Author: Donald J. Meyer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Sibshops
Author: Donald J. Meyer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Sibshops
Author: Donald Joseph Meyer
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Long-awaited revision of the essential guide for organizing and running support groups for siblings of children with special needs.
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Long-awaited revision of the essential guide for organizing and running support groups for siblings of children with special needs.
Girls Garage
Author: Emily Pilloton
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452166374
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Girls Garage is the only book you'll ever need for a lifetime of tools and building. Not sure which screws to buy? Need to fix a running toilet? With Girls Garage, you'll have the expertise to tackle these problems with your own hands. Or maybe you want to get creative and build something totally new. A birdhouse? A bookshelf? Girls Garage has you covered. Packed with illustrations that will build confidence for your next hardware store run, practical advice on everything from quick fixes to safety tips, and inspiring stories from real-world builder girls and women, this eye-catching volume makes the technical accessible. This is the guide every girl needs to take her life into her own hands. Girls, get in touch with your inner badass, and get building • Informative, inspiring, and designed for everyday use, this is the ultimate book of book of building and woodcraft for girls. • A true confidence builder for girls interested in STEM, woodworking, and home improvement. • Along with her design agency and Girl's Garage, Emily Pilloton has been featured on television shows and the documentary film If You Build It. Girls Garage will be both a trusted household resource and a wellspring of inspiration and encouragement in the vein of Women in Science and Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science and the World. • Nonfiction books for girls age 14 and up • Woodcraft, home repair, kids building projects • Inspiring Kids DIY for teens Emily Pilloton is a designer, builder, educator, and founder of the nonprofit design agency Project H Design and Girls Garage. Her ideas have made their way to the TED stage, the Colbert Report, and the full-length documentary If You Build It. She is currently a lecturer in the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452166374
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Girls Garage is the only book you'll ever need for a lifetime of tools and building. Not sure which screws to buy? Need to fix a running toilet? With Girls Garage, you'll have the expertise to tackle these problems with your own hands. Or maybe you want to get creative and build something totally new. A birdhouse? A bookshelf? Girls Garage has you covered. Packed with illustrations that will build confidence for your next hardware store run, practical advice on everything from quick fixes to safety tips, and inspiring stories from real-world builder girls and women, this eye-catching volume makes the technical accessible. This is the guide every girl needs to take her life into her own hands. Girls, get in touch with your inner badass, and get building • Informative, inspiring, and designed for everyday use, this is the ultimate book of book of building and woodcraft for girls. • A true confidence builder for girls interested in STEM, woodworking, and home improvement. • Along with her design agency and Girl's Garage, Emily Pilloton has been featured on television shows and the documentary film If You Build It. Girls Garage will be both a trusted household resource and a wellspring of inspiration and encouragement in the vein of Women in Science and Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science and the World. • Nonfiction books for girls age 14 and up • Woodcraft, home repair, kids building projects • Inspiring Kids DIY for teens Emily Pilloton is a designer, builder, educator, and founder of the nonprofit design agency Project H Design and Girls Garage. Her ideas have made their way to the TED stage, the Colbert Report, and the full-length documentary If You Build It. She is currently a lecturer in the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs
Author: Donald Meyer
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295803754
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs focuses on the intensity of emotions that brothers and sisters experience when they have a sibling with special needs, and the hard questions they ask: What caused my sibling�s disability? Could my own child have a disability as well? What will happen to my brother or sister if my parents die? Written for young readers, the book discusses specific disabilities in easy to understand terms. It talks about the good and not-so-good parts of having a brother or sister who has special needs, and offers suggestions for how to make life easier for everyone in the family. The book is a wonderful resource, not just for siblings and their parents but also for teachers and other professionals who work with children with special needs. This revised and updated edition includes new sections on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fetal alcohol syndrome, fragile X syndrome, traumatic brain injuries, ultrasound, speech therapy, recent legislation on disabilities, and an extensive bibliography.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295803754
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs focuses on the intensity of emotions that brothers and sisters experience when they have a sibling with special needs, and the hard questions they ask: What caused my sibling�s disability? Could my own child have a disability as well? What will happen to my brother or sister if my parents die? Written for young readers, the book discusses specific disabilities in easy to understand terms. It talks about the good and not-so-good parts of having a brother or sister who has special needs, and offers suggestions for how to make life easier for everyone in the family. The book is a wonderful resource, not just for siblings and their parents but also for teachers and other professionals who work with children with special needs. This revised and updated edition includes new sections on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fetal alcohol syndrome, fragile X syndrome, traumatic brain injuries, ultrasound, speech therapy, recent legislation on disabilities, and an extensive bibliography.
