EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION LENDING LIBRARY CATALOG
2012-2013
Westmoreland Intermediate Unit
R.E.A.L
Providing Resources, Education, Assistance, and Leadership
Purpose
The purpose of this catalog is to enhance the Educational Program for students in the non-public schools of Westmoreland Intermediate Unit #7. The Non-Public School Services Department of the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit provides a variety of consultative services to the non-profit, non-public schools of Westmoreland County. The materials in this catalog may be borrowed, free of charge, for 3 months at a time. Renewal of borrowed materials will be based on demand.
In addition to the materials listed in this catalog, a number of educational assessments and programs are also available in order to monitor student progress and supplement current curriculum. Please contact the Equitable Participation Specialist at the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit for more detailed information regarding these programs and assessments. Availability is on a first come basis.
Equitable Participation Specialist: Westmoreland Intermediate Unit
Mr. Ronald Heitchue
102 Equity Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
724-836-2460 ext. 2391
724-836-4235 (fax)
Table of Contents
Autism…………………………………………………………………………… 4
Behavior…………………………………………………………………………. 5
Bully Prevention…………………………………………………………………. 5
Classroom Management/Teaching Strategies………………………………….... 7
Differentiated Instruction……………………………………………………….. 11
Math……………………………………………………………………………… 12
Reading…………………………………………………………………………... 13
Response to Intervention……………………………………………………….... 21
Social Skills…………………………………………………………………….... 22
Study Skills……………………………………………………………………..... 23
Writing…………………………………………………………………………… 24
**Numerous Professional Development materials are included under each area**
** Additional technology devices may also be available. Call for more info**
AUTISM
· All About Autism DVD Series www.attainmentcompany.com
Asperger Syndrome features an in-depth interview with Dr. Tina Iyama, M.D., University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital. Iyama explains the symptoms, causes of and strategies for coping with Asperger Syndrome. The video also spotlights Andrew, a bright middle schooler with Asperger’s. 17 min.
Autism Spectrum Disorders features author Glenis Benson, Ph.D. as she presents her developmental perspective covering major issue areas: Cognitive style, diagnostic characteristics, communication skills and deficits, social behaviors, support strategies and challenging behaviors. 39 min.
Straight Talk about Autism features interviews with kids with autism and their parents. The program is divided into two sections: Childhood Issues and Adolescence. Key topics like communication deficits, splinter skills, social competency and hypersensitivities are discussed. 80 min.
1 of each available
· Autism in Your Classroom www.woodbinehouse.com
Part I provides a complete overview of the types, causes, characteristics, and treatments of autism spectrum disorders. It also explains various secondary characteristics of autism that create challenges for students, such as sensory abnormalities, behavioral issues, and limited social skills and peer interaction.
Part II focuses on the student in the classroom. It covers modifying work, helping with language difficulties, using visual strategies, keeping students focused and organized, teaching reading and math, using reinforcements, handling behaviors, explaining autism to other students, and teaching social skills.
Part III features two useful case studies. Both stem from the authors’ hands-on work and consultation with teachers, students, and parents. The book concludes with an appendix of frequently asked questions about children with autism asked by educators.
2 available
· Practical Solutions for Educating Young Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome www.asperger.net
Designed to help parents and professionals navigate the challenges for early learners with high-functioning autism (HFA) and Asperger Syndrome (AS). Because their deficits are more subtle, these children may be less understood by educational professionals. This book is a much-needed resource to help teachers understand their younger child with HFA or AS.
1 available
· Simple Strategies That Work! Helpful Hints for All Educators of Students with Asperger Syndrome, High-Functioning Autism, and Related Disabilities
www.asperger.net
Simple Strategies that Work! provides ideas and suggestions that teachers can use to help a student with AS/HFA on the road to success. The book discusses problems that arise in the classroom and how teachers can adjust the classroom to accommodate, while not interfering with normal classroom routines. Not boggled down with jargon, the book includes tables and boxes for quick reference and clear meaning. Also included is information on what can cause anxiety for the AS/HFA student, how this can lead to decreased academic and social performance, decreased attention to task, and potential increases in behavior problems, and what the teacher can do to assist.
