Sensory Dysfunction by Elizabeth
Anderson and Pauline Emmons Building Bridges through Sensory Integration by Paula
Aquila, Shirley Sutton and Ellen Yack Reccommended by Lafayette parents The Highly Sensitive Child by Laura Berk Reccommended by
Lafayette parents Is it Sensory or is it Behavior? By Carolyn Murray Slutsky Reccommended
by Lafayette parents Oh Behave! Sensory Processing and Behavior Strategies by Colby Trott S’Cool Moves for Learning by Debra Em Wilson (also check out www.schoolmoves.com) LanguageIt Takes Two to Talk: A Practical Guide for Parents of Children with Language Delays by Jan Pepper and Elaine Weitzman (Hanen Method- visit www.hanen.org) How Children Learn the Meaning of Words by Paul Bloom Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition by Michael Tomasello GeneralGuided Reading: Making it Work by Mary Browning Schulman and
Carleen DaCruz Payne Guided Comprehension: A Teaching Model for Grades 3-8 by Maureen McLaughlin 7 Keys to Comprehension- How to help your kids Read it and Get it! by Susan Zimmerman Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka Start Smart: Building Brain Power in the Early Years by Pamela Byrne
Other MediaGoing to the Heart of Autism: The Relationship Development Intervention Program DVD. Watching this 5 hour DVD is like attending Dr. Gutstein’s 2 day RDI Introductory Workshop. It clearly explains the fundamental deficits of autism and strategies for remediating them. Visit www.rdiconnect.com for more information
Watch Me Learn video modeling www.watchmelearn.com These videos were produced by a mom
with a child on the autism spectrum. They are fun to watch and are good for young
children with emerging imitation skills. The videos are available for check out at the Burton Valley Parent Resource Library at Burton Valley School.
My Turn Your Turn- songs for building social skills by singer/songwriter Cathy Bollinger visit www.rivannamusic.com
|
What is SEED? SEED
is a newly formed nonprofit organization run by volunteers to benefit
students with special needs in the Lafayette School District. SEED is
currently considering strategies to support a wide range of proposals
that could support and enrich the education of special needs students
in the Lafayette School District. SEED intends to raise funds
predominantly through applications for grants from private foundations
and public entities that provide grants. SEED will also sponsor
community-based fund raising events to help build a support community
for our parents with special needs children.
Please
consider volunteering your time. We have positions both large and
small- and it's all important work! To learn more, contact us at |
Tools >
Recommended Books |