Rising to New Heights of Communication and Learning for Children with Autism
The Definitive Guide to Using Alternative-Augmentative Communication, Visual Strategies, and Learning Supports at Home and School
Carol L. Spears and Vicki L. Turner
Paperback: £13.99 / $22.95
2010, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-837-7, BIC 2: JNS
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Children with pervasive developmental disorders often do not learn from conventional methods, which can result in social isolation, behavior problems, limitations in communication, and slow academic growth. Greater integration into home and school activities, improved behavior and academic success can be achieved using alternative-augmentative communication (AAC), and this book explains exactly how to make it happen.
Exploring the various communication and intervention options available and offering straightforward techniques and strategies for using them effectively, this book clearly explains everything families, teachers, therapists and other professionals need to know in order to improve a child's communication, behavior, social and academic skills. Chapters follow a consistent, user-friendly format, answering the questions Who, What, Why, How, Where and When about every technique.
This book will be essential reading for anyone looking to improve social interaction between children with pervasive developmental disorders and those around them.
Blog posts
Rising to New Heights of Communication and Learning for Children with Autism – An Interview with Carol Spears and Vicki Turner
12 January 2011
Carol L. Spears and Dr. Vicki L. Turner are Speech Language Pathologists, Assistive Technologists, and Alternative/ Augmentative Communication Specialists. Here, Carol and Vicki answer some questions about their new book, Rising to New Heights of Communication and Learning for Children with Autism: The Definitive Guide to Using Alternative-Augmentative Communication, Visual Strategies, and Learning Supports at...
Re-designing Spaces for Children with Autism to Improve Organization and Behavior
21 December 2010
The Extreme Makeover Challenge: Room Re-Design! by Carol L. Spears and Dr. Vicki L. Turner As discussed in our book Rising to New Heights of Communication and Learning for Children with Autism, we have observed that disruptive behaviors displayed by children with autism or other PDDs may occur when they don’t know the answers to the following questions:...
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Keywords
- augmentative communication,
- autism,
- carers,
- challenging behaviour,
- communication,
- education,
- educational psychology,
- educational training,
- families,
- intellectual disabilities,
- occupational therapy,
- parenting,
- pervasive developmental disorder,
- sensory stimulation,
- special education,
- speech and language pathology,
- speech and language therapy
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