2 available
· Social Skills Picture Book www.jedbaker.com
It provides a teaching tool that “engages the attention and motivation of students who need help learning appropriate social skills.” It demonstrates through pictures nearly 30 social skills, such as conversation, play, emotion management and empathy. Most children need and usually want social skills to make friends, and, often, their level of happiness and productivity is dependent on these fundamentals. The Social Skills Picture Book attempts to teach these critical social skills by visually showing children what to do.
3 available
· Strategies at Hand: Quick & Handy Strategies for Working with Students on the Autism Spectrum www.asperger.net
This at-your-fingertips tool is broken down into five color-coded sections that are easy to locate and use: Learning Environments (classroom, field trips, etc.), Areas of Student Need (communication, behavior, etc.), Transitions (substitute teachers, school assemblies, etc.), Alphabetical Explanations of Terms (functional behavioral assessment, picture communication systems, etc.), and Resources and References.
8 available
· The Hidden Curriculum-Teaching What is Meaningful(DVD) www.nprinc.com
In this DVD, Brenda Smith Myles discusses, using numerous examples - many of them humorous - the major topics of the book of the same title, co-authored by Melissa L. Trautman and Ronda L. Schelvan. The DV D offers practical suggestions and advice for how to teach and learn those subtle messages that most people seem to pick up almost automatically but that have to be directly taught to individuals with social-cognitive challenges. Given the serious consequences that can befall a person who violates a social rule, the strategies discussed here make this a much-needed resource.
1 available
· You're Going to Love This Kid! - Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom www.asperger.net
A practical guide to understanding students with autism and including them fully in the classroom. Paula Kluth combines relevant research with lessons learned from her own teaching experience to give teachers in primary and secondary schools specific ideas.
2 available
BEHAVIOR
· ADHD & LD Classroom Strategies at Your Fingertips www.nprinc.com
A comprehensive and practical reference guide of effective strategies for use in general education environments. Strategies that address:
Getting and maintaining attention
Differentiating Instruction
Academic Strategies related to organization, study skills, and written language
Collaborating and training for success
10 available
· Foundations www.pacificnwpublish.com
A program designed to guide school staff through the process of writing a positive and instructional school-wide discipline policy. This comprehensive approach includes:
* more than 14 hours of how-to video content
* demonstration vignettes
* study guides
* surveys that will help staff gather and use data
1 available
BULLY PREVENTION
· 200+ Ready-To-Use Reproducible Activity Sheets That Help Educators Take A Bite Out Of Bullying & CD (gr. 3-8) www.marcoproducts.com
Use these activity sheets to teach a lesson, supplement an existing bullying program, or reinforce bullying after a program has been completed. Activity sheets can be easily reproduced from the included CD and, where appropriate, you have the choice of color or black and white.
2 available
· Bully Free Bulletin Boards, Posters, and Banners www.bullyfree.com
Bully Free bulletin boards send strong, consistent messages that bullying will not be tolerated, that it hurts others, and that there are positive alternatives: peacemaking, kindness, and respect. This book brings key anti-bullying concepts to the classroom in fun, interactive ways: Kids work on displays together, with instruction and reinforcement from teachers. The result is a series of anti-bullying messages for classrooms and hallways that kids will notice, talk about, and retain. Each project includes clear, concise instructions and discussion questions.
2 available
· Bullying Stops Here (K-12 curriculum) www.sunburstvm.com
Designed to help staff and students together create a school culture and climate in which bullying is not allowed and all children can feel safe. Six videos for students help children appreciate the importance of mutual respect; develop vocabulary to express and manage feelings; learn about empathy; and acquire skills and strategies to deal with name calling, bossiness, teasing, and bullying. Sections for staff and parents provide plans and handouts for staff development and parent education sessions.
1 available
· School House Bullies (DVD and Facilitator’s Guide) www.corwinpress.com
Help staff members create a school environment where all students feel safe and can learn at high levels. School House Bullies delivers just what the title implies. It can be very effective in reducing bullying and related anti-social behavior among students."
1 available
· Stop Bullying! Strategies for Prevention (gr. 3-5) www.sunburstvm.com
Designed to help staff and students together create a safe, respectful, and empathic school environment in which bullying is not allowed and all children feel empowered to stand up to bullies. The Staff Development video, Building Respectful Schools and Classrooms, explores ways for creating a school culture and climate in which everyone can feel respected and safe. Five student videos are included in the module. The videos help students learn how to identify behavior that is harassment, understand the bully-target-bystander dynamic, develop strategies for dealing with bullying, and appreciate the importance of empathy and mutual respect and recognize how they help to reduce bullying.