The Sibling Slam Book
Author: Donald J. Meyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890627522
Category : Brothers and sisters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Siblings of special-needs children discuss hopes, fears, frustrations, resentment, and triumphs regarding their life with their siblings.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890627522
Category : Brothers and sisters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Siblings of special-needs children discuss hopes, fears, frustrations, resentment, and triumphs regarding their life with their siblings.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Megan Moore Duncan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313055777
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
With the increased number of children being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, parents and professionals are in search of materials that provide information theat will enable them to better understand affected children. While in the past individuals who were diagnosed had limited verbal and intellectual skills, newly diagnosed children often have good language skills and even areas of giftedness. This A-to-Z work contains original entries on the topic of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Entries include facts about disabilities, personal and historic perspectives, interventions, assessments, educational methods, trusted internet resources, and national organizations. The work outlines the contributions of founding researchers and other professionals and includes personal perspectives from individuals with ASD and their parents. It also includes lesson plans that can be implemented in a home, school, or community setting. No other such definitive resource exists that provides both educational and practical information related to ASD.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313055777
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
With the increased number of children being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, parents and professionals are in search of materials that provide information theat will enable them to better understand affected children. While in the past individuals who were diagnosed had limited verbal and intellectual skills, newly diagnosed children often have good language skills and even areas of giftedness. This A-to-Z work contains original entries on the topic of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Entries include facts about disabilities, personal and historic perspectives, interventions, assessments, educational methods, trusted internet resources, and national organizations. The work outlines the contributions of founding researchers and other professionals and includes personal perspectives from individuals with ASD and their parents. It also includes lesson plans that can be implemented in a home, school, or community setting. No other such definitive resource exists that provides both educational and practical information related to ASD.
Hands Down, Speak Out
Author: Kassia Omohundro Wedekind
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003841031
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Math coach, Kassia Omohundro Wedekind and literacy coach, Christy Hermann Thompson, have spent years comparing notes on how to build effective classroom communities across the content areas. How, they wondered, can we lay the groundwork for classroom conversations that are less teacher-directed and more conducive to student-to-student dialogue? Their answers start with Hands-Down Conversations, an innovative discourse structure in which students' ideas and voices take the lead while teachers focus on listening and facilitating. In addition to classrom stories and examples, Christy and Kassia provide 28 micro-lessons designed to help K-5 students develop and excercise their speaking and listening muscles. Inside Hands Down, Speak Out you'll learn how to: Build talk communities that are accessible to everyone, especially those whose voices are often traditionally left out of classroom discourse. Analyze classroom conversations in order to plan next steps for developing the classroom talk community Plan and facilitate three types of conversations across literacy and math Christy and Kassia believe that the development of dialogue skills is worth the investment of time not only becuase it has the power to deepen our understanding of literacy and mathematics, but also to deepen our understanding of ourselves, our communities, and the world.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003841031
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Math coach, Kassia Omohundro Wedekind and literacy coach, Christy Hermann Thompson, have spent years comparing notes on how to build effective classroom communities across the content areas. How, they wondered, can we lay the groundwork for classroom conversations that are less teacher-directed and more conducive to student-to-student dialogue? Their answers start with Hands-Down Conversations, an innovative discourse structure in which students' ideas and voices take the lead while teachers focus on listening and facilitating. In addition to classrom stories and examples, Christy and Kassia provide 28 micro-lessons designed to help K-5 students develop and excercise their speaking and listening muscles. Inside Hands Down, Speak Out you'll learn how to: Build talk communities that are accessible to everyone, especially those whose voices are often traditionally left out of classroom discourse. Analyze classroom conversations in order to plan next steps for developing the classroom talk community Plan and facilitate three types of conversations across literacy and math Christy and Kassia believe that the development of dialogue skills is worth the investment of time not only becuase it has the power to deepen our understanding of literacy and mathematics, but also to deepen our understanding of ourselves, our communities, and the world.
My Little Brother Is a Little Different
Author: Tammy Parker Cox
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1257102494
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
My Little Brother Is A Little Different is a short and real life story about the loving interaction between a big sister and her little brother who has autism. Whether you know someone who has autism or not, this book will surely charm you!
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1257102494
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
My Little Brother Is A Little Different is a short and real life story about the loving interaction between a big sister and her little brother who has autism. Whether you know someone who has autism or not, this book will surely charm you!
Views from Our Shoes
Author: Donald Joseph Meyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780933149984
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
45 siblings share their experiences as the brother and sister of someone with a disability.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780933149984
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
45 siblings share their experiences as the brother and sister of someone with a disability.
Lizard's Tale
Author: Weng Wai Chan
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1925626873
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A heart-racing middle-grade adventure mystery set on the streets of Singapore against the backdrop of World War II, exploring issues of belonging, race and diversity
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1925626873
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A heart-racing middle-grade adventure mystery set on the streets of Singapore against the backdrop of World War II, exploring issues of belonging, race and diversity