Assessing and developing communication and thinking skills in people with autism and communication difficulties : a toolkit for parents and professionals / / Kate Silver, Autism Initiatives

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910959489103321
• Autore: Silver Kate
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, PA, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005
• ISBN: 9786610262045; 9781280262043; 1280262044; 9781846421303; 1846421306
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (79 p.)
• Collana: JKP resource materials Assessing and developing communication and thinking skills in people with autism and communication difficulties
• Disciplina: 618.92/85882
• Soggetti: Autistic children - Education; Autistic children - Language; Autistic children - Rehabilitation; Communication - Study and teaching; Communicative disorders in children - Diagnosis; Communicative disorders in children - Treatment; Thought and thinking - Study and teaching
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Assessing and DevelopingCommunication and Thinking Skills inPeople with Autism andCommunication Difficulties:A Toolkit for Parents and Professionals; Contents; 1The Background to theCommunication andThinking SkillsAssessments andCurricula; The communication assessment and curriculum; The communication assessment record; The communication curriculum; The thinking skills assessment record and curriculum; How we use the communication assessment and curriculumand the thinking skills assessment and curriculum; 2The Communication Assessment Record; Introduction; Communication AssessmentRecord ICommunication AssessmentRecord II; How we use the quantification summary sheet for thecommunication ; assessment record; Core communication functions; Quantification Summary Sheetfor the CommunicationAssessment Record; 3The Communication Curriculum; Introduction; Communication Curriculum I; Communication Curriculum II; 4The Thinking Skills Assessment Record; Introduction; Core thinking skills; Thinking Skills AssessmentRecord; How we use the quantification summary sheet for the thinkingskills assessment record; Quantification Summary Sheetfor the Thinking SkillsAssessment Record5The Thinking Skills Curriculum; Introduction; Links with other curricula; Thinking Skills Curriculum; Glossary; Further Reading
• Sommario/riassunto: This photocopiable resource offers a framework for the assessment and measurement of the communication skills of children with autistic spectrum disorders. With assessment and planning sheets, it enables teachers, educators and other professionals to observe and record how children use and understand language, following their progress over time.