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Title: Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Parents of Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome by Rebecca A. Moyes, Susan J. Moreno ISBN: 1-85302-967-X Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group Pub. Date: May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A MUST have resource for parents of ASP/autistic
Comment: I used this book to gear up for an IEP meeting--a meeting during which I was demanding that my child's substandard IEP, an IEP I had waited FOURTEEN MONTHS to get written--and let me tell you. This was a HUGE help. There is a worksheet in the back that has you write down your child's present functioning in each category--categories I would not have thought of alone--and walks you through developing annual goals. These two pages were used the most of anything I brought along to the meeting.
I have tangled with our local school district many times and only NOW after reading this do I really have the tools i need to insist that my child get the care and provisions he needs. Thank you, thank you, for this book! Excellent resource!
Rating: 4
Summary: How to KNOW if your child is making social progress!!
Comment: I bought this book as a result of getting my son's IEP back with vague social goals and no way to tell if he was progressing. Most schools do not know how to write social goals, let alone make them measurable. It is our job as parents to find the answers the school can't or won't find. I rejected the social goals on his IEP and went in search for an answer. This book was it!
I read it in a few hours and had complete understanding of the concepts and loved how the goals were actually measurable. I had a meeting with the school psychologist and presented ideas from the book to her (at her request I also lent her the book). The ideas are practical, do not cost the school money and not that much extra work. Because of this book I will now know how my son is actually progressing in the areas of social skills and the team will be able to know if their interventions are working or if we need to change them.
**My son has NLD which is debatable as to whether it is in the autism spectrum. I found some assessment questions & goals were not applicable to my son. If my child had HFA or AS I would have given the book 5 stars.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great pleasure to read for practical advice
Comment: While not as weighty as some other social skill oriented books, Moyes' book is probably more accessible to the average parent and teacher. It is a relatively short book and easily read. The references are good and there is no scent of snake oil from the overall product.
While notionally the book is about framing individualised education plans (IEPs), the bulk of the book is taken up with explanations of Asperger syndrome, its manifestations, assessment and various interventions. Practically speaking, the sections on assessment will probably be of more interest to teachers than parents.
There is a long chapter covering interventions and it is reasonably comprehensive. The author has clearly tried to position the book between the professional literature on interventions and the barely above anecdotal. And it works surprising well. Each of the inteventions is reviewed sparingly but fairly. At all times the emphasis is on listing advantages and disadvantages. The chapter on IEPs covers all the relevant requirements but isn't slow to point out the problems to be encountered.
All in all I found this a very remarkable book, and worth at least twice its weight in gold.
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