| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 160 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Topics in autism |
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Topics in autism.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152) and index. |
| Summary |
"Many children and adults with autism have difficulty communicating, especially starting and maintaining conversation. Teaching Conversation to Children with Autism is the first book to describe how scripts and script fading can provide a predictable and meaningful structure for children and adults with autism to engage in conversation. Using this strategy, children begin by playing recorded words or phrases (or reading written ones aloud) to initiate conversation, and often progress to speaking spontaneously with other children or adults." "Teaching Conversation to Children with Autism is written by Drs. McClannahan and Krantz, respected researchers and clinicians at the Princeton Child Development Institute and authors of Activity Schedules for Children with Autism (Woodbine House, 1999). This thorough guide for parents, teachers, and therapists is full of case studies, charts, and photographs, and provides step-by-step instructions to teach conversation skills. It covers: Scripts for readers & nonreaders, Conversation activities, Activity schedules, talk books, card readers, and voice recorders, Prompts and rewards, Observing, evaluating, and measuring results." "Use this effective tool to teach conversation at home, in school, and in the community. Book jacket."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
1. Why doesn't he talk to us? -- 2. What are scripts? What is script fading? -- 3. Scripts, script fading, and activity schedules -- 4. Building prerequisite skills ; Scripts for children who do not talk -- 5. Preparing to teach -- 6. Teaching children to use scripts: Prompters and conversation partners -- 7. Scripts for children who say words or phrases -- 8. Measuring scripted and unscripted interaction -- 9. More scripts and more interaction opportunities -- 10. Scripts for beginning readers -- 11. Scripts for more accomplished readers -- 12. Measuring more complex conversation -- 13. Using scripts to promote peer interaction -- 14. Teaching young people to create their own scripts -- 15. Scripts for nonreaders and people with severe disabilities -- 16. Making it work -- 17. Solving problems. |
| Subject |
Autistic children -- Language.
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Autistic children -- Education.
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Language arts.
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Autistic Disorder -- rehabilitation.
(DNLM)D001321Q000534
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Autistic Disorder -- therapy.
(DNLM)D001321Q000628
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Communication Barriers. (DNLM)D003144
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Language Therapy. (DNLM)D007808
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Child. (DNLM)D002648
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Autistic children -- Education.
(OCoLC)fst00822509
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Autistic children -- Language.
(OCoLC)fst00822515
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Language arts. (OCoLC)fst00992284
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| Added Author |
Krantz, Patricia J.
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| ISBN |
1890627321 |
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9781890627324 |
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