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This is an instructional workbook to promote independence in the kitchen.<br />

Each of 5 chapters begins with basic information with follow up activities.<br />

Symbols are used as multiple-choice answers to questions.<br />

• "Life Skills Continuum" from Bellevue Public Schools<br />

This is the alternate curriculum developed by Bellevue Public Schools<br />

Special Education Curriculum Committee for the Moderate &<br />

Severe/Profound Mentally Handicapped Programs in Bellevue Public<br />

Schools.<br />

• "Interactive Augmentative Communication Program" by Hough, Lubetsky,<br />

Taylor & Tarquinio from Mayer-Johnson Co.<br />

This program is a resource, which consists of assessment protocols. Themebased<br />

strategies, communication overlays, related software/books,<br />

home/community activities and parent resource guide are included.<br />

• "Engineering Training Environments for Interactive Augmentative<br />

Communication" & "Communication Overlays for Engineering Training<br />

Environments" by Elder & Goossens from Mayer-Johnson<br />

This book includes strategies for adolescents and adults who have<br />

moderate to severe developmental delays. Included are strategies to<br />

implement <strong>AAC</strong> systems in natural environments by "engineering" the<br />

environment to be accessible and rich with opportunities to interact.<br />

• "Sign Language Classroom Resource" by Jacobson & Rider from Academic<br />

Communication Associates<br />

This is a classroom resource to teach basic signs to children with "exact<br />

English". It includes poster size pictures of signs as well as smaller<br />

versions to distribute to students.<br />

• "Excell:Experiences in Context for Early Language learning" by Catherine<br />

B. Raack from Communication Skills Builders<br />

This program focuses on therapeutic principles and methods for<br />

prelinguistic & early language learning. It provides activities related to<br />

vocabulary and language development including symbolic representation.<br />

• "Social Skills Stories I & II" by Johnson & Susnik from Mayer-Johnson<br />

These books consist of functional line drawing stories depicting<br />

appropriate and inappropriate social skills. Integrated, interactive<br />

worksheets are included for students to use participate in problem solving<br />

activities.<br />

• "Going Out & About" by Daniels & Schaper from Mayer-Johnson<br />

This is a community based educational program of skills needed in<br />

different community activities. Activities to do before, during and after a<br />

community trip are included as well as communication boards and skill<br />

checklists.<br />

• "Total Augmentative Communication in the Early Childhood Classroom"<br />

by Linda Burkhart from Mayer-Johnson<br />

The book's theme is based on the concept of total augmentative<br />

communication classroom. It provides information and suggestions for<br />

working with children who use augmentative communication.<br />

• "Original Social Story Book" by Karen Gray available from Autism<br />

Resource Network

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