1 available
· Stand Up, Speak Out: Preventing Bullying and Harassment(gr. 5-9)
www.sunburstvm.com
This integrated package of videos and print materials for teaching and learning bullying prevention techniques, is designed especially for middle school students. Both flexible and versatile, the package is structured so that units and activities can be selected and arranged to fit the needs of your program and your students. Lesson plans include discussion questions and a variety of activities. You may assign all activities in a unit or some of them; assign them to the whole class or to selected students; or let students work in groups or on their own. Activities can be adapted to suit individual needs.
1 available
· The ABC’s of Bullying Prevention (4 DVD set) www.nprinc.com
This program is comprised of 4 DVDs and comes with 4 books.. Each program in the series addresses a specific stakeholder audience: administrators; pupil services staff; teachers; paraprofessionals; parents. Now for the first time, a comprehensive approach is available to provide school communities a complete package on bullying prevention. This series targets four of the major stakeholder groups. Through the use of the video and the accompanying book, each stakeholder group learns critical information on what he/she can do to specifically address, reduce and eliminate bullying in our schools.
1 available
· The Bully Free Classroom www.bullyfree.com
Includes strategies you can start using immediately. Some are classroom-centered—designed to change everyone's attitudes, thinking, and behaviors. Some are victim-centered, focusing on students who are current or potential victims of bullying. Some are bully-centered, because bullies need help as much as victims. All are easy to understand and simple to implement; many require little or no advance preparation and few or no special materials. Positive and practical, reinforced with true stories and enhanced by reproducible forms, checklists, and resources, this solution-filled book can make your classroom a place where all students are free to learn without fear.
2 available
2 CD-ROMS available with all forms found in the book
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT/TEACHING STRATEGIES
· A Comprehensive Guide to Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
www.brookespublishing.com
The most complete book available on children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Learning objectives, instructive case stories, stimulating questions for reflection, and key Internet resources help make this a user-friendly textbook.
2 available
· Adapting Curriculum and Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms
Teacher's Desk Reference is designed to meet the needs of general education teachers as well as teachers of students with disabilities and assist them as they face the challenge of teaching an increasingly diverse group of learners. The adaptation process and the strategies and examples provided are appropriate for students at all grade levels and may be applied to all subject areas of the curriculum.
1 available
· A Practical Approach to: Classroom Management and Discipline(DVD) www.ber.org
In this one-of-a-kind video training program, experienced teachers demonstrate practical strategies for creating and maintaining well-managed primary classrooms. Viewers will observe positive ways to establish a productive learning environment, develop responsible learners and deal constructively with misbehavior - from the most minor too the most challenging. Include training guide.
Part 1 Starting the Year with Proactive Classroom Management Strategies
Part 2 Management and Intervention Strategies that Keep Students on Task and Learning
Part 3 Strategies for Dealing with Difficult and Challenging Students
1 available
· Brain-Based Learning www.corwinpress.com
Borrowing research from the disciplines of neuroscience, biology, and psychology, brain expert Eric Jensen offers an easy-to-understand explanation of the relationship between learning and the brain, helping educators increase student motivation and achievement. The author shares empirical data and provides in-depth information about the impact of physiological effects, sensory stimuli, and emotions on learning. Written for teachers, teacher leaders, and administrators, this comprehensive text demonstrates how brain-compatible learning environments can work to optimize learning in the classroom, reduce discipline problems, overcome learning difficulties, and increase graduation rates.
2 books available
· Brain-Based Learning(VHS) www.corwinpress.com
Join David Sousa for a dynamic 42-minute presentation in which he brings the concepts of How the Brain Learns to life . . . and gives specific examples of how brain-based learning can be put to use in your classroom. Charts, diagrams, and David Sousa’s own clear and engaging style begin the presentation . . . and three separate examples of the theories themselves are shown through in-the-classroom footage, where theory becomes practice. It’s an involving and useful new approach to this vital material, structured in a way that makes it a valuable tool for self-learning and an essential part of a larger professional development program for teachers and administrators alike.