Books

By Kathy BakerThis professional development book provides an easy-to-implement program that teaches students to consciously apply strategies to improve their reading skills. The strategies are easily transferred to any reading context, and help students become independent readers who find reading fun and enjoyable. The intervention is suitable for a wide range of ages and reading abilities, and has been specifically designed to meet the needs of ADHD students and their teachers. The intervention...

A Photocopiable Resource Pack aimed at Promoting Student Effectiveness by Jenny Bates This photocopiable resource pack is designed to promote student effectiveness and support students who have been experiencing difficulties at school, which may have led to, or be leading towards, their exclusion. It sets out to guide students on a journey in three distinct stages: Awareness raising of the factors and experiences, which may have contributed to their current situation Understanding of their...

Creative Strategies and Activities For Helping Young People Who Self-Injure By Susan Bowman and Kaye Randall This book provides a collection of strategies and activities to help children and adolescents who deliberately self-injure. A variety of hands-on creative arts approaches are featured that can be used in private practice and school settings. When working with youth who self-injure it is helpful to have a variety of creative approaches at your fingertips. The approaches and activities in...

Author: Fiona FormanThis little book will help children to engage in positive self-talk and be kind to themselves.Have you ever said things like this to yourself?I’m such an idiot!Why did I do that?I can’t believe I did that, I’m so stupid!Why am I not as good as everyone else?The truth is that we all speak to ourselves unkindly sometimes. We judge ourselves very harshly and we sometimes even bully ourselves! This can make us feel very unhappy and it can affect our confidence too.That’s just the...

by Wendy UsherEach book in this series supports inclusion and provides great thoughts and resources to help adults work with all children to ensure they are offered the same chances and experiences as others.The set includes:Creating Sensory Play at little or no costLearn about sensory integration and how to use sensory play to stimulate or calm childrenIt’s not all about talking, Let’s CommunicateDesigned to help you to identify the best ways to communicate effectivelyLet’s make more smiles –...

A sensory play group for children with sensory processing difficulties (Book 1)by Kim GriffinEmpowering children to explore their senses. Sensory Group is step by step a 12-24 week programme designed for children who have difficulties engaging with sensory-based play. Book 1 targets sensory sensitivity or sensory avoidance, joint attention and turn taking. It is written by occupational therapist Kim Griffin and draws on her extensive experience of working with children who have sensory...

By Tom HierckCreating a positive classroom learning environment is a complex but necessary task for all educators. By fully realizing the seven keys the author highlights, teachers can establish clearer expectations, enhance instruction and assessment practices, and foster quality relationships with students, thereby maximizing the potential of all students. The book includes helpful stories from teachers, as well as classroom strategies to consider in implementing the keys.Using this book, K–12...

This book has been replaced by a new updated book Social Situation Mapping: Making Sense of the Social World

Social Emotional Learning Curriculum All-in-One Bundle | Social Detective & Superflex SeriesLooking for an engaging way to teach social awareness and self-regulation? Kids around the world are having so much fun learning strategies and practicing new skills to boost their “Superflex powers,” they don’t realise they’re improving their self-regulation and flexible thinking abilities!This All-In-One Bundle includes the entire collection of Superflex products — with the exception of the...

Social Emotional Learning Curriculum Get Started Bundle | Social Detective & Superflex SeriesAuthors: Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke, Stephanie Madrigal, Tara Estes, Michael Silversher, Patty SilversherYou may have heard about Social Detective, Superflex, and the cast of colorful characters that help kids work on self-regulation. Kids around the world are having so much fun learning strategies and practicing new skills to boost their “Superflex powers,” they don’t realize they’re...

A Social Thinking Graphic Novel Map for Social Quest Seekers Written by Pamela Crooke and Michelle Garcia Winner Utilizing the graphic novel with anime illustrations concept to capture the attention of teens and tweens, this book teaches the core concepts related to Michelle Garcia Winner's Social Behavior Mapping (SBM). SBM's teach how our own behaviors, expected and unexpected, impact how others feel about us, ultimately treat us which then affects how we feel about ourselves. The core of the...

By Lindy Petersen How do you react when your child has a tantrum in the supermarket? When your children argue, do you intervene? Do you resist the urge to fight their battles for them? Social Savvy is about:Helping your child to make friends and fit in socially Improving your own relationship with your child Dealing effectively with your child’s misbehaviour This is a ‘how-to’ book for all adults caring for children, who want a more positive family and social life. By following Lindy Petersen’s...

previously Social Behavior MappingHelping Learners Understand and Make Choices in the Social Worldby Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke. What’s happening around us influences our thoughts, feelings, and responses. Social Situation Mapping (formerly Social Behavior Mapping), a core teaching framework within the Social Thinking® Methodology, uses visual templates to encourage learners to engage social observation for figuring out what to do and say (or not do and say) based on a particular...

Activities to develop social skills in a practical and fun wayBy Naomi Samuel Give children of all ages and abilities the opportunity to build up a toolbox of social skills for life with these session plans based around tried-and-tested activities. This will enable them to have the best opportunity to understand who they are and their impact on the world, as well as identifying how the world impacts on them as an individual. It gives room for reflection and practical skills for working on tricky...

By Michelle Garcia Winner and Linda K. MurphyWhether you're new to Social Thinking or a veteran in using our materials, Social Thinking and Me is the perfect tool to introduce and teach core Social Thinking Vocabulary and concepts to older primary school and middle/secondary school-age kids (ages 9-14).This two-book set breaks larger and more complicated social concepts down into smaller chunks to make it easier for adults to teach and easier for kids to learn. What's Great About This Two-Book...

Learning to Read in Between the Social Lines, Revised Edition.Versatile and ready-to-use, this revised and updated collection of 105 Thinksheets (worksheets that make you think!) help tweens and teens learn to navigate the increasingly complex social world. Because social rules and expectations change quickly with age, thinking and behaviours that are appropriate in primary school can quickly become unexpected and problematic as students move into secondary school. This book zeroes in on the...

Discover 82 New Unthinkables for Superflex® to Outsmart! Edited and Expanded Upon by Stephanie Madrigal, Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke This latest edition in the Superflex series, for children aged 8-11, is a compilation work that introduces 82 new Unthinkables and 14 new Thinkables submitted by Social Town citizens of all ages, which have been edited and expanded upon by Stephanie Madrigal and Michelle Garcia Winner. Unthinkables and Thinkables are grouped by theme/category for easy...

by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke New edition! All-new language, content, and book cover design featuring artwork by a neurodiverse artist!A multiple award winner, this detailed guidebook was developed with the input of neurodivergent teens and young adults as a way to help sail the stormy seas of dating, texting, lies, and everyday relationships. Targeted strategies encourage readers to better navigate their social worlds, develop stronger social competencies, and manage social...

Author: Anne RussellFor many mainstream classroom teachers, having a special needs student in the classroom brings challenges that their previous training and experience have not prepared them for. The academic gap between the student and the rest of the class is vast, yet these teachers want to do the best for everyone, including the special needs student.The Special Needs in the Classroom series shows you how, with everything you need from vital background knowledge on developmental stages to...